Mike Parson

Gov. Mike Parson used a Tuesday visit to St. Louis to thank nonprofits he helped support with additional funding in the 2022 budget.

The new guidelines allow coaches to assist athletes in seeking opportunities in which they can profit off their name, image and likeness. The new provision is part of a larger K-12 and higher education bill Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Thursday.

Under the newly signed Missouri bill, “lawfully” dispensing or prescribing ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine cannot be the basis for disciplinary action.

The bill, passed by lawmakers during the recently completed 2022 legislative session, would provide a one-time, nonrefundable tax credit for those who paid income tax this year. However, Gov. Mike Parson has expressed concerns over the bill.

The celebration in Waynesville emphasized public service and honor by joining the armed forces.

More Missourians want to keep abortion legal than make it illegal, a major national research organization found.

A new review from the National Education Association teachers union found Missouri teachers are near the bottom in pay by multiple measures.

The Senate version outspends the budget passed by the House weeks ago by more than $1 billion. Additionally, the Senate has yet to address how to allocate federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

The nine-member Board of Curators has seven graduates from the flagship campus in Columbia and none from UMSL, UMKC and Missouri S&T combined. During a meeting last week in Rolla, the curators made changes to the pension system.

Missouri officials this week announced an end to the coronavirus pandemic emergency, saying the state was moving on from the crisis. But public health officials say it may be too early to declare victory over the pandemic.