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Federal changes delay long-overdue overhaul of Missouri’s troubled safety net systems

3 weeks ago
Missouri’s social services department has in recent years been reprimanded by a judge for illegally denying food assistance and scrutinized by the federal government for massive Medicaid application backlogs. And for more than a decade, the agency has vowed to tackle these problems by overhauling the computer systems that help determine whether people qualify for […]
Steph Quinn

The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean?

3 weeks ago
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after recipients began to see benefits that had been stalled during the government shutdown. Details remain scant a week after Rollins during an interview on the right-wing […]
Jacob Fischler

Foggy start to Thanksgiving week, rain Monday night

3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - We have dense fog throughout the St. Louis region Monday morning. Visibility is expected to be low through 9 a.m., so plan for extra time out the door. Even as the fog lifts, clouds will linger through the day. Temperatures will only warm into the low-50s. A few rain showers will try [...]
Angela Hutti