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HUD reintroduces proposed rule targeting rental aid for mixed-status immigrant households
A for-rent sign beckons tenants in Albuquerque, N.M. A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would affect mixed-status immigrant households that use Section 8 rental assistance. (Photo by Marisa Demarco/Source NM) As the Trump administration continues to focus on the legal immigration statuses of many across the country, a revived…
Federal funding for people in poverty heading to Missouri anti-abortion centers
More than half of the money sent to crisis pregnancy centers in Missouri comes from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which is meant to provide aid to families who are struggling financially. In 2026, the centers will receive $10.3 million in TANF funds — a significant increase from the $4.3 million budgeted…
Feds demand Missouri justify child care expenses to receive delayed funding
Barbara Swartz reads to children at Baden Christian Child Care in St. Louis last winter (photo submitted). Missouri has submitted “detailed justification” required to access federal funding owed to almost 2,000 child care providers across the state for services rendered in December, according to a Friday press release. The Office of Childhood in the Missouri…
One stopgap after another: Shutdown puts Congress on the verge of failed spending process
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington. D.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — On day 21 of the federal government shutdown, the political tensions and policy differences that contributed to it appeared likely to destroy any chance for the GOP-controlled Congress to find the bipartisanship needed to pass the…
Missouri regulator says abortion clinics faced heightened scrutiny unrelated to safety
The exterior of a Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center on May 28, 2019 in St Louis (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images). KANSAS CITY — A longtime Missouri health regulator testified Thursday that abortion clinics were subjected to heightened scrutiny that had little to do with health or safety concerns, acknowledging under questioning that the extra…
How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress
The U.S. Capitol with snow and ice on the steps on Jan. 29, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats will spend billions of dollars and countless hours campaigning throughout the country ahead of November’s midterm elections, even though control of Congress likely will be decided by a relatively small number…