Governor Mike Parson held his weekly COVID-19 briefing Thursday afternoon at the state Capitol. State health director Dr. Randall Williams was also present at the briefing.Â
Parson gave an update on the status of COVID-19 cases and vaccinations in Missouri. Nearly 66% of Missouri s 65 and older population and 32% of the 18 and older population have received an initial vaccination, he said.Â
Gov. Parson was asked about Medicaid expansion in Missouri. He said it is too early to say how his office will respond to the House s budget, and that the bills still have to face the State Senate before they goes to his desk. Parson s proposed budget included Medicaid expansion.Â
Smith discusses voter ID, citizen engagement as election nears
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CPS Board, 45th District candidates running in April 6 election to speak at virtual forum
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By Emmet Jamieson
The Boone County Democratic Party nominated Columbia attorney David Tyson Smith on Jan. 20 to run in the April 6 special election for former state Rep. Kip Kendrick’s seat.
Tyson, if elected, will represent House District 45, which includes downtown Columbia and most of the MU campus, in the Missouri House of Representatives. He would be the first Black man to represent Columbia in the chamber, as well as the first to hold any seat based in mid-Missouri.
Rep. Kendrick retired from his seat last year to serve as chief of staff to newly elected state Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City. Rep. Kendrick had just won re-election, so his stepping down triggered a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of his term.
MISSOURI- Missouri s April general municipal election candidate filing ended on Jan. 19, right before Inauguration Day. The final certification day will be Tuesday, Jan. 26 and the special election will be held April 6.
Three candidates are running for the Columbia City Council Second Ward seat, and three are running for the Sixth Ward seat. The Second Ward covers much of north-central and northwest Columbia, with Six Ward covering much of east-central and southeast Columbia.Â
Five people announced their candidacies for two open seats in the Columbia Public School School Board, which is a three year term. One seat opened last minute, as Board Vice President Susan Blackburn dropped out of the race Tuesday evening.Â