by admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri has become the 50th and final state to have a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), with the governor’s signature Monday afternoon in Jefferson City. Governor Mike Parson (R) signed the bipartisan PDMP bill into law in his Statehouse office,...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
A Kansas City company that owns rural hospitals in mid-Missouri’s Fulton and Mexico is investing millions of dollars into the two facilities, and is working with both communities on their health care needs. Former Missouri House Speaker Elijah Haahr...
by admin | Jun 6, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
The governor will sign prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation into law Monday in Jefferson City, making Missouri the 50th and final state to have the PDMP program. Governor Mike Parson (R) plans to sign bipartisan PDMP legislation from State Sen....
by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who chairs the House Corrections and Public Institutions Committee is calling on Governor Parson to grant an immediate release to an inmate who prosecutors say was wrongly convicted of murder 40 years ago. State Rep. Andrew McDaniel...
by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
(Missourinet St. Joseph affiliate KFEQ contributed to this story) Missouri’s powerful Senate Appropriations Committee chair is optimistic that a deal can be reached to resolve issues involving the federal reimbursement allowance (FRA), which is a key funding...