03.12.2009 12:32 pm

Mo. bill would allow seized children to go straight to grandparents

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House passed a bill that would require the Department of Social Services to give grandparents preference when children are seized from their parents.

Sponsor Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, said this would help children stay out of…

Tags: department of social services, ed emery, foster care, Jeanette Mott Oxford, Maria Chapelle-Nadal, Marilyn Ruestman, Roseann Moring

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10.29.2008 4:57 pm

Voter registration in Missouri rising at aid agencies

By Adam Jadhav

According to a report from the voting rights group Demos, voter registration numbers from public aid agencies have risen in recent months, following a lawsuit by Demos along with Project Vote and other left-leaning groups.

In April, the groups sued the Department…

Tags: demos, department of social services, project vote, voter registration

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