Dr. Randall Williams DHSS
Gov. Parson accepted the letter Tuesday morning. The news release did not give a reason regarding the resignation. Dr. Williams has been a huge asset to Missouri, especially this past year in dealing with COVID-19, Parson said in the release. We greatly appreciate all the work he has done for the people of our state and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Some lawmakers were not expecting to come into the office to find out about the resignation. I just walked in the office about an hour ago, probably two by now and got the word, said Representative Mike Stevens.Â
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
Associated Press
COLUMBIA Missouri s Republican-led House on Thursday passed a bill to further limit regulators and law enforcement from going on farms.
Lawmakers voted 109-43 in favor of the bill, which also would apply to dog breeders. The measure now goes to the GOP-led state Senate for consideration.
State and federal agriculture department officials, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and sheriffs departments would be among the few agencies allowed to inspect Missouri farms and breeders under the bill. Only sheriffs from the county where a farm is located could inspect the properties to enforce laws.
Any other government regulators would be banned from going on farms unless invited by the owners.
A local lawmaker thinks the Missouri constitution is missing something big.
Rep. John Black, R-Marshfield, is pushing legislation this year that would enshrine a “right to hunt and fish” in the document to ensure those pastimes are never taken away.
“We all know that the heritage to hunt and fish in this state is significant and historic,” Black told a House committee last week. “It would seem appropriate that within 200 years from our founding, we finally get it in the constitution.”
Black assured colleagues that his idea, which would require voter approval, is not an attempt to second-guess controversial decisions from the Conservation Department.