A Missouri man who was sentenced to death by a trial judge in 2009 despite a jury deadlocking on whether he should be executed has been scheduled to undergo lethal injection in October. via @missouriindependent.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/exec...

A Missouri man who was sentenced to death by a trial judge in 2009 despite a jury deadlocking on whether he should be executed has been scheduled to undergo lethal injection in October. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

In the nearly two decades Sara Smith spent working at Missouri’s Department of Social Services, she remembers nine different people running the agency in charge of investigating child abuse and neglect. In March, Smith took the helm herself. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Sara Smith, the new Children’s Division director, has moved away from her predecessor’s focus on shrinking the foster care system. The Independent's @clarabates.bsky.social sat down with her for an interview about her tenure so far and plans for the future. #moleg #mogov

When the state announced the Caruthersville license office was going to close, residents needing to renew registrations or driver license were directed to the closest open offices in Kennett, New Madrid and Malden. #moleg #mogov via @rudikellermi.bsky.social

Missouri has among the highest rates of antipsychotic drug use in nursing home residents, contributing to the state’s health care system ranking near the bottom nationally in a report released Wednesday. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Roughly two-thirds of Medicaid population in Missouri of working age (age 19-64) are employed; most of the rest have a work disability or illness, are caregiving for a child under age 6, or are in school, or retired. @cahsperiph.bsky.social cahsper.wustl.edu/items/charac...

One lawmaker said without passing an extension on the statute of limitations for child abuse survivors, Missouri runs the risk of becoming a "sanctuary state for pedophiles." #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Law enforcement officers have apprehended Vance Boelter, who is accused of murdering DFL House leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Gov. Tim Walz and law enforcement leaders are expected to speak shortly. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/15/v...

A $1.5 billion stadium funding plan aimed at convincing the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to stay in Missouri was signed into law Saturday afternoon by Gov. Mike Kehoe shortly before his trip to France on a trade mission. #moleg #mogov via @jasonhancock.bsky.social

House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, dead after targeted shooting. Sen. John Hoffman was also shot, though he's expected to recover.

The number of Missourians languishing in jail while they wait for a spot in a state-run psychiatric hospital continues to climb, with nearly 450 people stuck in limbo in need of mental health treatment. @missouriindependent.com reports:

Since 1875, the Missouri Constitution has banned state or local governments from granting public money or credit for the benefit of private interests. How does the stadium bill passed this week get around that prohibition? @rudikellermi.bsky.social 'splains it. #moleg #mogov

Individuals on the waitlist have been charged with crimes but not convicted. Many are detained for longer than they would be if they’d received the maximum sentence for their charges. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

The number of Missourians languishing in jail while they wait for a spot in a state-run psychiatric hospital continues to climb, with nearly 450 people stuck in limbo in need of mental health treatment. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

missouriindependent.com/2025/06/10/k... Legislation to void non-disclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases was signed into law today by Gov. Mike Kehoe. @missouriindependent.com

Missouri ranked in the bottom third of all states for children’s health, according to a report released Monday — due in part to a high rate of child and teen deaths. missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso... @missouriindependent.com

Missouri has begun issuing federal food benefits that could reach 475,000 kids this summer. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Missouri this week began issuing federal food benefits for low-income children, called SUN Bucks @missouriindependent.com missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...

ArchCity Defenders filed a lawsuit today to block Missouri from taking over the St. Louis police: missouriindependent.com/2025/06/05/c... @missouriindependent.com

Gov. Mike Kehoe wants a quick session to approve stadium financing, disaster relief and state spending that failed in the regular session. How he satisfies lawmakers demanding more could decide success or failure for the new governor. #moleg #mogov via @rudikellermi.bsky.social

Missouri has a long history of struggling to administer Medicaid and other safety net programs. Advocates worry thousands of vulnerable Missourians will lose benefits they are eligible fore because of new administrative barriers proposed by GOP-led Congress #MOleg #mogov

Democrats, upset after the GOP cut off debate on abortion % paid sick leave during session, showed just how disruptive they could be Thursday. They refused to let the Senate conduct ceremonial bill signings due to a lack of a quorum, forcing senators to make unplanned trips to Jeff City tomorrow.

