by Alisa Nelson | Feb 15, 2021 | News, Politics / Govt
The CARES Act passed by U.S. Congress last year allowed states to block the first stimulus payment to people who owed child support. Last April, Gov. Mike Parson said he was supportive of using that approach. “If you owe for your children, you need to pay for your...
by Jessica Machetta | Dec 18, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
The State Auditor’s Office has looked at the state’s welfare system, and says some 400 people could be riding the state’s tax system without even living in Missouri. Auditor Tom Schweich also says it’s clear some recipients of state assistance...
by Mike Lear | Apr 25, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
A contract between the Department of Social Services that came under fire from House Republicans has been restructured. The contract with Boston-based Public Consulting Group outlined how it would look for people receiving state assistance that could be shifted to...
by Mike Lear | Apr 23, 2013 | News
A state representative says he’s completely dissatisfied with a contract between the Department of Social Services and a Boston-based firm that he says would trap some Missourians permanently in a life of poverty. The House Committee on Government Oversight and...
by Mike Lear | Apr 22, 2013 | News
The state House has approved a bill its sponsor says will keep people from staying on public assistance programs for a long time. Republican Casey Guernsey’s (R-Bethany) says the key provision in his bill would create a work program for public assistance...
