Panel approves new Missouri state house districts
A panel of 20 in the Missouri House approved a new map for the chamber’s 163 seats.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the attorney general sue schools that bring back masks?
Several schools across the state have brought mask mandates back this week, saying they need to take such actions to slow the spread of the omicron variant and keep the doors open amid major staff shortages.
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Parson proposes pay raise for Missouri teachers in State of the State address
In his 2022 State of the State address, Gov. Mike Parson proposed raising the starting pay for Missouri teachers.
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Missouri governor pushes rebuilding state’s workforce during State of the State address
Gov. Mike Parson wants to keep pushing on rebuilding Missouri’s workforce.
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Missouri Chamber of Commerce, University of Missouri comment on State of the State Address
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
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Transcript of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State address
A full transcript of Gov. Mike Parson’s 2022 State of the State address.
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Parson paints rosy picture of Missouri economy in State of the State
Missouri Governor Mike Parson is set to deliver the annual State of the State address at the capitol building Wednesday.
Continue Reading Missouri House approves congressional redistricting map
Missouri House lawmakers convened on Tuesday at noon to discuss and debate where to draw the new lines for Missouri’s congressional districts.
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Missouri AG threatens more lawsuits over mask mandates as schools work to contain COVID-19 surge
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says his office will file more lawsuits this week against school districts enforcing mask and quarantine requirements.
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MLK Day speakers focus on upcoming state, national voting legislation
This year, on the federal holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life of public service, the King family asked events be held with the motto “No celebration without legislation.”
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Holts Summit employer celebrates Supreme Court ruling on vaccine mandates
Doolittle Trailer Manufacturing Inc. tells ABC 17 the Supreme Court ruling blocking the vaccine mandate for large workplaces was a sigh of relief.
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Missouri state and federal officials react to Supreme Court blocking testing and vaccine mandate
Missouri state and federal elected officials react to the Supreme Court blocked nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses.
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Supreme Court blocks nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses, allows health care rule to take effect
(CNN) — The Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine or testing requirement aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide.
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Shortage of antigen tests continues in Missouri
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.
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Missouri House special committee on redistricting approves congressional redistricting map
Legislation that will establish new boundaries for Missouri’s eight congressional districts is one step closer to consideration on the House floor.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support bills such as the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights?’
A hearing room was packed in the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday as scores of people showed up to support or oppose legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.”
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Parents’ Bill of Rights legislation breaks record for most public testimony submitted in Missouri House
Before the Missouri House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education recessed at 10 a.m., committee staff shared that the House record for most public testimony submitted in person or in writing was broken.
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RET. Navy SEAL Captain announces run for Missouri Fourth Congressional District
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Retired Navy Seal Captain and former Lee’s Summit Police Officer Bill Irwin announced he is running for Congress. “Today I am announcing my campaign for US Congress to push back against the lies and cons of socialism and oppressive government. I’ve been told we need experienced politicians and only experienced politicians
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Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject one of President Joe Biden’s most aggressive attempts so far to combat the spread of Covid-19 — a vaccine or testing requirement aimed at large businesses.
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Missouri state senators look to repair relationships heading into general assembly
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Senate leaders will have relationships to repair this new year. Republican lawmakers in the senate are once more at odds with each other. There seems to have been a loss of trust among the members of the Senate as the session begins. State Senator Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, says, “The point
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