Parson unblocks $127M, announces $68M for colleges
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson announced on Wednesday $68 million in federal aid for college construction projects, and…
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Missouri pharmacies prep for COVID-19 vaccines
More than 23,000 initial shots of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Missouri, where by Wednesday 5,474 people in Missouri…
Voter advocates urge Parson to extend mail-in option
(AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others urged Gov. Mike Parson on Friday to extend into…
Abortion fight sparks revamp of Missouri petition laws
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Laws used by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft last year to slow the collection of…
Missouri Senate approves COVID spending bill
The Missouri Senate approved on Wednesday a $1.3 billion bill to spend remaining federal CARES Act, funds, without any debate…
Missouri to bring in health care workers from other states
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri plans to bring in hundreds of health care workers from other states to help provide…
Parson now asks lawmakers to drop COVID liability bill
Less than three weeks after expanding the special session’s call, Gov. Mike Parson reversed course and asked lawmakers to wait…
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…
More Missouri counties require masks
ST. LOUIS (AP) — More Missouri counties are adding mask orders as virus cases and hospitalizations surge. Among them is…
State of emergency extended as virus hits Missouri hospitals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, has extended Missouri’s state of emergency through next March as hospitals…
Missouri teachers union latest to urge coronavirus action
(AP) — The union representing St. Louis teachers is calling for a statewide mask mandate, a proposal that also has…
GOP Missouri lawmakers test positive for virus, delay work
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Missouri Senate postponed work on coronavirus aid funding Monday after numerous senators…
Missouri reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri health officials reported on Saturday the state’s biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases amid record…
Parson defeats Galloway in governor’s race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mike Parson won the Missouri governor’s race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway…
Virus claims Missouri boy, 13; hospital CEOs raise concerns
(AP) — Missouri hospital leaders are raising alarms about bed capacity as coronavirus cases continue to spike, with some urging…
Missouri is Democrats’ best hope to flip a governor’s seat
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson steadfastly refused to mandate mask-wearing even as the coronavirus spread across his…