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Missouri woman whose mom died from COVID delivers photo memorial to governor’s office

August 11, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

A St. Louis woman whose mother died from the coronavirus in June is calling on Missouri’s governor and other elected officials to take stronger action to control the spread of the disease.

St. Louis resident Angela Kender briefs Capitol reporters in Jefferson City on August 11, 2020. Kender’s mother died from COVID in June (photo courtesy of Ben Peters at House Communications)

Angela Kender traveled to Jefferson City on Tuesday to deliver copies of photos of Missourians who’ve died from COVID to the governor’s office. Kender also joined House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D-Springfield, for a Statehouse news conference. Kender says COVID families have had enough.

“Missourians are dying due to terrible leadership, and in this state, lack of policy entirely. The continued deaths are preventable and that is why I am here today. My mother’s life mattered,” Kender says.

Kender supports a statewide mask order, that includes schools. She brought 15 photos of Missourians who have died from COVID.

“I am here today to shine light on these faces that are gone,” says Kender. “Because if you look at these faces and you don’t realize that it could easily be you or your loved one, you are sadly mistaken.”

State health officials say there have been 1,312 COVID deaths in Missouri.

Missourinet contacted the governor’s office to see if they have a response to Kender’s comments. We have not heard back, at this time.

Governor Mike Parson (R) opposes a statewide mask order, telling Missourinet at a July 22 press conference that it’s not the state’s place to mandate everyone to wear a mask.

“I am not anti-mask and I’ll say that clearly again. I wear a mask from time-to-time when I feel that need is there. I am not anti-mask, what I am is anti-mandates,” Parson said that day.

The governor also announced last week that 1.8 million cloth masks have been made available through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and that state officials are developing a plan to distribute them to school districts. Parson also said last week that $7.5 million of Missouri’s Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to a cost-share program with local counties, to help schools cover personal protective equipment (PPE) costs. The money will also help schools with cleaning and medical supplies for school buildings and buses.

Missouri Education Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven testified Tuesday before a House committee in Jefferson City. Vandeven says the state has distributed as much federal COVID aid to schools, as it can at this time.

As for Leader Quade, she wants Governor Parson to call a special session about the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With the pandemic still spreading throughout Missouri, the governor’s top priority should be on protecting lives,” Quade says. “Instead, the governor wants to talk about anything but COVID-19. However, we will not let the human toll of this disease be forgotten.”

Quade says Missouri’s school districts have not received proper guidance from the Parson administration, about this fall.

Quade and Kender were also joined Tuesday by a Kansas City teacher, who represents a new group called “Missourians for Educational Change.” He expresses safety concerns about school reopening, and says it should be virtual.

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Filed Under: Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation Tagged With: Angela Kender, COVID-19, Missouri Education Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, Missouri's coronavirus relief fund, Missourians for Educational Change, personal protective equipment, State Emergency Management Agency, statewide mask order

Missouri designates $7.5 million to help schools cover costs of PPE and cleaning

August 9, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

State officials say several million dollars in federal funding will help Missouri schools cover costs of personal protective equipment (PPE).

State Rep. Dr. Jonathan Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, gets ready to speak on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on April 8, 2020 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

Governor Mike Parson says $7.5 million of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to a cost-share program with counties, to help Missouri schools cover PPE costs. The money will also help schools cover costs of cleaning and medical supplies for school buildings and buses.

The governor says schools can use relief funds provided under the CARES Act for any COVID-19 related expenses, including PPE costs.

Missouri Commissioner of Education Dr. Margie Vandeven and state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams will testify Tuesday morning in Jefferson City, before the bipartisan House Special Committee on Disease Control and Prevention.

Committee Chairman State Rep. Jonathan Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, tells Missourinet that the number one issue he’s hearing about from his constituents is about school plans. He has a nine-year-old and a six-year-old in public school.

Commissioner Vandeven will be testifying about schools.

Chairman Patterson says that Dr. Williams will testify about the trajectory Missouri is on. Dr. Patterson, a private practice general surgeon, is interested what will happen if/when a COVID-19 vaccine is developed. Patterson wants to know if DHSS has a plan in place.

DHSS says Missouri now has had 58,927 cases. That is up from Friday’s number of 57,379.

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Filed Under: Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation Tagged With: CARES Act, COVID-19, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams, Missouri Education Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Missouri House Special Committee on Disease Control and Prevention, Missouri schools, Missouri's coronavirus relief fund, personal protective equipment, State Rep. Jonathan Patterson

Vice President Pence calls Missouri’s governor, to offer additional resources for pandemic

August 5, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri’s governor says the Show-Me State is one of the states the White House is concerned about, with increasing COVID-19 cases.

Governor Mike Parson briefs Missouri Capitol reporters in Jefferson City on August 5, 2020 (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page)

During a Wednesday media briefing in Jefferson City, Governor Mike Parson (R) told Capitol reporters that Vice President Mike Pence called him on Sunday, to offer additional assistance and resources to battle the pandemic.

“We are grateful to both our vice president and to President Trump for their continuing support throughout this process,” Parson says.

The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says Missouri has had 55,321 confirmed cases, up from 39,352 cases on July 24.

“So they’re basically saying we’re here, we’re going to send the CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in there to help, and I encourage all the help we can get in that area to make sure we curve this as soon as we can,” says Parson.

During his media briefing, Governor Parson also expressed disappointment with the viral videos of weekend parties at the Lake of the Ozarks, without social distancing.

The governor emphasizes that he and other state officials have been urging residents to practice social distancing, for months. Parson is urging you to take responsibility.

“That virus is out there, and it’s not going anywhere right now,” Parson says.

The governor has also announced that $7.5 million of the state’s coronavirus relief fund has been allocated to a cost-share program with local counties, to help schools cover costs for personal protective equipment (PPE), and cleaning and medical supplies for school buildings and buses.

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Filed Under: Business, Education, Entertainment, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Missouri's coronavirus relief fund, Vice President Mike Pence



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