Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that he’s encouraged by seeing residents returning to some semblance of normal life after weeks of shelter-in-place orders made necessary by the coronavirus. The Republican governor spent the weekend back home in southwestern Missouri ...

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Missouri Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway has called out Republican Gov. Mike Parson over his office’s handling of open-records requests, as the two gubernatorial contenders tried to paint themselves as transparent leaders. Galloway and Parson spoke in separate remarks during the ...

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson this week called for a new state savings fund and reaffirmed his support for gun rights in face of a spike in violence in the state’s biggest cities. Parson identified both as top goals for the ...

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Missouri’s levees need to be strengthened and repaired, especially in rural areas hit hard by prolonged flooding in 2019, according to an advisory group appointed by Gov. Mike Parson. St. Louis Public Radio reported that the Flood Recovery Advisory Working ...

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The swollen Mississippi River is straining levees, snarling traffic and forcing people from their homes as the water level in some places approaches record levels set during devastating flooding in 1993. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was touring flooded areas this ...

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