Judge to rule soon on Missouri bill to block enforcement of federal gun laws
Missouri police agencies will know within a week whether they can work with the federal government to enforce certain gun laws, Cole…
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Missouri redistricting is delayed, squeezing 2022 U.S. House campaigns
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson won’t call lawmakers back to work this year to redraw the state’s congressional districts, setting…
Missouri tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 during pandemic
(AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Missouri has topped 10,000, according to the state health department’s coronavirus dashboard…
Parson pardons gun-waving McCloskey couple
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who…
Governor is refunding some fees for open records requests after court ruling
Some Missourians can expect a refund from Gov. Mike Parson for fees they paid to obtain public records from his…
After COVID cases tripled in July, Delta continues its spread through Missouri
The month of April was a good one for Missouri’s Dallas County Health Department: It was the second straight month…
Parson joins legal push to convince Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
Gov. Mike Parson has added his name to the growing list of GOP elected officials asking the U.S. Supreme Court…
Health official calls COVID vaccine falsehoods ‘a bunch of baloney’
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s top adviser on COVID-19 is lashing out at vaccine falsehoods on social media, adding to the…
Parson announces vaccine incentive lottery with $10,000 prizes
In a bid to increase vaccination rates to combat the Delta variant’s growing spread, Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday an…
Missouri’s new Poet Laureate is Maryfrances Wagner of Independence
ST. LOUIS – Maryfrances Wagner, a poet, teacher and community leader from Independence, Mo., has been named as Missouri’s sixth…
New school voucher law offers tax credits to donors for private education
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri students could have access as soon as next year to scholarships for private schools through…
As COVID swamps hospitals, Springfield asks Missouri for temporary care site
Facing a looming shortage of beds caused by rapidly rising COVID-19 cases, health care providers in Springfield are asking the…
Parson set to sign bills on school choice, police chokeholds, gas tax hike
Gov. Mike Parson will hopscotch the state this week signing bills into law ranging from private school scholarships to a gas…
Parson vetoes bills to amend Sunshine Law, allow lobbyist campaign committees
Among the four bills Gov. Mike Parson vetoed Friday afternoon was one that would have created new exceptions to the…
Tax break for Missouri medical marijuana businesses gets thumbs-down
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed legislation Friday that would have lifted a prohibition on licensed medical marijuana companies’ deducting business expenses on…
New state law will shield businesses from COVID lawsuits
As a new surge of COVID cases overtakes Missouri, businesses, health care providers and houses of worship will soon be shielded…