By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
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A task force created by Gov. Mike Kehoe spent five hours Monday working toward a statewide standard for child welfare investigators, judges, juvenile officers and others.
But the discussion kept circling back to a harder reality. Clearer rules may help frontline workers make difficult decisions, but they won’t by themselves fix high turnover, heavy caseloads or gaps in services that can help keep families to
Steph Quinn has the story.
(Steph Quinn/Missouri Independent)
by Steph Quinn
Members say common standards could help frontline workers, but staffing shortages and gaps in family services remain.
(Jessica Tobias/For Oklahoma Voice)
by Jonathan Shorman
One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump’s long-running pressure campaign over elections is approaching a decisive moment.
(Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent)
COMMENTARY
by Charity Galgani
Missouri’s fights over reproductive policy will continue in legislatures, courtrooms and elections. But reproductive liberty is broader than any single policy fight.
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