Tessa Weinberg | Missouri Independent

During the tenure of Jennifer Tidball, the Department of Social Services faced criticism over its handling of reports of abuse and neglect at unlicensed youth residential facilities, and its failure to report missing foster kids.

The departures include Commissioner of Administration Sarah Steelman and a change in the Department of Social Services.

With a nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, some children with disabilities don’t receive the full care they’re eligible for

A little over a quarter of the more than 17,000 applications the state has received have received approval since August.

Tuesday’s hearing was only the latest example of legislative criticism of the Department of Social Services.

A new law will give the Department of Commerce and Insurance greater oversight to ensure mental health care is covered the same as physical conditions.

Advocates said the groundwork for the office’s launch has been years in the making and will be a chance to transform the early childhood landscape.

The state could end up paying Texas-based SLSCO up to $30 million through the emergency contract.

State officials said eligible individuals would not be enrolled until Oct. 1 due to system updates.

Former educators said they have never encountered the teaching of critical race theory in their classes.

Missouri was awarded nearly $185 million in federal funds to support the program’s implementation.

The state health department will offer public, private and charter K-12 schools a screening COVID testing program for the upcoming school year