JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced 15 appointments to various boards and commissions. Six of the appointments are either from the Mid-Missouri area or to a Mid-Missouri institution. Spencer Bartlett, of Jefferson City, was appointed to the Administrative Hearing Commission.Kristina Bernskoetter, of Jefferson City, was appointed to the Children’s Trust Fund Board.Eric
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a western Missouri Republican and a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, may be on the verge of joining the growing field of candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hartzler said Thursday she’ll make an announcement June 10 at Frontier Justice, a firearms store and shooting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Highway Patrol is reviewing claims that a state lawmaker had sex with a drunk 19 year old while serving as a police officer in 2015. A spokesman on Thursday said a local prosecutor asked the patrol to investigate 42-year-old Republican Rep. Chad Perkins. A local police chief also went
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The plaintiffs from Fenton, St. Louis and Springfield filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to force state leaders to expand the program to cover low-income working adults. The lawsuit names the Missouri Department of Social Services, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, along with several social services officials.
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Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis personal injury lawyer who gained national attention after he and his wife waved guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home last summer, says he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. McCloskey made the announcement Tuesday on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News. Incumbent Missouri Republican
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has pushed through a number of longtime priorities that failed to get across the finish line for years. The list of successes from the session that ended Friday includes a prescription drug monitoring program, which took lawmakers a decade to pass. Lawmakers this year also approved a
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Parson said his administration is pulling back its plans to expand eligibility in the government health care program. The governor said without funding from the legislature, the state constitution’s prohibition on unfunded mandates means he can’t expand eligibility.
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Parson ordered this month that all state workers return to the office no later than Monday, with no mask or social distancing requirements.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, the Missouri legislature passed multiple bills which are now waiting for further action from Governor Parson. Senate Bill 51: Establishes Provisions Relating to Civil Actions Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic Missouri lawmakers passed Senate Bill 51 which would give protection to businesses and hospitals from being sued over exposure to COVID-19,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved new legal protections against coronavirus lawsuits as one of the final actions of their 2021 session. The bill passed Friday would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Parson, who made it
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill that could let college athletes cash-in on their fame but could also result in higher tuition for students. The bill says colleges and universities can’t prevent student-athletes from making money off their name, image or likeness. The bill given final approval Friday also repeals
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure that could let people buy alcohol at more times and in more ways. A bill given final approval Friday would make permanent a special pandemic area policy allowing restaurants to sell carry-out drinks, so long as they are sold with food and come in
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The House voted 111-42 to approve the bill Friday at about 5 p.m.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation taking aim at the defund-the-police movement. A bill given final approval Friday would allow people to sue local governments that cut police budgets by more than 12% compared to other departments over a five-year period. The bill also includes other protections for police, including a
Continue Reading The GOP-led House on Friday voted 145-6 to send a bill mandating online sales tax collection to the governor.
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Missouri’s legislative session ends Friday at 6 p.m., and several bills passed this week are now awaiting Gov. Mike Parson’s signature.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to block local police from enforcing federal gun laws. The Republican-led state Senate on Thursday voted 22-10 in favor of the bill. The GOP-led House now faces a Friday deadline to pass the legislation. The measure would penalize local police agencies if their officers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation that would impose greater oversight of unlicensed boarding schools and residential care facilities for children. The vote Monday by the House sends the bill to Gov. Mike Parson. The legislation comes after allegations of long-running abuse at some facilities. In March, Attorney General Eric Schmitt
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation that could keep the names of state lottery winners secret. State House members Jay Mosely said Thursday that the intent of his bill is to keep winners from being harassed or threatened. The bill, which won final approval Wednesday, would make it a misdemeanor crime
Continue Reading Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 275,000 low-income residents who were set to become eligible for the program July 1. Missouri voters in August approved a state constitutional amendment to expand the program, but Parson said the legislature did not fund the expansion, make it unconstitutional.
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