COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A $1.2 billion coronavirus aid package is on its way to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s desk.
Senators on Wednesday gave the measure final approval.
It’s mostly federal funding.
About $752 million needs to be spent this month or it will go back to the federal government.
The spending plan includes $135 million for testing, contact tracing, lab equipment and data collection.
Senators adjourned Wednesday without taking action on a bill to protect health care workers and some businesses from being sued during the pandemic.
That had been a priority for Parson.
But he asked lawmakers to abandon the bill Tuesday.
It likely will come up again next session.