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s stadium funding plan for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals is facing growing resistance from across the ideological spectrum as lawmakers prepare to return to the Missouri Capitol on Monday. #moleg #mogov w/ @rudikellermi.bsky.social

Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food assistance, the state social services agency confirmed to @clarabates.bsky.social. #moleg #mogov

Missouri Supreme Court reinstates abortion restrictions, imposing ‘de-facto’ ban The Missouri ACLU expects another injunction will soon be granted that will re-open access to abortion in the state #moleg #mogov via @jasonhancock.bsky.social

Missouri will hand over personal data of food aid recipients to feds #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Disaster recovery, sports stadiums and major capital improvement projects will be on the agenda for a special legislative session that will begin June 2, Gov. Mike Kehoe said Tuesday. #moleg #mogov via @rudikellermi.bsky.social

"In Missouri, work requirements alone could kick over 90,000 people off [Medicaid] rolls, many of whom would be working or eligible for an exception but get caught up in red tape...changes taken together... could remove around 166,000 people from the rolls in Missouri"

"A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday." "Beckmann was found unresponsive in his cell." "Beckmann hadn't been convicted of any crimes." #Missouri #USA #Incarceration #Healthcare

New: A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday. missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/m... @missouriindependent.com

A Kennett, Missouri, woman went to St. Louis last month for what she thought was a routine meeting with immigration officials to renew her immigration documents. Instead, they shackled her and are now trying to deport her to Hong Kong.

The public defenders overseeing Timothy Beckmann’s case say his death is a tragic consequence of the state’s ballooning waitlist for mental health treatment, which leaves people languishing in jail for over a year on average. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Timothy Beckmann was arrested in late September and found incompetent to stand trial due to mental health diagnoses. He was on a waitlist for a bed in a state psychiatric hospital that earlier this month stood at 418 people. He died Monday. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

New: A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday. missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/m... @missouriindependent.com

Man dies in KC jail after waiting months for court-ordered mental health treatment #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

Missouri veterans homes rely on money from ‘vices.’ Lawmakers say it’s not enough #moleg #mogov

Missouri could lose around $400 million in federal funding for food assistance under a plan approved by Congressional Republicans Thursday — which would strain the state budget and likely strip thousands of low-income families of food aid across the state. #moleg #mogov via @clarabates.bsky.social

The Medicaid work requirement in the House bill is a lot stricter than work requirements in previous legislation. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... with Sarah Kliff

Parents who lose children to foster care often can’t afford a lawyer — and aren’t always given one — leaving them feeling baffled and helpless, reports 2024 National Fellow @clarabates.bsky.social for @missouriindependent.com. Read here: ow.ly/E02v50VWAlo

Missouri’s Democratic members of Congress decried the proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid in a press briefing Wednesday, calling the move a handout to the rich that would harm the state’s most vulnerable. missouriindependent.com/2025/05/21/a... @missouriindependent.com

Proposed federal work reporting requirements could cut over 90k Missourians from Medicaid missouriindependent.com/briefs/propo...

Winners and losers of Missouri’s 2025 legislative session #moleg #mogov via @jasonhancock.bsky.social

Congressional Republicans want to impose work requirements aimed at “able-bodied” adults. But data shows it would actually target poor middle-aged women who have left the workforce.

Over 90,000 Missourians could lose their Medicaid coverage under a proposal by Congressional Republicans to implement work requirements, according to a pair of recent studies of the plan. missouriindependent.com/briefs/propo... @missouriindependent.com

Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City next month for a special session to debate providing tax breaks to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in the state, Gov. Mike Kehoe said in a news conference Friday morning. #MOleg #mogov

Missouri Farm Bureau will be allowed to sell health care plans to its members, Medicaid will cover the cost of hearing aids for adults and supplies of birth control will be extended under legislation that passed the legislature in the waning hours of the session on Thursday. #moleg #mogov

Failure of Missouri construction budget bill shocks communities, enrages state Senate #moleg #mogov via @rudikellermi.bsky.social

Missouri prisons get ‘brutally hot.’ In solitary, it’s even worse #moleg #mogov via @themarshallproject.org

Missouri Republicans turned to a rarely-used rule on Wednesday to shut off debate in the Senate and pass bills repealing paid sick leave and banning abortion. #MOleg #mogov