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Pro-mask candidates leave office as Missouri tires of limits Associated Press 6 hrs ago ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Pro-mask candidates are leaving office and occupancy limits are falling by the wayside in Missouri as communities tire of pandemic restrictions. In the central Missouri city of Rolla, a slate of of anti-mask candidates joined the City Council on Monday after being elected this month even though the mask mandate they opposed was allowed to expire two months ago, St. Louis Public Radio r...

Missouri health director Randall Williams resigns By Summer Ballentine Missouris health director resigned Tuesday amid the states coronavirus vaccine rollout, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced. Parson did not provide an explanation for Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams departure. Parson named his deputy chief of staff, Robert Knodell, to be the agencys acting director.  Parsons spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request by The Associated Press...

St. Louis Public Radio Moriah Renaud and Robert Kessinger both spoke up against mask mandates before the city council last year. They were also among a wave of candidates that unseated five people who voted in favor of the ordinance. Five Rolla City Council members who backed a mask mandate and capacity restrictions at businesses and churches will see their terms end Monday night as a slate that opposed the ordinance is sworn in. One of the 50 people who testified against the mask mandate in N...