Much to the delight of voter integrity advocates, a ranked-choice voting initiative in Missouri in which voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots failed to garner the signatures necessary to appear on the November ballot.
The Secretary of State's Office paid $9.1 million in salaries in 2021, 2.3 percent less than the previous year, according to the Missouri Accountability Portal.
There were 54 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 16.9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 72 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 10% decrease from the previous week.
The Department of Agriculture paid $17.1 million in salaries in 2021, 5.6 percent more than the previous year, according to the Missouri Accountability Portal.
There were 249 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 7.3% increase over the previous week.
There were 33 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri in the week ending July 23, making up 4.7% of total deaths by all causes in Missouri.
There were 267 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, no changes from the previous week.
The Department of Economic Development paid $7 million in salaries in 2021, 3.3 percent less than the previous year, according to the Missouri Accountability Portal.
There were 54 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 8% increase over the previous week.
There were 63 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 18.9% increase over the previous week.
There were 40 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Missouri in the week ending July 23, making up 5.6% of total deaths by all causes in Missouri.
There were 30 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 3.4% increase over the previous week.