Last week, the House Children and Families Committee passed HCS HB 1238, sponsored by Rep. Bob Nance (R-Excelsior Springs). This bill would lift the federal ban and allow eligible ex-drug offenders to receive food stamps in Missouri. The federal ban was enacted in 1996 as part of the welfare reform act, but states did have [...]
This week, the House Committee on Children and Families heard HB 1238 that would lift Missouri’s current ban on ex-drug offenders from receiving food stamps. Bill sponsor Rep. Bob Nance (R-Excelsior Springs) told the committee that allowing eligible ex-drug offenders to receive several hundred dollars of food stamps a year could prevent them from returning [...]
Jan 062012
Capitol observers anticipate a slow session with most of the focus on approving the 2013 state budget. But the pundits could be wrong, and most legislative sessions offer a few surprises. The Missouri Catholic Conference has a few priorities it would like lawmakers to consider even though it is an election year. To review the [...]
January 6, 2012
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