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…
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TRUTH ALERT: Pro-Parson ad ties Galloway to federal health care policies
An ad running in support of Republican Gov. Mike Parson ties Nicole Galloway to federal health care ideas, but not necessarily ones that the…
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Senate passes bill targeting St. Louis prosecutor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A faction of Republican lawmakers have forced through a bill that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St.…
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Parson says Missouri succeeding in COVID-19 fight; Galloway highlights her pandemic plan
Gov. 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…
Continue Reading Missouri judge finds GOP redistricting measure misleading
A Missouri judge has ruled that the state’s Republican-led legislature illegally tried to mislead voters into repealing anti-gerrymandering reforms…
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Masks, social distancing scarce at Missouri governor’s state fair appearance
Masks were few and social distancing largely not observed when Gov. Mike Parson appeared Thursday at the first day of a scaled-back Missouri State…
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WATCH: Missouri House Democrats, activists push for more action on COVID-19
A 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…
Continue Reading WATCH: Missouri House members hold hearing on state COVID-19 response
Missouri state lawmakers are set to go over the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a special committee meeting Tuesday…
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Missouri governor pushes to allow attorney general to prosecute St. Louis murder cases
ABC 17 News will livestream the briefing when it starts at 4…
Continue Reading Missouri Senate passes crime bill, which now heads to House
JEFFERSON 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…
Continue Reading Missouri governor meets with state universities leaders
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met Thursday with officials from the University of Missouri System and Lincoln University in the State…
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8 people charged after Jefferson City protest last week
Court documents say eight people face charges in Cole County after they were arrested during a protest in Jefferson City last…
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WATCH: Protesters rally against crime bill in Missouri Capitol
Dozens of protesters rallied inside and outside the Missouri Capitol on Thursday as senators continued work on a crime bill pushed by Gov. Mike…
Continue Reading Crime bill moves forward in Missouri Senate
A crime bill will move to the full senate for…
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Guidance for schools released; Missouri governor encourages reopening of schools
As the return to school is quickly approaching Governor Parson said on Wednesday he encourages children and teachers return to…
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Missouri governor says state better prepared to fight COVID-19 as schools look to reopen
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday gave reassurances about the state’s ability to monitor and fight the COVID-19 pandemic as many schools prepare…
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Hospital group: Expanding Medicaid in Missouri will take time
Missourians who qualify for the expanded Medicaid program might have to wait a year or more before being…
Continue Reading ELECTION NIGHT UPDATES: Missouri approves Medicaid expansion
Check back throughout the night for updated election…
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Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress
ST. 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…
Continue Reading Columbia voters split on expanding Missouri’s Medicaid program
Columbia residents voted on Missouri Amendment 2 on Tuesday which would expand Medicaid in Missouri.…
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