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Majority Leader Caleb Rowden tweeted that the chamber would delay its session until after the Thanksgiving holiday. -
Kansas City health officials released a “call to action” Friday, asking communities to enforce mask mandates, restrict social interaction and close bars and restaurants at 10 p.m.
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Missouri Republicans once again will have free reign to reshape policy and politics throughout state government. Democrats? Not so much.
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Republican Gov. Mike Parson defeated State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday to win a full term as Missouri’s chief executive.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called a second special legislative session to begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, to deal with a supplemental budget bill. The main priority is ensuring the state has access to additional federal funding for coronavirus response and recovery.
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State Auditor Nicole Galloway is hoping to bring the Missouri governorship back into the Democratic fold, saying she's "offering a new way."
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A special legislative session convened by Gov. Mike Parson on June 27 was meant to focus on six violent crime prevention provisions.
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Kansas City faith leaders are developing police division-specific strategies to deter violent crime, a powerful windstorm disrupts communities, crops and livelihoods in Iowa, and a special session in the Missouri General Assembly drags on nearly a month after being called to order.
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The head of the Missouri Health Department stands by his decision not to recommend statewide masks or social distancing policies, even as the federal government has designated the state a “red zone” for new coronavirus cases.
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If Alissia Canady wins in November, she would be the first woman of color elected statewide in Missouri history.
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The White House announced the federal operation to address violent crime Wednesday. Some community leaders say federal resources should go toward addressing the cause of violence instead of putting more agents on the ground.
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Move to fully reopen state comes even as number of positive tests is on the rise.
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There will be nine National Guard teams deployed throughout the state and each team can vaccinate up to 2,500 people per day depending on supply.
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State legislators were surprised to learn the Capitol has no formal alert system for riots, or for health- or weather-related emergencies.
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States will not receive large increases in COVID-19 vaccine doses that some had expected.
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Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that law enforcement personnel, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other emergency workers are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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Gov. Mike Parson and four statewide officials took their oaths of offices on Monday — ushering in four more years of near total Republican rule over Missouri.
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Even as hospital leaders warned that their beds were nearly full -- and Gov. Mike Parson assured the public that the state was prepared -- some hospitals continued to report data that made their capacity appear larger than it was.
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Kansas City Political Scientists Worry The Discord Sown During The Trump Years Will Lead To ViolenceSome political scientists worry that President Trump’s attacks on the press, political adversaries and the election process could become the new normal—with potentially violent results.
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Hospitals across Missouri will soon receive help from a Texas-based company the state is hiring to provide additional workers and hospital beds. The support announced Wednesday will help hospitals care for additional coronavirus patients.
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Some Missouri lawmakers want to curtail local governments' ability to enact COVID-19 restrictions. This comes amid some GOP outcry over indoor dining limitations and reduced bar hours.
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Gov. Mike Parson said hospital capacity is "becoming a problem," warns Missourians about family gatherings for the upcoming holidays.
