Attorney General is preparing new round of school mask lawsuits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is preparing for a new round of lawsuits challenging school mask rules if districts reinstate orders in…
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Judge dismisses Missouri AG’s mask lawsuit against St. Charles school district
A St. Charles County Circuit Court judge dismissed Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit Thursday against the local school district’s now-rescinded…
Schmitt drops lawsuits against Missouri schools, St. Louis
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dismissed most of the more than 40 lawsuits he filed against…
Schools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s COVID demands
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, when the forms arrived from the state treasurer’s office.…
Before ouster, Missouri health director drafted letter to senators that was never sent
On the Friday before a drawn-out confirmation battle ended with his ouster from office, Missouri state Health Director Donald Kauerauf wrote…
State’s war on public health shows extent of national rift
ST. LOUIS — Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that COVID-19 vaccinations, especially among children, should cease until the…
Anti-vaccine protesters rally against Senate confirmation of Missouri health director
State health director Donald Kauerauf adamantly spoke against mandating face masks and COVID-19 vaccines during a hearing Monday, as anti-vaccination…
Missouri AG sues nine more school districts, including one for students with disabilities
Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday he was suing nine more school districts over their mask mandates, including a school…
Attorney General Schmitt renews threat to sue schools over mask, quarantine rules
Missouri is continuing to see record daily coronavirus infections, near-peak COVID-19 caseloads in hospitals and threats from Attorney General Eric Schmitt that he…
As virus spreads, St. Louis, Jackson counties battle judge’s ruling on health order
Missouri’s two largest counties will continue their efforts to overturn a court ruling that severely limits the powers of local health departments…
Inaccurate death certificates across the country may hide true toll of COVID-19
In Cape Girardeau County, the coroner hasn’t pronounced a single person dead of COVID-19 in 2021. Wavis Jordan, a Republican…
Judge denies effort by local health agencies to intervene, appeal Missouri COVID ruling
A Cole County judge denied on Wednesday the efforts by local health departments and the state’s two largest counties to…
Missouri treasurer joins crackdown on schools with mask mandates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s treasurer will no longer help schools refinance bond debt unless superintendents promise not to enforce…
Missouri’s largest counties seek to appeal ruling overturning local health orders
St. Louis and Jackson counties requested Monday that they be permitted to intervene and appeal a recent court ruling that…
County ends mask rule; school districts resist pressure from attorney general
St. Louis County abandoned on Thursday its effort to maintain a mask mandate as Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s crusade to…
Missouri Attorney General tells schools, health departments to end COVID orders
Attorney General Eric Schmitt instructed school districts and local public health departments to immediately stop enforcing health orders a judge…