Gov. Mike Parson's budget recommendations acknowledge that the state’s courts will need additional funding to cover the costs of expunging criminal records as required by a voter-approved marijuana amendment.

Tagged with: marijuana Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri Legislature topnews

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing an 8.7% pay raise for state workers as a way to offset inflation and discourage employees from leaving for better paying jobs.

Tagged with: ap Missouri Gov. Mike Parson

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday said he’s moving up the date that voters will decide whether to expand Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults in the state. Missouri ballot initiatives automatically go on the November general ...

Tagged with: Americans for Prosperity-Missouri Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri Medicaid expansion

A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday sent a lawsuit over fees charged by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's administration for an open records request back to a lower court for further consideration.

Tagged with: ACLU of Missouri Elad Gross Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Freedom Center of Missouri Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri open records Missouri press Association Sunshine and Government Accountability Project

The spread of COVID-19 closed schools, ended sport seasons, canceled proms and all but rendered senior year celebrations kaput for the class of 2020. But one way or another, Kansas City area districts say they will save graduation, The Kansas ...

Tagged with: coronavirus coronravirus graduations high school graduation Kansas City graduations Missouri Gov. Mike Parson

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said his plan to reopen the state from the coronavirus shutdown will include guidance for attending church services, sports and other activities and events. Parson said during a news conference Friday that Missourians have “stepped up ...

Tagged with: Missouri coronavirus Missouri coronavirus cases Missouri coronavirus deaths Missouri Gov. Mike Parson

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has extended Missouri’s statewide stay-at-home order through May 3, but pledged the next day “people are going to go back to work” so the state’s economy can begin to recover from the coronavirus shutdown. But most ...

Tagged with: coronavirus stay-at-home orders Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Missouri coronavirus Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri's statewide stay-at-home order St. Louis County Executive Sam Page St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Sunday that his administration is strongly encouraging the cancellation or suspension of public events with more than 50 people following federal health officials’ recommendations that those events be halted in an attempt to slow the ...

Tagged with: coronavirus business impact Missouri coronavirus Missouri coronavirus closings Missouri Gov. Mike Parson

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The state Department of Health and Senior Services on Saturday announced the state’s fifth case of COVID-19, an individual in ...

Tagged with: COVID-19 Missouri coronavirus Missouri coronavirus cases Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri Gov. Mike Parson coronavirus Missouri state of emergency

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he plans to fight efforts to expand the number of people eligible for government health care, as a ballot initiative to do so gains momentum. Advocates are collecting signatures to put the issue on November’s ...

Tagged with: government health care Medicaid expansion Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri health care Missouri Medicaid expansion

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he plans to fight efforts to expand the number of people eligible for government health care, as a ballot initiative to do so gains momentum. Advocates are collecting signatures to put the issue on November’s ...

Tagged with: government health care Medicaid expansion Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Missouri health care Missouri Medicaid expansion