by Alisa Nelson | Apr 18, 2023 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Gov. Mike Parson’s request for federal disaster aid in response to a deadly EF-2 tornado hitting Bollinger County and surrounding areas this month. The April 5 twister killed five people and injured several others....
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 31, 2023 | News
One chamber down and one to go for Missouri’s $46 billion state budget proposal. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed the fiscal outline for the state budget year that begins in July. The plan includes: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public...
by Anthony Morabith | Feb 27, 2023 | Business, Education, News, Politics / Govt
With the signature of Missouri’s Governor Mike Parson, state employees will begin seeing an 8.7% pay increase as well as a $2-per-hour bump in pay for group care employees working nights and weekends. Parson signed House Bill 14 in downtown Jefferson City Monday,...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 27, 2023 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
President Joe Biden announced in January that the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire in May. The shift back to pre-pandemic times will mean Missouri will begin checking whether Medicaid participants are still eligible for their benefits. Missouri has about...
by Missourinet Contributor | Feb 22, 2023 | News
The Missouri Legislature has passed an extra spending bill for the current state budget year. Gov. Mike Parson requested the midyear funding. The plan would cost taxpayers an additional $627 million. It primarily includes an 8.7% pay increase for all of Missouri’s...