JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants to downsize the
Department of Economic Development and move several hundred staffers to the
Department of Higher Education.
The Republican governor on Thursday signed executive orders for the state
government reorganization.
Parson says the goal is to pare back the Department of Economic Development’s
responsibilities so the agency can focus on how to bring businesses to the state
and develop a trained workforce.
Several hundred other staffers will also be moved to the insurance department
under the plan. That agency would be renamed the Department of Commerce and
Insurance.
Parson says the changes would bring the Economic Development Department down
from about 865 employees to 165 employees.
The Republican-led Legislature has 60 days to disapprove of the changes or they
will automatically take effect.
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