Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
By DAVID A. LIEBApril 22, 2021 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he hopes to name a new state health director quickly to rebuild the agency after parting ways with the man who had led it throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The governor’s office announced the resignation Tuesday of Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams without providing any specific reason for his departure.
Speaking for the first time about it, Parson told reporters: “I thought it was the best thing for the Cabinet, the best thing for the governor’s office that we go in different directions.”