Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public
Mask mandates saved lives and prevented COVID-19 infections in Missouri’s biggest cities during the worst part of the Delta variant wave,…
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Missouri Attorney General seeks texts, emails about metro mask mandates
Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, wants to know what four Democratic executives in Missouri’s largest metro areas said in…
Schools to continue mask rules despite legal challenge from Missouri Attorney General
The schools in Gov. Mike Parson’s hometown will continue to require students, teachers and staff to wear masks indoors despite…
Jaco: Political vendettas are more important than public health
In a sane world, you wouldn’t need mask mandates. People would think public health was important enough to mask up…
Page, Jones announce relaxed COVID-19 guidelines
CITY HALL – The day after the federal government significantly eased mask guidelines, county and city officials announced they were…
More restrictions eased as 1 million Missourians vaccinated
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A year after Missouri confirmed its first COVID-19 infection, local governments are continuing to relax coronavirus…
COVID-19 rules: Local responsibility or not?
Missouri Republicans need to make up their minds: Are COVID-19 regulations a local responsibility, or not? Gov. Mike Parson, a…
State leaders facing second wave resist steps to curb virus
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hit…