On Monday, Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 14 into law. HB 14 was referred to as the Fiscal Year 2023 Early Supplemental Bill and secures an 8.7 percent cost-of-living pay increase for all state team members. "HB 14 is a critically necessary step in working to...
This past week, the Missouri Senate perfected and third-read a benefits cliff bill for recipients of SNAP, TANF, and other government assistance programs. SB 82, sponsored by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold), would allow a recipient of government assistance to...
The Missouri House on Thursday advanced a plan to give state employees a raise to address worsening worker shortages. The supplemental budget, approved by a 148-2 vote, would give an 8.7% raise to state employees and a $2 per hour raise for overnight shift workers and...
On Wednesday, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee heard public testimony on a benefits cliff bill for recipients of SNAP, TANF, and other government assistance programs. SB 82, sponsored by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R - Arnold), would allow a recipient of...
On Wednesday, January 11, Governor Parson announced that he has recommended an 8.7 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all state team members and a $2 per hour shift differential to eligible state team members working in certain congregate care facilities....
On Wednesday, January 11, Missouri’s Legislative Black Caucus held its annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The "Keeping the Dream" celebration featured a keynote address from Missouri Supreme Court Judge Robin Ransom, the first Black woman to serve on...
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) last week announced the extension of the temporary increase of the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (CVB) starting Jan. 5, 2023. The new amounts will be: $25 per month for child...
On December 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed revisions to a regulation that interprets various laws that protect the exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions in healthcare, commonly called the “Conscience Rule.” In...