Politically Speaking

Democratic Sen. Lauren Arthur of Kansas City talks about how her colleagues plan to make an impact during the last week of the 2021 legislative session.

Sen. Paul Wieland discusses the legislature's decision not to fund Medicaid, and whether there's cracks in the General Assembly's relationship with Gov. Mike Parson.

Democratic Representative Cori Bush made history when she became the first Black Congresswoman for Missouri, unseating the Clay political dynasty. She brought her background as a nurse, activist, organizer, single mom and pastor to her new role and has jumped headfirst into advocating for issues ranging from reparations for Black Americans to taxing billionaires to Medicare for All. She teamed up with Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth to introduce a bill that would bring together federal agencies and create a mapping tool to help allocate environmental funding from the Biden administration. Just last week, she also joined forces with New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to introduce a $1 trillion dollar bill to fund environmental justice projects for the next four years. In this episode, we’ll hear from Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congresswoman Cori Bush about three major environmental justice bills: the Environmental Justice for All Act, the Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act, and the Green New Deal for Cities Act.—This episode was a collaboration with Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio political correspondent and co-host of the Politically Speaking podcast. You can listen to the Politically Speaking episodes with Senator Duckworth and Congresswoman Bush at stlpr.org or anywhere you get podcasts.

Duckworth spoke with St. Louis Public Radio's Eric Schmid and We Live Here's Jia Ling Yang and Lauren Brown about her legislation.

In a collaboration with St. Louis Public Radio’s "We Live Here," Jason Rosenbaum spoke with U.S. Rep. Cori Bush about two pieces of environmental legislation that she proposed in her first few months in office.

The Kansas City Democrat discussed photo identification requirements for voting and efforts to curb the initiative petition process.

The Imperial Republican discusses a multitude of issues percolating around election administration and redistricting policy.

Tishaura Jones' landmark mayoral win ushers in a new era for St. Louis politics.

The Sullivan Republican talked about the fate of Medicaid expansion funding — and when lawmakers will likely tackle congressional redistricting.

The Carthage Republican explains why the GOP-controlled House didn't expand Medicaid this week.