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Congress approved a Biden administration initiative to feed poor children during the summer. But 15 states led by Republican governors opted out.

More than 8 million children in 15 states, all led by Republican governors, will be shut out of a new federal food assistance program intended to help needy families during the summer months. Set to begin this summer, the new program will provide low-income families with $120 for each eligible child, which can be used to purchase food at grocery stores, farmers markets or other approved retailers when such assistance is not available in schools. The deadline for states to opt into the program, w

Starting in January, all states will be required to cover Medicaid recipients who are 18 years or younger, for 12 months.

A 2021 federal watchdog report found there were 1,780 instances of foster kids going missing in Missouri from July 2018 to December 2020.

A state investigative team has helped locate 628 foster kids this year who were missing from state custody in Missouri, state lawmakers were informed Monday at a House budget hearing.