A former Speaker of the Missouri House is now a convicted felon. John Diehl, 60, of Town and Country pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. He admitted to defrauding the Small Business Administration’s CARES Act out of...
The CARES Act passed by U.S. Congress last year allowed states to block the first stimulus payment to people who owed child support. Last April, Gov. Mike Parson said he was supportive of using that approach. “If you owe for your children, you need to pay for your...
Missouri has hired a national company to increase the state’s hospital workforce through February. The move comes as many Missouri hospitals continue to juggle staffing shortages and caring for an increasing number of COVID-19 patients. During a Capitol press...
Missouri’s governor is asking state lawmakers to approve a more than $1 billion supplemental budget during the upcoming special session, which begins Thursday in Jefferson City. The funding will provide additional resources to COVID-19. House Budget Committee...
A freshman state lawmaker from southwest Missouri’s Noel is the new vice chairman of the powerful Missouri House Budget Committee. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, has appointed State Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Noel, to the post, saying Deaton will be ready...
