TRUTH ALERT: Ad targets Parson’s spending, lobbyist gifts
An ad against Republican Gov. Mike Parson takes aim at payments his office took from lobbyists and money that office spent to travel Missouri.
Continue ReadingAn ad against Republican Gov. Mike Parson takes aim at payments his office took from lobbyists and money that office spent to travel Missouri.
Continue ReadingAn ad running in support of Republican Gov. Mike Parson ties Nicole Galloway to federal health care ideas, but not necessarily ones that the Democratic state auditor holds.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A faction of Republican lawmakers have forced through a bill that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis homicides. Senators voted 22-8 to pass the bill early Thursday morning. Republican Sen. Bob Onder says St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is soft on crime and needs help. Democrats
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson touted a new COVID-19 saliva test Wednesday while the state’s health director said he is recommending Missouri not follow new CDC guidance that limits testing.
Continue ReadingA Missouri judge has ruled that the state’s Republican-led legislature illegally tried to mislead voters into repealing anti-gerrymandering reforms they adopted two years ago.
Continue ReadingMasks were few and social distancing largely not observed when Gov. Mike Parson appeared Thursday at the first day of a scaled-back Missouri State Fair.
Continue ReadingA group of activists including those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 joined with Missouri House Democrats on Tuesday to push the governor for more action on COVID-19.
Continue ReadingMissouri state lawmakers are set to go over the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a special committee meeting Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingABC 17 News will livestream the briefing when it starts at 4 p.m.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri senators have passed a bill proposed by Gov. Mike Parson to address violent crime. Senators voted 27-3 in favor of the bill Friday. It now goes to the state House. The bill would require judges to consider certifying children as young as 14 as adults for certain weapons crimes. The
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson met Thursday with officials from the University of Missouri System and Lincoln University in the State Capitol.
Continue ReadingCourt documents say eight people face charges in Cole County after they were arrested during a protest in Jefferson City last week.
Continue ReadingDozens of protesters rallied inside and outside the Missouri Capitol on Thursday as senators continued work on a crime bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson.
Continue ReadingA crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.
Continue ReadingAs the return to school is quickly approaching Governor Parson said on Wednesday he encourages children and teachers return to school.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday gave reassurances about the state’s ability to monitor and fight the COVID-19 pandemic as many schools prepare for a return to classes.
Continue ReadingMissourians who qualify for the expanded Medicaid program might have to wait a year or more before being covered.
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Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, has ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary. Bush’s victory came in a rematch of 2018, when she failed to capitalize on a national Democratic wave that
Continue ReadingColumbia residents voted on Missouri Amendment 2 on Tuesday which would expand Medicaid in Missouri.
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