Jaclyn Driscoll
Statehouse & Politics ReporterJaclyn Driscoll is the Jefferson City statehouse reporter for St. Louis Public Radio. She joined the politics team in 2019 after spending two years at the Springfield, Illinois NPR Member station. Jaclyn covered a variety of issues at the statehouse for all of Illinois' public radio stations, but focused primarily on public health and agriculture related policy. Before joining public radio, Jaclyn reported for a couple television stations in Illinois and Iowa as a general assignment reporter.
Jaclyn has an undergraduate degree in History with a middle and secondary education teaching endorsement from Monmouth College. She was the History Department Chair at Greenfield High School in Illinois, but after one year she decided to go back to school for a master's in journalism at DePaul University. Though she has a passion for education and hasn't ruled out teaching again in the future, Jaclyn enjoys the every day excitement that comes with political reporting.
She's a 6th generation descendant on her family farm back in Illinois, but is excited to plant some roots of her own in the Show-Me state. When she isn't busy working, Jaclyn can be found trying to entertain her twin boys who still think she's a cool mom (for now). She loves cheeseburgers, hiking, 2% milk, and binge listening to true crime podcasts.
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The Missouri House on Tuesday passed a $1.2 billion supplemental budget with a vote of 133-4. Most of the money is federal coronavirus relief funds.
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As it appears clear that President Trump will lose to former Vice President Joe Biden, the president claimed without evidence on Thursday that there was rampant fraud in places including Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Republican Gov. Mike Parson defeated State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday to win a full term as Missouri’s chief executive.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is taking on State Auditor Nicole Galloway in one of the only competitive gubernatorial races in the country. The Republican incumbent said he's ready for a full term as the state's chief executive.
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Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. She spoke with St. Louis Public Radio’s Eric Schmid and Jaclyn Driscoll about her race against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, which includes a portion of the Metro East. Dirksen Londrigan ran against Davis in 2018, narrowly losing to the incumbent Republican by 2,058 votes. The race is again expected to be close on Nov. 3. Davis won reelection in 2014 and 2016 by nearly 20 percentage points each time.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson sits down with St. Louis Public Radio's Jaclyn Driscoll and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the big issues ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called a second special legislative session to begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, to deal with a supplemental budget bill. The main priority is ensuring the state has access to additional federal funding for coronavirus response and recovery.
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Republican Congressman Rodney Davis is once again taking on Democrat Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan in a high-profile race for Illinois' 13th Congressional District.
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Missouri's state health director says a limited supply of vaccine could come as early as December, but supplies won't be available to the general public until spring at the earliest.
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Missouri medical marijuana program will soon begin selling cannabis to medical card holders.
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Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe makes his case on why he should be elected to a full term in the statewide office.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said an improving state economy has allowed him to free up funds he previously withheld due to the effects of the coronavirus.