By Madison Czopek, Missouri News Network
• April 18, 2020
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he supports legislators’ decision to return to the Capitol on April 27, which was announced Monday by Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia.
“I’m glad they’re coming back,”...
The Missouri chapters of the League of Women Voters and the NAACP joined together to file a lawsuit Friday hoping to expand absentee voting in the state due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Most states allow...
By Claire Colby, Missouri News Network
• April 17, 2020
In-person instruction in Missouri schools is canceled for the remainder of the school year, and attention has turned to how and when school buildings may eventually be reopened.
Much of Gov. Mike Parson’s...
Gov. Mike Parson extended his statewide stay-at-home order Thursday through May 3, while announcing the state’s initial framework to help Missouri “safely and gradually” move into the recovery phase...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit Missouri, Gov. Mike Parson is turning his sights on reopening the economy — even as St. Louis officials said they will wait at least a month before reopening....
St. Louis County and St. Louis city's stay-at-home orders have been extended indefinitely, at least through mid-May. And the announcements came through Twitter.
County Executive Sam Page tweeted Thursday,...
The St. Louis metropolitan area has kept total numbers of coronavirus cases below initial projections, but stay-at-home orders and social distancing are needed for at least another month, the head of the...
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations began issuing $600 extra payments Monday to people who have filed for unemployment due to the coronavirus outbreak, with a total of $66 million...
The St. Louis County Council’s Republicans are calling on County Executive Sam Page to reopen county parks.
Initially, parks and outdoor exercise were allowed under Page’s stay-at-home order issued...
The stay-at-home order in effect through next week in St. Louis County and St. Louis city is likely to be extended into May, the county executive and mayor both said Monday.
Statewide and countywide...
