by Alisa Nelson | May 21, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
State officials hope to complete about 7,500 coronavirus tests daily starting next week. During today’s briefing, Gov. Mike Parson says the plan will focus on three main testing strategies – box-in outbreaks, sentinel testing, and community sampling. “This will...
by Ashley Byrd | May 21, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The informal advisory group appointed by Gov. Mike Parson heard a wish list from a series of state agency and organization leaders about how to spend CARES Act funding coming into the state. State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick says Missouri has about $1.5 billion to...
by Ashley Byrd | Apr 28, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A bipartisan team of lawmakers, agency chiefs, and other advisors is helping Gov. Mike Parson to stay on top of massive amounts of federal money coming into Missouri for coping with COVID-19. The working group appointed by the governor made its first major move...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 23, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The State Treasurer’s Office says two Democrats – State Representative Kip Kendrick of Columbia and Senator Karla May of St. Louis – have joined Gov. Mike Parson’s coronavirus funding working group. Members are tasked with recommending to the governor the...
by admin | Apr 12, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
State health officials say there are now 4,160 confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri, along with 110 deaths. The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced the latest numbers on Easter Sunday afternoon. The numbers have increased from...
