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Missouri advocates for families say the federal budget "megabill" could make it harder for them to put food on the table. The changes shift more of the administrative costs for SNAP, the federal program formerly known as food stamps, onto the state, and make it harder for some people to qualify for benefits.

On a single night in 2023, more than 6,700 people in Missouri didn’t have a place to call home - and that included hundreds of families and teens. Now, with the passage of the new federal budget, donations to homeless shelters are down, and even the helpers need help.

The 93rd annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors took place June 19-22 in Tampa, Florida.

A federal decision to cut millions in gun-violence prevention grants is drawing criticism in Missouri and beyond. The U.S. Department of Justice recently terminated more than 370 public safety grants - a move that’s already impacting efforts in cities such as St. Louis. Comments from Chris Sullivan, E. Desmond Lee professor of youth crime and violence, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the department chair for criminology and criminal justice.

Rallying to protect union jobs and oppose efforts to privatize the U.S. Postal Service, Missouri postal workers are joining the national fight with the theme, "U.S. Mail, Not For Sale - Day of Action."

Clean-energy advocates are making the case for a Missouri energy cooperative to seek federal funds to build clean power generation in New Madrid County that would improve air quality and help Magnitude 7 Metals. Gov. Mike Parson vetoed a zero-interest loan to help M7M meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air-quality standards.

On January 11, seven Missouri counties were approved to receive federal assistance after the Governor’s December 28 request—it included $27 million in earmarked disaster-relief funds.

Majority Leader Caleb Rowden tweeted that the chamber would delay its session until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

There’s big change on the horizon for the public mental health safety net. The Excellence in Mental Health Act is being called the "biggest federal...