Department of social services

According to the Missouri Climate Center, there have been more than 100 reported tornados in Missouri this year, leaving many Missourians in need of help. But the state doesn’t appear to be taking full advantage of a program that could provide food assistance after such natural disasters.

The Missouri Senate is considering a bill that would extend Medicaid for new mothers struggling with addiction, a notable expansion for a state that did…

A new report shows that withheld funding and lack of follow-through effectively killed a program aimed at allowing Missouri residents receiving child…

A new Missouri law will require the state's Social Services Department to have a third party review welfare rolls.Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday…

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he has concerns about a bill passed by lawmakers that would reduce how long people can receive welfare benefits.Nixon said…

Missourians trying to use a call center to sign up for the state's Medicaid program are running into long delays, prompting nearly half of them to hang up…

A Missouri House interim committee tasked with looking at how efficiently state government operates spent Monday scrutinizing the Department of Social…

The director of Missouri's Medicaid health care program is out of a job.Ian McCaslin confirmed to The Associated Press that as of Tuesday, he is no longer…

The Missouri Department of Social Services has announced it will scale back on its participation in a contract to move welfare recipients onto federal…