Missouri GOP treasurer to make bid for state auditor
Fitzpatrick announced his candidacy Thursday. Current Auditor Nicole Galloway has said she won’t run for another term in 2022.
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Jay Nixon says he won’t run for Senate in 2022
Nixon said in a statement that he believe he “will be more effective outside of this partisan back and forth.” Nixon, 65, served as governor from 2009 to 2017. Before that he served four terms as Missouri attorney general.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should mask mandates return to Columbia and Boone County?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now advised everyone to wear masks indoors in coronavirus hot spots such as Mid-Missouri.
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Missouri Supreme Court sides with Medicaid expansion supporters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion does not violate the state constitution’s prohibition on voters creating new programs that aren’t funded. The court in its unanimous 14-page decision sent the case back to Cole County circuit court and instructed the judge to enter a judgment
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More than 100,000 sign up for Missouri vaccine incentive program in less than a day
Those in the blue tier are eligible for an education savings account through the Missouri State Treasurer’s MOST 529 program instead of the lottery-like prize for the other two tiers.
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Opioid settlement worth millions of dollars announced in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said the state could expect more than half a billion dollars as part of a settlement between several states and painkiller manufacturers. Attorney General Schmitt made the announcement alongside the families of people affected by the opioid epidemic. Schmitt said the final details of the settlement
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Missouri’s vaccine incentives work?
Missouri is having a surge in coronavirus cases health officials say is being powered by the more contagious delta variant combined with a low vaccination rate. About 40% of the state is fully vaccinated.
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Missouri to offer cash prizes for coronavirus vaccine; new health director named
The state will offer people 12 and older who have had at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine a chance to enter a drawing for $10,000 starting Aug. 13. Drawings will be held every two weeks through Oct. 8. People under 18 will be entered to win a $10,000 education savings account.
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WATCH: State legislative committee holds hearing on critical race theory; Democrats respond
The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing Monday on critical race theory at The 1619 Project.
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Fundraising for crowded Missouri US Senate race begins
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate are raking in money to fuel what likely will be an expensive race for retiring Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. Campaign finance reports were due Thursday. Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he raised about $1.3 million since he entered the race in late March. Republican
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Governor says health officials playing blame game as state health department issues advisory
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says some officials at Springfield hospitals are trying to find someone to blame for a large increase in COVID-19 cases in the region.
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Bipartisan police reform package signed into law
Gov. Mike Parson signed a package of police and criminal justice reform bills into law Wednesday. The bills, championed by state senators Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Buchanan) and Brian Williams (D-St. Louis), go into effect on August 28.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Missouri’s gas tax increase be worth it?
Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday held ceremonial signings across the state of a law that will increase Missouri’s gas tax by 12.5 cents over five years.
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Parson signs gas tax increase meant to boost transportation funding
The bill will provide about $500 million more each year to the Missouri Department of Transportation for roads and bridges by increasing the gas tax by 2.5 cents every year for a five-year period.
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Missouri governor vetoes public records bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a bill that would have limited public access to certain government records. Parson vetoed the bill Friday. The measure would have allowed Missouri government agencies to close off public access to people’s addresses and phone numbers provided for mailing lists. More broadly, the bill
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should vaccination teams go door to door in coronavirus hot spots?
President Joe Biden this week announced plans to send volunteer teams door to door in some areas to get more Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Missouri Department of Labor offers waivers for pandemic unemployment overpayment
The Missouri Department of Labor announced Tuesday waivers are available for the federal portion of the overpaid unemployment. The waivers would not cover the state’s portion of the $146 million in overpaid unemployment aid.
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State Rep. Sara Walsh to run for Congress; State Sen. Caleb Rowden considering run
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Rep. Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, announced her bid for Congress in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. State Rep. Sara Walsh Walsh is seeking to replace Rep. Vicky Hartzler. Hartzler is running for U.S. Senate to replace the retiring Sen. Roy Blunt. Hartzler’s run for senate opens up her 4th District congressional seat.
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Former Boone County clerk plans run for Congress
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County clerk is eyeing a run for a seat in Congress. Taylor Burks filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on July 1 to run for the Fourth Congressional District seat in 2022. Burks is the current director for the Division of Labor Standards for the state of Missouri.
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Missouri House debates Planned Parenthood, FRA renewal in special session
Missouri House Representatives convened at 9 a.m. Wednesday for a final reading and vote on Senate Bill 1, the Federal Reimbursement Allowance bill passed by the state Senate this past Saturday. They are also debating House Bill 2, which repeals state funding for abortion clinics and prohibits employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for employees.
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