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Since the federal public health emergency was declared in March 2020, states have been barred from removing enrollees from Medicaid, in exchange for enhanced federal funds. That pause on conducting eligibility redeterminations will end April 1.

The director of Missouris Medicaid program said he expects "about 200,000" Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage during the course of a year as a result of the state resuming annual eligibility renewals after a three-year pause.

The city has seen about a five percent rise in child abuse cases in 2022, says Social Welfare Department

Overtime was only 'vaguely justified' and allowances could not even be verified

Sheriff Robert Luna has appointed Jill Torres as interim Assistant Sheriff and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.

As advocates and academics question the impact of flights over neighborhoods, police departments lack persuasive evidence of choppers' crime-fighting effectiveness.

Despite a federal lawsuit, callers to the state hotline handling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waited on hold an average of an hour and a half in August before being connected to agents.

Despite a federal lawsuit, callers to Missouri's hotline handling SNAP benefits waited on hold an average of an hour and a half in August before being connected to agents.

In May, Missouri residents applying for food assistance by phone had to wait on hold an average of 56 minutes to reach the required interview process, a delay a federal judge deemed "unacceptably long."

Despite a federal lawsuit, callers to the state hotline handling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waited on hold an average of an hour and a half in August before being connected to agents.