Governor of Missouri Archives

Gov. Parson looking to appoint new Boone County Treasurer

February 1, 2022 4:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Gov. Mike Parson hopes to appoint a new Boone County treasurer by late-February/early March after the former treasurer resigned in January.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should state employees get a pay raise?

January 25, 2022 2:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson has made raising pay for Missouri state workers a priority for the current legislative session.

Missouri House Democrats want big increases in state worker pay in 2023 state budget

January 24, 2022 11:11 AM Hannah Falcon

Missouri House Democrats said the governor’s proposed budget is a good place to start, but want to see many areas expanded, including pay raises for state workers.

Missouri governor pushes rebuilding state’s workforce during State of the State address

January 19, 2022 8:37 PM Lucas Geisler

Gov. Mike Parson wants to keep pushing on rebuilding Missouri’s workforce.

Missouri Chamber of Commerce, University of Missouri comment on State of the State Address

January 19, 2022 7:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson spoke to the state assembly for the 2022 State of the State speech focusing on workforce, education, infrastructure, agriculture, community development, health care and public safety. “With a historic budget surplus and federal dollars coming to our state, we want to build on our past momentum to capture even

Transcript of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State address

January 19, 2022 4:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

A full transcript of Gov. Mike Parson’s 2022 State of the State address.

Parson paints rosy picture of Missouri economy in State of the State

January 19, 2022 5:33 AM Karl Wehmhoener

Missouri Governor Mike Parson is set to deliver the annual State of the State address at the capitol building Wednesday.

A resident processes a self-administered at-home Covid-19 test

Shortage of antigen tests continues in Missouri

January 12, 2022 12:41 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on across the country and here in Missouri, the amount of at-home tests available to Missourians is scarce and people are facing long lines at testing centers. This comes as Governor Mike Parson put an end to the state of emergency on December 31st, 2021.

Gov. Parson: 'We are going to push back against the federal mandates.'

Parson names new directors, fields coronavirus questions

December 29, 2021 12:37 PM Matthew Sanders

Questions during the news conference turned to the coronavirus pandemic and measures to control the spread of the more transmissible omicron variant.

Patrol completes investigation of Post-Dispatch

December 28, 2021 6:28 AM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that began after a journalist exposed a state database flaw. Patrol Capt. John Hotz told the Post-Dispatch Monday that results of the investigation were turned over to Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. It remains unclear

Flags to be flown at half-staff to honor fallen Boone County firefighter Bryant Gladney

December 27, 2021 4:28 PM Chanel Porter

Parson issued the order Monday, the same day that services began with visitation at the Hearnes Center on the University of Missouri campus.

Jefferson City Bicentennial Bridge to officially open Monday

December 20, 2021 4:59 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After about a year of construction, the Jefferson City Bicentennial Bridge is set to officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday afternoon. Previously, the bridge construction was delayed in October due to manufacturing issues with bridge materials. According to the official website, the bridge is about 830 feet long and

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday called for an investigation of a journalist for finding

Gov. Parson appoints new Audrain County Eastern District Commissioner

December 1, 2021 4:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced five appointments to various boards and commissions and filled two county office vacancies. The governor appointed Leslie Meyer, of Benton City, as the Audrain County Eastern District Commissioner. Meyer owns several businesses and her photography work has won the Travel Missouri photography contest and has been featured in Teen

Holts Summit business part of new lawsuit by state attorney general after OSHA releases vaccine mandate rules

November 4, 2021 9:11 AM Molly Stawinoga

issouri’s attorney general says he will file a lawsuit on Friday in an attempt to block the federal vaccine mandate for private employers.

Controversial Administrative Hearing commissioner replaced

November 1, 2021 3:18 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has replaced a member of a state commission who was embroiled in a controversy in 2019 over laws governing sexual assault on college campuses. Audrey McIntosh served in a judicial post on the Administrative Hearing Commission. Two years ago, McIntosh’s husband, lobbyist Richard McIntosh, worked to change

Gov. Parson: ‘We are going to push back against the federal mandates’

October 29, 2021 1:13 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Governor Mike Parson hopes to halt the the Biden administration’s federal vaccine mandate. Parson spoke with ABC 17 News moments before Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, along with 10 other states, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for imposing a vaccine mandate on

Pfizer Vaccine at Sturgeon vaccination clinic

Gov. Parson issues executive order against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates

October 28, 2021 2:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Gov. Parson issued an executive order against the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Missouri budget officials outline $50M cost of data breach

October 19, 2021 4:18 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Help for roughly 100,000 teachers whose Social Security numbers were vulnerable in a massive state data breach could cost Missouri as much as $50 million. Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s spokeswoman on Tuesday confirmed that the rough cost estimate includes credit monitoring and the cost of a

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state investigate a reporter who exposed security issues?

October 15, 2021 2:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

The reporter discovered Social Security numbers were easily accessed on an education department website. The paper reported the findings to the state before publishing the story.

Legal expert questions state investigation of reporter’s discovery

October 14, 2021 7:00 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert believes state investigators may be applying a state law too broadly in pursuing a case against a reporter that discovered a privacy issue in a state website. David Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri said it would be overzealous to charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for tampering