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Missouri health director out after conservative blowback over support of Covid vaccine

3 years 2 months ago
Missouri's health director was effectively ousted after the state Senate on Tuesday declined to take up his nomination. The deadline to confirm Department of Health and Senior Services Director Don Kauerauf's nomination was Friday, and the Senate on Tuesday adjourned for the week, the Associated Press reports. Kauerauf took over as the state’s health director in September after his predecessor, Randall Williams, left the job in April 2021 without publicly citing a reason. The AP said that…
Jacob Kirn

Governors declare states of emergency in Missouri, Illinois ahead of winter storm

3 years 2 months ago
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker have declared states of emergency ahead of the winter storm this week. The Missouri National Guard and Illinois National Guard were activated to help with storm response. In Illinois, Pritzker said the response will include more than 1,800 IDOT trucks and equipment, ISP patrols to help stranded motorists and the state's emergency response team will be operating around the clock. In Missouri, Parson said the State Emergency Operations Center…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Understanding inconsistent building codes and their impact on St. Louis County

3 years 2 months ago
Building codes exist to protect the health and safety of St. Louis County residents. However, St. Louis County building codes are full of redundancy and inconsistencies that pose real risks for residents and create inefficiencies and backwardness across the region. St. Louis REALTORS® compiled the first comprehensive list of building codes in operation across the county’s 89 jurisdictions and received 42 building codebooks, constituting 809 chapters and 16,786 pages of building codes that must…
St. Louis REALTORS