by Alisa Nelson | Feb 1, 2022 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
After only five months on the job, Gov. Mike Parson says he has accepted the resignation of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services director Don Kauerauf. About 200 protesters also rallied Monday at the Capitol against Kauerauf serving in the cabinet...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 13, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
In a historic vote, the Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would create a statewide database to track potential misuse of prescription drugs. Senate bill handler Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, says the compromise with the Missouri Senate Conservative Caucus would...
by admin | Feb 16, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
The Missouri House is expected to give final approval to prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation this week in Jefferson City, possibly as early as Monday afternoon. Missouri is the only state in the nation without a PDMP, which is an electronic...
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 21, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt
State Senator Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, says Gov. Mike Parson and other Republican governors have been “guilted into” continuing to welcome international refugees to their states. Last September, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring states and...
by admin | Dec 12, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
A southeast Missouri lawmaker is optimistic her prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation will finally pass in 2020. State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, traveled to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday to file House bill 1693. During a...
