Missouri
Timing of Covid-19 Vaccine for Health Care Workers Depends on Where They Live
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Kansas and Missouri plan to rely on the honor system to comply with priority distribution of coronavirus vaccines ... Employees in one Louisiana city will receive a one-time lump-sum hazard payment ... Indiana lawmakers hope to shield businesses from Covid-19 lawsuits.
Seeking To Boost Savings and Safety, One State Eliminates Paper Tax Forms
Missouri will stop printing paper taxes forms and encourage residents to file electronically, which a spokeswoman said most taxpayers already do.
A Child’s Death in the Heartland Changes Community Views About Covid
Some in Franklin County, Missouri embraced a mask mandate after the death of a 13-year-old boy.
States Are Paying to Hire Nurses for Struggling Hospitals
Missouri is the second state to partner with a Texas-based company to bring in out-of-state nurses to temporarily increase hospital capacity ahead of an expected holiday surge of Covid-19 patients.
Feds Shoot Down Pennsylvania Plan to Funnel Virus Relief Money to School Districts
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | D.C. transit agency looking at buyouts to avoid 1,400 layoffs … Missouri state Senate postpones session because of Covid outbreak among members … Texas AG controversy continues with whistleblower lawsuit.
Republicans Win in Montana, Missouri Governors' Races
Elsewhere, there were few surprises on election night with governors' contests. Eight incumbents were reelected, five of them Republicans. And a favored GOP candidate won in Utah.
11 Governors' Races Are On the Ballot. Here Are the Ones to Watch.
Only a couple of the races are considered highly contested this year, with a toss-up in Montana and a competitive race in Missouri between a GOP incumbent and a Democratic challenger.
Cities Giving Paid Leave to Employees to Work the Polls
Facing shortages of poll workers, some city officials are allowing employees to volunteer as election workers in exchange for paid leave.
St. Louis Police Will No Longer Have to Reside Within City Limits
By temporarily doing away with the city’s residency requirement for first responders, St. Louis officials hope it will become easier to recruit and hire officers to fill current vacancies.
In Missouri, a Rift Over Local Murder Prosecutions
Missouri’s governor wants the state attorney general to take over prosecutions for uncharged homicides in St. Louis.
Missouri Voters Back Medicaid Expansion
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Louisiana reinstates work search requirements for people on unemployment … NYC health commissioner resigns after months of conflict with mayor … Massive power outages on east coast after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through states.
Missourians to Vote on Medicaid Expansion as Crisis Leaves Millions Without Insurance
As a result of the unemployment crisis, millions of people lost access to their private health insurance plans at a time when they might need it most.
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