The sales tax will funnel millions into a Children’s Services Fund, which a board will distribute to nonprofits that provide ...

Voters in Platte County on Tuesday seem to have narrowly elected Republican Mike Jones to the Missouri General Assembly, ...

A number of states took steps to address child care shortages and ongoing child behavioral and mental health concerns.

Democrats hoped to gain seats in both the House and Senate — something they have not done since 2006 — and to break the ...

Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Platte County) speaks on the final day of the 2024 lawmaking session in Jefferson City, May 17, 2024.

While Missouri Republicans continued to dominate statewide and legislative politics, they lost a critical fight over abortion ...

Each party flipped a seat held by the other in each chamber but Democrats made no gains for the first time in five elections.

Patrick Huebner, of Ellisville, votes at West County Lanes in Ellisville on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri ...

As of around 1 a.m. Wednesday, the national election for president of the United States was too close to call. Former ...

If approved, the constitutional amendment will take effect Dec. 6. After that, expect lawsuits to overturn the state’s ...

Over the past few years, it’s become clear that states need more money to support kids. Pandemic-related aid is long gone, but effects from that era still linger, evident in persistent child care ...