by Marshall Griffin | Sep 28, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Barring any breakthroughs in negotiations, the federal government will shut down Sunday. A group of hardline conservatives in the U.S. House is demanding more spending cuts before agreeing to pass the federal budget by Saturday’s deadline. Observing from the U.S....
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 3, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
In 2008, Congress passed and then-President George W. Bush signed into law a bill requiring health insurance companies to cover mental health the same as any other health problems. Thirteen years after the measure became law, Missouri is the only state not yet...
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...
