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An official with the Missouri Department of Social Services briefed a House Interim Committee Monday on Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposed rule change to cut…
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP and formerly known as food stamps, will have its benefits reduced for every household…
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Missouri is considering tightening food-stamp eligibility for thousands of adults.Since 2009, Missouri has received a waiver from federal rules that…
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Two days of hearings are underway by an interim House committee looking into how well state agencies in Missouri are delivering services to their…
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Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones (R, Eureka) has created another interim committee, this time to examine how well state agencies respond to citizens who
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The management of an early childhood fund by the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) has received a "poor" rating in a state audit released Monday
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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich is questioning millions of dollars of welfare payments made to low-income residents.Schweich released an annual audit…
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A joint newspaper investigation shows the Missouri Department of Social Services' practice of releasing information after the deaths or near deaths of…
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a veteran executive of health care systems as director of the Department of Social Services. Alan Freeman is…
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A Missouri Senate committee has approved a budget plan that cuts funding for social services but not education.The Senate Appropriations Committee signed…