ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Just as the City of St. Louis heads into a stretch of extremely hot weather next week, Mayor Lyda Krewson today announced the immediate availability of $3 million in utility assistance for residents from the CARES Act through a partnership with Cooldownstlouis.org over the next 18 months. “We know all too […]

Elected Leaders, Public Health Officials and Pandemic Task Force Reinforce that Masks Significantly Reduce Spread of Virus July 1st, 2020 – St. Louis County and St. Louis City have issued new public health orders requiring all individuals to wear a face mask or covering at all times when in indoor facilities and outside when social […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement on the protests in Missouri and across the nation: “Our nation has once again been brought to a moment of reckoning. The recent tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have shocked and outraged Americans. My thoughts are with the families and loved […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Governor Mike Parson announced over $209 million in additional expenditure restrictions due to COVID-19. “It goes without saying that COVID-19 has had severe impacts on our anticipated economic growth. This is truly unlike anything we have ever experienced before, and we are now expecting significant revenue declines,” Governor Parson said. Between […]

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 […]

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. […]