by Alisa Nelson | Feb 11, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
Missouri and South Carolina are the only states in the nation that do not regulate faith-based boarding schools for youth. The secret is out and several of these schools have packed up and moved to Missouri to carry on their business of alleged neglect as well as...
by Alisa Nelson | May 1, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri House committee has voted 9-4 along party lines in favor of a proposed resolution designed to change the controversial Clean Missouri ballot measure. Voters passed Clean Missouri in 2018. A main point of contention when it comes to Clean Missouri is the...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 2, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
The state Legislature is being asked to reduce the amount of paperwork that Missourians must fill out to enroll or renew in federal safety net programs. Representative Mary Elizabeth Coleman, a Republican from the St. Louis suburb of Arnold, has filed a bipartisan...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 21, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
The state wants Missouri parents who have had their Medicaid coverage cancelled to fill out an application and see if their kids still qualify. The request applies to those who have lost coverage since August 2018. State Representative David Wood, R-Versailles, says...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 17, 2020 | News
State Representative Adam Schnelting, R-St. Charles, wants to change the legal definition of marriage to civil unions. During a Missouri House General Laws Committee hearing today about Schnelting’s bill, he says he wants to replace marriage licenses with contracts of...
