The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), in partnership with the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF), has awarded $1.46 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to Kids Win Missouri to expand its Child Care Works program, which helps working...
Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit for Over $17 Billion
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced Wednesday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a historic $17.1 billion settlement after a bipartisan multistate coalition sued the company for allegedly designing addictive...
Dolly Parton Passes Away, Imagination Library Program to Continue in Missouri
On Tuesday, Dolly Parton, a.k.a. the “Queen of Country Music”, passed away after a “brief battle” with cancer at the age of 80. Parton is renowned across the world for her work as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose career spanned...
Bipartisan Group of 29 States Takes Meta to Trial Over Allegedly Targeting Children for Social Media Addiction
On Tuesday, the first trial in a broader multistate case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, began. A bipartisan coalition of 29 states, including Missouri, sued Meta in 2023, arguing that the company deliberately designed “psychologically...
DOJ Updates Guidance on Religious Liberty to Protect Parental Rights
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memorandum to federal departments and agencies with updated guidance on religious liberty and parental rights protections, based on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The update, issued July 23, is the first revision to the...
SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, State Laws on Sex-Separated Sports
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order to deny citizenship to children born in the country to parents who lack legal immigration status. Trump signed the order on his first day in...





