Mike Parson
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Politics
Parson laments failure of transgender sports bill, ban on critical race theory; also leery of tax rebate plan, earmarks
Gridlock in the Missouri Senate doomed issues that the GOP should have used its supermajority to accomplish, Gov. Mike Parson…
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Parson is wary of one-time tax credit bill, he says
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is concerned about a one-time tax credit bill awaiting his approval, he…
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New congressional redistricting plan becomes law
Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill revising the boundaries of Missouri’s eight congressional districts Wednesday afternoon, officially ending the most contentious…
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Missouri Senate adjourns early after passing congressional redistricting map
The Missouri Senate passed a congressional redistricting map Thursday and then adjourned for the year. The 22-11 vote came after…
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Proposed changes to Missouri Sunshine Law would conceal more records, raise fees
An expansive set of proposed changes to Missouri’s open records law backed by Gov. Mike Parson has transparency advocates alarmed…
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Record Missouri surplus likely to grow under $46.5B House budget plan
The biggest state budget in Missouri history could also leave the biggest surplus in state history when the next fiscal year ends.…
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Coronavirus
Parson declares end to ‘COVID-19 crisis’; state will treat virus as endemic
Missouri will officially transition from treating COVID-19 as a public health crisis to treating it as endemic, much like the…
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Parson’s $47.3 billion spending plan is top agenda item as lawmakers return from spring break
Most of the enormous surplus accumulating in Missouri’s general revenue fund will be off-limits to members of the House Budget Committee when…
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Hispanic leaders ask for Parson’s support in fighting voter ID laws
Six years ago, Sal Valadez’s mother decided she wanted to take a U.S. citizenship test after living in the country…
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Parson picks new acting health director after ouster of his original choice
Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that Missouri health department veteran Paula Nickelson will be the agency’s new acting director, after…
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Governor signs $4.6B spending plan; House approves bill targeting Medicaid expansion
The first bill sent to Gov. Mike Parson from this year’s legislative session includes a pay raise for state employees, money…
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Education
Claim that reporter hacked state website was debunked, but Parson still says he’s a criminal
For four months, Gov. Mike Parson tried to convince Missourians that a reporter who discovered a security flaw in a…
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Education
Flaw that exposed teacher data existed since 2011, report says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security…
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Legislative deadlock, commission failure cause uncertainty for Missouri candidate filing
In 1932, after Missouri lost three congressional seats and state lawmakers deadlocked over redistricting, all candidates for the U.S. House…
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Coronavirus
Missouri plotting official ‘end’ to COVID-19 pandemic as soon as March, document says
The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition…
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Coronavirus
‘A shock’: Health care groups kept in dark when Missouri ended COVID emergency order
When Susan Klotz heard the governor had announced he would be allowing the COVID-19 state of emergency to expire at…
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Prosecutor won’t charge reporter who uncovered teacher database flaw
A newspaper reporter targeted by Gov. Mike Parson for uncovering a security flaw in a state-run website won’t face criminal…
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Missouri House balks at plan for $15 base pay for state jobs
The Missouri House approved a $4.6 billion supplemental spending bill Wednesday that would give all state workers a pay raise. …
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Coronavirus
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…
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House committee scales back governor’s pay raise plan for state worker
Hundreds of custodians, clerks and cooks working for state agencies would not get the raises Missouri Gov. Mike Parson promised in…
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Coroner training commission can’t convene due to lack of action by governor
In July 2020, Gov. Mike Parson signed into law a potentially sweeping change for coroners across the state of Missouri,…
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Parson’s pick to lead state health department rejected by Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate refused to confirm Donald Kauerauf as Gov. Mike Parson’s health director on Tuesday, leaving Kauerauf banned from…
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Health
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…
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Governor’s plan for $2.8 billion from American Rescue Plan Act gets first review from lawmakers
There was skepticism about new temporary state employees and the cost of developing the Rock Island railroad corridor into a new…
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Governor proposes record $47.3 billion budget as he taps surplus, federal aid
Gov. Mike Parson proposed massive new spending on infrastructure and college buildings, and still found money to set aside for pensions…
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Coronavirus
Parson touts COVID-19 response in annual State of State address
Gov. Mike Parson praised his administration’s handling of the still unfolding COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, telling a joint session of the…
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Coronavirus
COVID task force issues recommendations for small businesses
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A task force set up to consider how to help Missouri’s small businesses recover from the…
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Parson pushes for bill to boost cost of Sunshine Law requests
Amending Missouri’s open records law to permit government agencies to withhold more information from the public — and charge more…
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Jay Ashcroft pushes Parson for special elections for vacant Missouri House seats
Gov. Mike Parson’s refusal to call special elections for six vacancies in the Missouri House is drawing criticism from the…
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News
Parson introduces new directors for Revenue, Mental Health departments
A veteran Republican lawmaker will lead the Missouri Department of Revenue and a long-time administrator in state government will take…
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