Mike Parson
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Coronavirus
How Missouri’s public health defunding led to vaccination chaos
Missourians have driven hours to find vaccines in rural counties — at least those people with cars and the time…
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Politics
Budget plan shows first Missouri savings from Medicaid changes
The first examples of what Missouri taxpayers will save in the coming fiscal year as the federal government shoulders a…
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Coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccination will open to all Missourians on April 9
Early next month, every adult in Missouri will be eligible to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the…
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Opinion
St. Louis’ vaccine hunger games, sponsored by Qpublican extremists
Gov. Mike Parson and his politicized “health” department crowing about Missouri’s “balanced” approach to COVID is like an arsonist hired…
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Coronavirus
Pandemic hasn’t hit Missouri finances as hard as expected
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A year ago, Gov. Mike Parson and other state leaders were bracing for the worst, acknowledging…
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Coronavirus
Parson plans special funding cycle to aid youth
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson is offering more aid for young Missourians. Parson has announced a special cycle of the…
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Coronavirus
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…
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Coronavirus
Vaccine is slow to reach Black Missourians
When the pandemic hit St. Louis last March, it soon became clear that the majority of COVID hospital patients were coming…
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Coronavirus
Year into pandemic, Missouri data miss 80,000 cases, 1,000 deaths
The Hickory County Health Department reported 853 total local COVID-19 cases in its weekly update Friday, five more than a week…
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Coronavirus
Parson visits to assess vaccination efforts here
ST. LOUIS – Gov. Mike Parson was in the area today taking stock of the vaccination efforts ongoing in the…
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Coronavirus
Vaccine-help group faces charges of politics, censorship
A Facebook group hailed by local media for helping St. Louisans find vaccination sites for scarce COVID-19 vaccines is facing…
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Coronavirus
After vaccination outrage, Parson vows more urban events
Last week, multiple mass vaccination events in rural areas neared the end of the day with hundreds of doses still…
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Coronavirus
Schools to get $123 million as Parson releases budget withholdings
Missouri public schools will receive $123 million withheld from the state education budget, as Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that…
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Coronavirus
Some elderly, sick St. Louisans travel for vaccine
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some elderly and sick residents of the St. Louis area, fed up with waiting to get…
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Coronavirus
COVID confusion due to crackpot ideology
I got my COVID-19 vaccine by accident. As a certified geezer (70, cardiac pacemaker, blah blah blah) I wanted to…
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Crime
As gun deaths climb, Missouri lawmakers push to loosen laws
While Missouri continues to struggle with one of the highest rates of gun deaths in the country, Republican lawmakers are…
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Coronavirus
State promises aldermen to help city vaccinate those most in need
CITY HALL – Missouri is taking steps to ensure that those most in need get vaccinated, two state health officials…
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Business
Parson signs bill to OK $324 million for rental aid
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Thursday legislation allocating $324 million in funding for rental assistance — part of the COVID-19 relief…
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Coronavirus
Parson disputes complaints about St. Louis vaccine doses
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — An irritated Gov. Mike Parson defended on Thursday the state’s distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and accused…
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Coronavirus
Vaccine rollout will expand soon, Missouri says
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Despite complaints about Missouri’s vaccination efforts, state health officials offered an optimistic outlook Wednesday, saying significantly…
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Business
Parson remains adamant on unemployment repayments
Gov. Mike Parson is showing no indication he is changing his mind about forgiving any part of the approximately $150 million…
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Coronavirus
As virus strikes legislators, Parson set to deliver annual address
When Gov. Mike Parson delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Missouri Legislature…
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Coronavirus
Mass vaccination sites planned across Missouri
(AP) — Missouri plans mass vaccination sites by the end of the month in an effort to get more protection…
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News
Parson defends Trump over D.C. riot
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expressed dismay on Wednesday at news that a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to derail the certification…
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Education
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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Business
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…
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Coronavirus
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…
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Featured
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…
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Coronavirus
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…
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Coronavirus
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…
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