Missouri currently uses foster kids’ benefits to pay for their care. That means children who are orphans or have disabilities are paying for their care while in state custody.

The arm of the Democratic Party focused on state legislative races announced its initial target map for the upcoming election ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House gave initial approval Tuesday to a plan to erase the state’s capital gains tax, potentially blowing a $334 million hole in the state budget. Under the ...

Missouri’s child welfare agency takes millions of dollars each year in foster children’s benefits and uses the money to help ...

Democrats have capitalized on Missouri Republican infighting in the past. But so far, the GOP supermajority is getting along ...

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) rolled out its target map for the 2025 and 2026 campaign cycles on ...

An Oregon Republican is pushing to tighten the state’s anti-revolving-door law, saying the law unfairly discriminates between former lawmakers who lobby for private industries and those who score stat ...

Scrim, a 17-pound mutt who has become a Louisiana folk hero, first escaped from his adopted family in April and roamed the ...

Google's online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other observances ...