It’s Children’s Book Week, which reminded me of a question I got recently about what book has changed my life. My answer probably surprised them. It’s Eric Carle’s beautiful “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” That was the first book that Jenny and I read to our first-born (who was probably the actual life-changer). We read it plenty of times to […]

Did you know that stroke kills almost 130,000 of the 800,000 Americans who die of cardiovascular disease each year. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, in 2018, stroke was the third leading cause of death in the City of St. Louis. Unbelievable statistics considering, reports by the American Stroke Association that […]

As Missouri prepares to reopen economic and social activity on May 4, Governor Parson today highlighted data supporting the state’s “Show Me Strong Recovery” Plan. The “Show Me Strong Recovery” Plan rests on four essential pillars designed to give Missouri a benchmark for moving forward: 1. Expand testing capacity and volume in the state 2. […]

One year ago tonight, I was sworn in as the County Executive after the County Council appointed me. It was an interesting, and unexpected, way to take office. Purple party lights still hung from the windows, dangling above an open bar, when I entered the County Executive office for the first time. That’s a fairly […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – As the COVID-19 crisis develops both in Missouri and across the nation, Governor Mike Parson and his administration continue taking steps each day to respond and adapt accordingly. “A tremendous amount of work has been accomplished in just a short period of time, and it does not stop here,” Governor Parson […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (March 27, 2020) County Executive Dr. Sam Page announced today that St. Louis County is expecting to receive millions in federal funding to help in its COVID-19 response. Legislation passed by Congress, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, will provide economic relief for individuals, businesses, and state and local […]

The City of St. Louis Director of Health, Fredrick Echols, M.D., and Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday that the City of St. Louis has its first positive case of COVID-19. The person who tested positive returned from an overseas trip to an airport in another state, and while driving back to the City of St. […]

St. Louis County is building a team of experts to work closely with the Department of Health to review and draft policies that allow the county to remain at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus. Among those on the new Technical Specialists Team are Rob Gatter, a professor of health management and policy at St. […]

In a press conference, Governor Mike Parson, Springfield Mayor Ken McClure, Springfield-Greene County Health Department Director Clay Goddard, and medical professionals announced the state’s second case to test presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The specimen, conducted by the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, has been forwarded to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

WASHINGTON ­– U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO) and Tim Kaine (VA) announced that the Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act has unanimously passed the Senate. Their bipartisan legislation directs the U.S. Treasury to mint a coin to commemorate the Centennial of Negro Leagues Baseball. U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (Mo.) and Steve Stivers (Ohio) […]