Governor signs new bills into law supporting veterans, military members
Two bills signed, Senate Bill 912 and House Bill 1495, will provide more support to Missouri veterans and military members, according to a press release.
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Parson signs omnibus law enforcement bill Tuesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed multiple bills into law on Tuesday, including one that will create new law enforcement legislation. Senate Bill 754 is a larger crime bill that establishes several other laws, including Max’s Law, Blair’s Law and a law regarding juvenile parole eligibility. All legislation will take effect on Aug.
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Parson vetoes money for Columbia veterans homeless shelter, Jefferson City senior transportation
Among the more than 170 line-item vetoes issued Friday by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson were funding for a homeless shelter for veterans in Columbia and senor transportation in Jefferson City.
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Officials break ground on new $183 million lab in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, government officials broke ground on a new multi-agency state laboratory campus in Jefferson City. The multi-story, 250,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost $183 million with construction, expected to be completed by 2026. American Rescue Plan Act funding was allocated to help cover the cost. State officials say they want
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri’s attorney general defend three state senators against defamation?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson made known his feelings Thursday about the misinformation spread on social media about a Kansas man after a deadly shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood considering legal options after governor signs bill to block MoHealthNet funds
Money from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MoHealthNet, can no longer go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
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Parson on KC parade shooting defamation suit: ‘We are not going to target innocent people’
Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that a man falsely accused by politicians on social media of being a shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade was an innocent man who was unfairly targeted.
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Missouri’s GOP Gov. Parson signs bill to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill to once again try to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program. Parson signed the legislation Thursday in his Jefferson City Capitol office. According to Planned Parenthood, only Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas have successfully
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Parson visit the Texas border with Mexico?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Monday that he will make a trip to the Texas-Mexico border this week.
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Parson to head to Mexican border Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson will travel on Wednesday to the southern border with Mexico for an update on Missouri troopers and National Guardsmen deployed for Operation Lone Star, according to a Monday press release from the governor’s office. Parson will head to Eagle Pass, Texas, and sign a supplemental bill that will fund
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Kehoe to travel to southern border on Saturday, Parson to head down in May
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will travel to McAllen, Texas, on Saturday to meet with deployed Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to get an updated on Operation Lone Star, a Thursday press release states. Missouri began deploying troopers and National Guardsmen last month, to “help secure the southern border” with Mexico, according
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Demonstrators plan last-ditch effort to stop Dorsey execution; Parson denies clemency
Missourians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty are planning demonstrations against the execution of a Mid-Missouri double murderer.
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Missouri governor offers ‘deepest sympathy’ after reducing former Chiefs assistant’s DWI sentence
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has offered his “deepest sympathy” to the family of a 5-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a drunken driving crash, after facing criticism for releasing from prison the driver who caused the crash, former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid. But in a statement
Continue Reading Britt Reid, son of Chief’s coach Andy Reid, gets sentence commuted
Britt Reid, a former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach and son of head coach Andy Reid, had his sentence in a drunken-driving crash that severely injured a young girl commuted by the governor Friday.
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Missouri House Budget Committee approves $2.2 million for southern border
The governor’s funding plan to send National Guard soldiers to the country’s southern border has received initial approval.
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Parson cites fentanyl concerns as Missouri plans to send 200 National Guard members to Texas border
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced his plans to send state resources to Texas to help secure the southern border during a Tuesday press conference. Earlier this month, Parson traveled to the southern border with 13 other governors to show support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star.” Parson described the border
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Parson orders Capitol dome to light up red and gold to support Chiefs’ Super Bowl run
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Friday ordered the Missouri Capitol to be lit red and gold, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The dome will be lit through Sunday in support of the Kansas City Chiefs as they play in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs play the San Francisco
Continue Reading Parson visits southern border to support Texas governor
EAGLE PASS, Tx. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson joined several other GOP governors at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas to criticize the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis. Parson shared on “X” that he supports the decisions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott when it comes to the border. Parson said he doesn’t believe
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GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossings
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — As more than a dozen Republican governors gathered Sunday on the Texas border, Kyle Willis was across the river in Mexico considering his next move to enter the U.S. The 23-year-old Jamaican, who said he left his country after facing attacks and discrimination due to
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Parson proposes $1.3 million for Missouri Task Force 1 after veto last year
After funding for Missouri Task Force 1 was vetoed last year, Gov. Mike Parson proposed $1.3 million for the specialized disaster response team in his budget plan.
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