The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would protect a parent’s Social Security benefits for children. The bill from Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City, would ensure that children whose parents have died or are disabled will receive...
The new director of the Missouri Children’s Division says due to severe staffing shortages, the division is “treading water” and it is doing its best to “stem the bleeding.” During a legislative committee hearing today, Director Darrell Missey said the division, which...