The federal grants for school districts in Dunklin, Henry, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, and Wright counties will pay for 90 percent of the cost of the safe rooms, which are designed to shelter a total of more than 4,500 students, staff, and area residents during severe storms.
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"Women don’t need social workers in place of law enforcement. We need justice."
A small group of demonstrators gathered outside the Christopher S. Bond Courthouse in Jefferson City to protest a federal execution Tuesday.
The report showed that through the end of July, the state received $2.64 billion through the CARES Act and other programs.
Local groups across the country, including 13 Missouri organizations, are calling on congressional leadership to act on legislation that would create a federal flood risk disclosure requirement to protect families, renters, and homebuyers.
Gov. Mike Parson officially signed the two bills that came out of the special session on violent crime Monday afternoon.
The Missouri Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Gov. Mike Parson and Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe Monday.
Former Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey announced the start of a new lobbying company, First Capitol Advisors, Monday.
"VAWA is currently due for reauthorization, and once again, it contains enhancements to continue its pivotal role supporting the coordinated efforts to end rape and abuse not only in Missouri but in every state, tribe, and territory."
In August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.