by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s junior senator is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the mental health needs of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R) has written a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, calling on...
by Missourinet Contributor | Aug 20, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $3 million in the expansion of rural broadband internet service to southeast Missouri. During a Zoom call Wednesday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Senator Roy Blunt and Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn...
by admin | Aug 9, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
State officials say several million dollars in federal funding will help Missouri schools cover costs of personal protective equipment (PPE). Governor Mike Parson says $7.5 million of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to a cost-share program...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 6, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
A Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services survey shows in at least 50 counties, the local governments have not passed federal coronavirus relief funding to their health departments. The state has received billions of dollars in CARES Act money to help it...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 24, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
State Department of Mental Health Director Mark Stringer says mental health providers in rural and urban Missouri are experiencing significant increases in crisis calls and requests for services. During a Capitol press conference, he says state officials recognize the...
