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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson laid out his budget proposal during his final State of the State address this week. KCUR's Up To Date asked the governor about his priorities this year and his thoughts on the Royals stadium funding debate. -
Because Gov. Mike Parson dissolved a board of inquiry established in 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court is free to set an execution date for Marcellus Williams, even if St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has not yet finished his review of the case. Williams has always maintained his innocence. -
The address coincided with the release of Parson's proposed $52.7 billion budget, which includes a 3.2% raise for state employees as well as a higher boost for state workers in places like juvenile detention centers and mental health facilities. -
The governor may have violated a state law prohibiting the misuse of public resources for campaign purposes when he pressured a national political organization to support the attorney general campaign of Andrew Bailey. -
Missouri lawmakers failed last session to pass legislation limiting further foreign ownership of farmland. Under Gov. Mike Parson said this executive order was the most he could do under current state law. -
Former Kansas City Police Department detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted of killing Cameron Lamb, has asked for clemency from Missouri Gov. Mike Parson — who says he's considering his options. Parson also spoke to KCUR's Up To Date about the possibility of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals moving to Kansas. -
Gooch was a judge on the Southern District Court of Appeals before being selected to the Supreme Court. This was Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s third appointment to the Supreme Court. -
Lawmakers convene on Wednesday for the annual veto session, where they will have the opportunity to override any of the vetoes issued by Gov. Mike Parson this year. -
Kelly Broniec’s appointment to the state’s highest court creates a women-led majority. Gov. Mike Parson also appointed Broniec to the Eastern District Court of Appeals in 2020. -
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson spoke to KCUR's Up To Date about the case of Kansas City Police officer Eric DeValkenaere, the expansion of I-70, the 2024 gubernatorial race, and Kansas City's new gun ordinances. -
With Missouri's 2024 primaries less than a year away, political hopefuls are attempting to sway voters into their corners ahead of the election. -
Companies can claim a tax credit of $1,500 for each paid intern or paid apprentice they hire up to $9,000. Crucially, the tax credits only apply to newly created positions.
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Military members and their families are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, but Kansas City groups are providing a safety net. Plus: Missouri hemp producers are stuck in confusion after the delay of Gov. Mike Parson's ban on hemp-derived edibles. -
Parson says psychoactive hemp-derived edibles are dangerous to children. But Missouri hemp producers say they're trying to run legitimate businesses. -
Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order to remove all hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages from store shelves and threatening penalties to any establishment that continues selling them. But industry leaders say the ban goes too far. -
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft contends that Gov. Mike Parson did not prove that restricting establishments with liquor licenses from selling hemp-derived edibles and drinks was an emergency. -
“As best I can tell, you denied this emergency rulemaking because you believe hurt feelings are more important than protecting children,” Gov. Mike Parson wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. -
Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order this month banning intoxicating hemp products and threatening penalties to any establishment with a Missouri liquor license or that sells food products for selling them. Details of how it will be enforced are still being written.
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From Wesley Bell's win over Cori Bush to Mike Kehoe's GOP gubernatorial victory, here's a look at some of the key questions answered in Tuesday's primary. -
Primary races for Missouri governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General and more could determine the political course of the state for the foreseeable future. -
Missouri’s long-term care ombudsman program organizes workers and volunteers to advocate for and educate residents at the state’s hundreds of nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. But it has fewer than half the recommended staff members. -
Missouri governor signs Blair's Law banning celebratory gunfire, named after killed Kansas City girlGov. Mike Parson on Tuesday also signed an expansive law that includes a ban on eviction moratoriums by local governments and new penalties associated with squatting.
