by Alisa Nelson | Jul 14, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Gov. Mike Parson says he talked to President Donald Trump today on the phone about a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters walking through their neighborhood last month. Photos and videos have gone viral of Mark McCloskey sporting a rifle and Patricia...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 10, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
President Donald Trump has approved Gov. Mike Parson’s request for a federal major disaster declaration for 19 Missouri counties hit by severe storms on May 3 and 4. The declaration means local governments and nonprofit agencies can request public help for response...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 9, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to schools that do not reopen their doors this fall. On Twitter, he says several other countries have reopened schools with no problems. During a meeting with education leaders in Washington, D.C., Trump...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 17, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
Gov. Mike Parson has requested President Donald Trump’s approval of a major federal disaster declaration for 19 Missouri counties damaged by storms last month. Joint preliminary assessments estimate more than $9.3 million in damage to public infrastructure from storms...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 9, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Since the death of George Floyd of Minnesota, some elected officials are being asked whether to defund police departments. Most Minneapolis City Council members say they support dismantling their police department and putting the funding toward affordable housing and...
