Missouri lawmakers were urged Tuesday to make major investments in the state's social services department in order to comply with new federal requirements and avoid steep penalties.

W. Brent Powell, chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, was scheduled to speak to a joint session of House and Senate lawmakers on Wednesday morning. Shortly after the House convened, however, ...

Missouri could lose more than $1 billion if it does not reduce its Medicaid error rate to below 3%, requiring more staff and technology improvements.

House Speaker Jon Patterson, R-Lee's Summit, presented the House Commerce Committee HJR 174 Tuesday morning. The other bill, HJR 173 sponsored by Rep. Bishop Davidson, R-Republic, was only briefly ...