Regional News

JEFFERSON CITY — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed details of the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate rules for large employers on Nov. 4. Missouri’s business community has been waiting for guidelines to be released since the Sept. 9 announcement of the plan.  The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has always taken a stance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Jason Smith issued the following statement blasting the Biden Administration after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the Department of Labor and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced “emergency” rules forcing private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.   “These unconstitutional, authoritarian federal vaccine mandates sicken me

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of attending committee hearings and meeting with state and regional leaders. One of the tasks assigned by Senate leadership at the conclusion of the 2021 session was to thoroughly examine our state budget’s largest expenditure, Medicaid or MO HealthNet, to ensure it is managed efficiently, aligns with

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation for children ages 5-11 to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The Randolph County, Illinois Health department said it expects to begin administering the vaccine to children aged 5-11 the week of November

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC), in partnership with the Missouri Broadcasters Association, announced today the launch of the Show Me Service campaign to promote volunteerism statewide. In addition to TV, radio, and social media advertising, the campaign includes an online volunteer opportunity search portal. “Last year, more than 1.5 million Missourians

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021, in observance of Veterans Day. Normal operations will resume on Friday, November 12, 2021. Thursday, November 25, 2021, and Friday, November 26, 2021,

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents safe and avoiding unnecessary transfers to already-overwhelmed hospitals. A new study at the University of Missouri found that the use of