Members say common standards could help frontline workers, but staffing shortages and gaps in family services remain.

After a year of lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri will use its 2024 congressional map in the Nov. 3 election.

The Department of Social Services says people who have acute medical events or travel for care can maintain coverage using other exemptions

The FEC sent three letters this year to U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt’s campaign asking about donations that appear to exceed federal limits.

The campaign comes amid continued statewide abortion access fights and growing efforts nationally to restrict mifepristone.

The Department of Social Services says the change is aimed at lowering error rates. Advocates say eligible Missourians could lose benefits

U.S. Supreme Court order keeps expanded SAVE system in place as questions remain about how Missouri has used it.

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed.

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed.

Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to ...

Columbia Public Schools argues a 2024 Missouri law illegally singles out Boone County in a circuit court hearing

Missouri Republicans are scrambling to organize late campaigns on measures they spent most of the year trying to block from the ballot.

Philanthropic funding is propelling Missouri State Board of Education's efforts to hire a new commissioner and refresh its strategic plan.

Contempt, lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court ended with Missouri right back where it started.

Inside the split over abortion, transgender health care and the multimillion-dollar campaign shaping Missouri’s November vote.

Some anti-abortion conservatives argue Missouri's Amendment 3, a ban on abortion with some exceptions, should be defeated because it does not go far enough.

Reporters Clara Bates and Anna Spoerre were awarded the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism on Saturday by the Missouri Press Association for their reporting on problems in the state’s foster ca...

The U.S. Supreme Court weighted in for the third time on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map and whether it can be used in November.

Since 2017, the Fairness Project, a D.C.-based nonprofit, has poured more than $13 million into Missouri campaigns, including the reproductive rights fight.

Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit argue the rule unlawfully limits an exemption from Medicaid work requirements for "medically frail" adults.

WASHINGTON — A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a W...

The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over a law barring "explicit sexual content" from school libraries.

The case revisits the grading process of marijuana facility licenses in 2019, which the state auditor found to have erratic scoring and poor documentation.

Backers of a Missouri redistricting referendum asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene again in the fight over which map to use the Nov. 3.

If voters reject Proposition A and approve Amendment 6, Missouri lawmakers could face an 80% threshold before passing a similar congressional map.

A federal appeals court ruled that Missouri must use the congressional map passed by Republicans in 2025 but stayed the ruling for a week.

A glowing profile of convicted Ponzi schemer Siddharth Jawahar in a Missouri newspaper raises questions about political PR, ownership and newsroom boundaries.

Could a blue wave reach Missouri? The latest SLU/YouGov poll offers clues on Trump, Mike Kehoe, turnout and the 2026 election.

Missourians overseas began receiving ballots Friday despite continuing uncertainty over which congressional candidates should be listed.

Missouri’s 2026 election will bring major races, ballot measures and political fights with consequences across the state.

Juicy J’s infused pre-rolls failed testing for Aspergillus, a mold that can pose health risks at high levels or for people with weakened immune systems.

The last legal battle over Missouri’s 2025 redistricting plan played out Thursday in front of a panel of federal appeals court judges.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faces a second class action in less than a week over his handling of the congressional redistricting referendum.

Federal prosecutors say Siddharth Jawahar agreed to pay Axiom Strategies to secure a favorable newspaper article and a letter of support from Sam Graves.

Federal prosecutors say Siddharth Jawahar agreed to pay Axiom Strategies to secure a favorable newspaper article and a letter of support from Sam Graves.

Federal prosecutors say Siddharth Jawahar agreed to pay Axiom Strategies to secure a favorable newspaper article and a letter of support from Sam Graves.

The Missouri State Board of Education settled an impasse on the budget by agreeing to cut a proposed increase to schools' state aid.

The State Board of Education approves a scoring system to grade public schools on an "A" through "F" scale with a delayed implementation.

Changes to the formula that funds Missouri public schools could increase state aid by over $600 million if approved by lawmakers.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is a used of changing local election results, trying to deceive a federal judge in a voting administration case and illegally using state funds to influence a...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe named a child welfare task force as lawmakers scrutinize foster care deaths, staff turnover and investigation delays.

Missouri voters filed a class-action lawsuit seeking roughly $80 million from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins over his handling of a congressional map referendum.

Missouri Republicans hope the 8th Circuit can revive their 2025 congressional map, but court rulings and a U.S. Supreme Court stay leave major obstacles.

The results of the latest Saint Louis University/YouGov poll erased a gap that had favored Missouri's proposed abortion ban amendment months earlier.

The Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for directing local election officials to use an illegal congressional map.

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked use of Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in November, restoring the state’s 2022 districts while the case continues.

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked use of Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in November, restoring the state’s 2022 districts while the case continues.

A new poll shows more Missourians disapprove of President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Kehoe’s job performance than approve.