Gov. Mike Parson has had enough. He has given the Missouri Legislature a deadline of noon Tuesday...
With no healthcare tax deal on horizon, Parson threatens to freeze $722 million in next Missouri budget
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July hearing set for Missouri House committee vetting stimulus dollars; September special session possible on ARPA funds (AUDIO)
A Missouri House committee on federal stimulus money will hold a mid-July hearing in Jefferson...
Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit goes before Cole County judge on Monday
A judge in mid-Missouri's Cole County will hold a hearing Monday afternoon in Jefferson City...
Missouri’s House Budget chair wants FRA special session by end of June; Smith encouraged by recent progress
Missouri's House Budget Committee chairman says progress has been made on a key funding mechanism...
Southern Missouri lawmaker predicts PDMP will save thousands of lives (AUDIO)
A freshman state lawmaker who represents a district in far southern Missouri passed landmark...
State officials say 392,000 Missourians still lack high-speed internet; northeast Missouri still has issues
Missouri's broadband director says while the state is making progress on broadband, there's a long...
Missouri’s governor wants a state health director with both a medical and administration background
Missouri's governor says he's getting "closer every day" to selecting a new state health director....
13 special session requests are now on the Missouri governor’s desk
Missouri's governor says the only special session he plans to call this year at this point...
Missouri Farm Bureau: PDMP is valuable tool in the fight against the opioid epidemic
Missouri has become the 50th and final state to have a prescription drug monitoring program...
Millions being put into two rural Missouri hospitals; Noble to launch Center for Rural Health Innovation (AUDIO)
A Kansas City company that owns rural hospitals in mid-Missouri's Fulton and Mexico is investing...
Missouri’s governor to sign PDMP on Capitol lawn in Jefferson City on Monday
The governor will sign prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation into law Monday in...
Missouri could join 49 other states by improving access to mental health services
In 2008, Congress passed and then-President George W. Bush signed into law a bill requiring health...
Missouri’s Hegeman, on path forward for FRA: “We’re not there yet, but we will get there”
(Missourinet St. Joseph affiliate KFEQ contributed to this story) Missouri's powerful Senate...
Peanut processing plant and new hospital highlight $75 million in planned investment in rural Missouri town
(Missourinet Kennett affiliate KBOA contributed to this story) Missouri's poorest region is...
Missouri’s governor says there’s no legislative agreement right now on FRA (AUDIO)
Missouri’s governor says there’s no guarantee that he’ll call a special session for the...
Free, at-home test kits for COVID-19 now available to Missourians
Missourians can now get free, at-home tests for the COVID-19 virus. This test was authorized for...
Missouri Attorney General sues St. Louis County over COVID-19 health rules, county says legal foundation is solid
-updated May 11 Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing St. Louis County Executive Sam...
Missouri’s operating budget approved by lawmakers includes historic increase for foster children and families (AUDIO)
Missouri foster care advocates are praising Friday's passage of the $35.1 billion state operating...
Final week in Missouri legislative session: Wayfair, gas tax, PDMP and Grain Belt still unresolved
Expect some long days and nights at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City this week, with just...
Missouri House Democrats appeal directly to GOP Governor on Medicaid expansion; rural Republicans say their constituents voted against it
The Missouri Legislature has voted to give final approval to an approximately $35 billion state...
Missouri rolls out ‘one-stop-shop’ veterans resource tool
Missouri has launched a new tool to help veterans find potential benefits and local help. The...
Missouri Senate sides with House; chooses not to fund Medicaid expansion
The Missouri Senate has passed a $34 billion state budget proposal without funding an expansion of...
Survey: Pandemic stress is the last straw for 10% of Missouri teachers
The only profession in Missouri that creates all other professions has been struggling for years...
Missouri House Budget Chair: bipartisan oversight is needed on federal rescue plan dollars (AUDIO)
Legislation aimed at preventing waste or fraud of federal stimulus dollars will be heard Monday...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: Medicaid expansion debate, budget and daylight saving time bill
You can expect a debate about Medicaid expansion on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City...
Friends of the United Kingdom Caucus highlights Missouri’s $2 billion economic relationship with the UK (AUDIO)
A bipartisan group of more than 30 Missouri lawmakers has created the nation's first "Friends of...
Quade, Stephens have different views on performance of former Missouri health director Williams (AUDIO)
Two key Missouri lawmakers from opposite parties view Tuesday's resignation of state Department of...
BREAKING: Missouri’s top health leader, chief operating officer resign
Two of Gov. Mike Parson’s top staffers have stepped down. A press release today from Parson's...
What we’re watching next week in Missouri Legislature: budget, oversight hearings and MLB antitrust exemption pushback
The proposed state operating budget will be heading to the Missouri Senate Appropriations...
Missouri House Oversight Committee chair announces DOLIR is suspending collection of unemployment overpayments (AUDIO)
Just two days after being grilled again by state lawmakers in both parties, the Missouri...