by admin | Jul 10, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
Missouri’s governor has vetoed three bills that easily passed the Legislature this year, all sponsored by lawmakers in his party. Governor Mike Parson (R) vetoed the bills on Friday morning, and outlined his concerns with them. One involves legislation requiring...
by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
A judge in mid-Missouri’s Cole County has ruled that Missouri’s August Medicaid expansion ballot measure is unconstitutional. A lawyer for three women suing Missouri over Medicaid expansion is appealing. Medicaid is a federal and state program that assists...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
A judge in mid-Missouri’s Cole County expects to issue his decision in Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit by Wednesday. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem heard about 75 minutes of arguments on Monday afternoon, before a packed courtroom in Jefferson...
by admin | Jun 20, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
A judge in mid-Missouri’s Cole County will hold a hearing Monday afternoon in Jefferson City involving a lawsuit filed by three women who want the state to fund Medicaid expansion. The plaintiffs note Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion in August....
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 14, 2021 | News
State Representative Hannah Kelly, R-Mountain Grove, says her 19-year-old daughter she adopted two years ago inspired her to file two bills about foster care and adoption. The duo of bills, passed by the Missouri Legislature this year and signed into law by Gov. Mike...