Marijuana
Cannabis poisonings in kids cause Missouri to ban food with Delta-8 THC(The Center Square) – A 600% increase in cannabis poisoning resulting in an emergency room visit or hospitalization of children age 5 and under since 2018 led Missouri Republican Gov. Read More
Missouri
New laws focus on Missouri vet suicides, create Afghanistan war medallions(The Center Square) – The rate of suicide for veterans in Missouri is 33% higher than the national rate and a new law will require an annual report on the… Read More
School Choice
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs education bills that include school choice expansion(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The governor of Missouri signed two education bills Tuesday that included measures to expand school choice in the state. Republican Gov. Read More
Border, Missouri
$2.3M request for supporting Missouri troops at border gets bipartisan support(The Center Square) – Legislative leaders from both parties are supporting Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s request for $2.3 million to send Missouri National Guard troops and State Highway Patrol troopers… Read More
Border, Missouri
Gov. Parson requests $2.3M in sending 200 Missouri Guard members to Texas border(The Center Square) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order Tuesday declaring a state of emergency in Missouri to send members of the Missouri National Guard and Highway… Read More
Missouri
Parson designates millions to bolster Missouri mining of critical minerals(The Center Square) – Millions of Missouri taxpayer dollars could be going to a consortium aiming to get $40 to $70 million in federal funds to bolster mining of critical… Read More
Missouri
Gov. Parson says completion of $278M interstate project replaces ‘talk’(The Center Square) – Completion of a $278 million rebuild of Interstate 270 in North St. Louis County is being described as transformational for the region and puts Missouri on… Read More
China, Missouri
Missouri governor urges state pension board to divest holdings in China(The Center Square) – Poor financial returns and national security concerns led Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to urge trustees of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System to divest in… Read More
Public Safety
Petition helps mount clemency drive for former Kansas City Det. Eric DeValkenaere in 2019 shootingMore than 1,200 citizens have already asked the Missouri governor to grant clemency to former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere, now serving six years in prison in… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Gov. Parson’s third Missouri Supreme Court appointment creates female majority(The Center Square) – Missouri's Supreme Court will soon have a female majority as Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Monday announced Ginger Gooch would replace retiring Judge Patricia Breckenridge. Gooch,… Read More
Missouri
Historic slate of Missouri Supreme Court nominees approved, sent to Gov. Mike ParsonThree Missouri appeals court judges have been nominated for a state Supreme Court seat – including one who made history with her appointment only last year, and would… Read More
Missouri, Transportation
Parson says $50 million for safer Missouri railroad crossings is ‘just a start’(The Center Square) – Spending $50 million to make Missouri’s railroad crossings safer is only a starting point, according to state officials. Gov. Mike Parson and Patrick McKenna, director of… Read More
Springfield
Commercial Street historic landmark in Springfield set for facelift thanks to Governor ParsonSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Locals are celebrating the approval of $8 million in state transportation funding to renovate the internationally famous Jefferson Avenue Footbridge. The 562-foot bridge… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Gov. Parson signs bill exempting Social Security benefits from Missouri taxes(The Center Square) – Missouri will no longer tax Social Security benefits beginning in 2024 after Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 190 into law on Thursday. The bill… Read More
Missouri
Missouri parks now allowing harvesting of hay, drawing of water to help farmers deal with drought(The Center Square) – Missouri government agencies are allowing farmers to harvest hay and obtain water from state parks and conservation areas to deal with worsening drought conditions. Republican Missouri… Read More
Missouri
Mitigation, response plan published day after Missouri issues drought alert(The Center Square) – The day after Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declared a drought alert, the Division of Natural Resources announced publication of a new mitigation and response plan. Read More
Biden administration, Uncategorized
Missouri’s Parson leads 18 governors urging Biden to end mortgage rule for those with good or poor credit(The Center Square) – Eighteen governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a change in a policy regarding mortgage fees. Earlier this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency… Read More
St. Louis
Republican governor appoints replacement for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner that supports defund-the-police champion Cori BushGov. Mike Parson’s replacement for far-left former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner just happens to be an avid supporter of U.S. Rep. Cori Bush – one of… Read More
Courts, St. Louis
Day after St. Louis prosecutor quits, Missouri attorney general drops case(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey withdrew his case against former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Wednesday. “Comes now the State of Missouri and… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri’s $50 billion budget includes I-70 expansion, library funds, but drops DEI clause(The Center Square) – The Missouri General Assembly met its constitutional responsibility on Friday as it passed and sent a $50.8 billion budget to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. As the… Read More
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