Talking politics

Worried about concealed carry? Well, the government can share other stuff about you, too

Ryan Famuliner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:10:28 +0000

This week on the show: what information does the government have about you… and how is it using it? Plus, hundreds of MU faculty members finally get a vote.

Governor Nixon continues to push business side of Medicaid expansion

Ryan Famuliner and Harum Helmy — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:29:45 +0000

This week on the show: the Medicaid expansion debate continues. Plus: what Mid-Missourians are concerned about as the President prepares for his State of the Union address.

A look at some of the major issues this legislative session

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:45:52 +0000

This week on the show, we’ll talk about some of the major issues the state legislature plans to take on this semester. Some very familiar, others not so much.

Commentary: What politicians can learn from Stan Musial

Terry Smith — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:59:00 +0000

At the first major league baseball game I ever saw, as a Cub Scout in old Sportsmans Park in north St. Louis, Stan Musial got his 2500^th hit, a home run. I became a Cardinals fan and a Stan Musial fan that day.

Talking Politics: Organic labels, right to work, and performance-based funding

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:01:15 +0000

This week on the show – New enforcement creates questions about whether organic certification is worth it for farmers. Plus, details about the likelihood of Missouri becoming a right to work state, and a report from Jefferson City about the possibility of Missouri switching to performance based funding for higher education.

Jo Ann Emerson retires, the fiscal cliff and MU

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:30:06 +0000

This week on Talking Politics: the latest on Jo Ann Emerson’s retirement and the rush to find a replacement in the US House. Plus, the so-called fiscal cliff, and what it would mean for the University of Missouri system.

Battle continues over LGBT protection in Missouri's Human Rights Act

Alexandra Olgin — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:54:52 +0000

The current human rights act in Missouri says, to discriminate against any person because of “race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, or familial status” is illegal, but it doesn’t cover gender identity and sexual orientation. It’s not just in Missouri, right now 29 states have no protections for sexual orientation and 34 have no discrimination protections for transgender individuals.

Aaron Malin is the co-founder of Missourians for Equality, an organization that is attempting to take the issue of employment and housing discrimination of LGBT members to a ballot in 2014. The proposal would be an amendment to the current legal definition of discrimination in Missouri.

How to explain MO GOP losses?

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:41:17 +0000

This week on the show: Republicans don’t fare well in statewide races despite a strong win for Mitt Romney in the state. Plus, how many people actually voted. Are we counting them right?

In An Increasingly Red State, How Did Republicans Lose In Missouri?

Chris McDaniel — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:20:04 +0000

A week after the conservative losses at the polls, about 20 tea partiers gathered at a restaurant in North St. Louis County to listen to a few lecturers talk about a few ideas for the future: the flat tax and the fair tax. And yes, to commiserate about the recent past.

“If we can’t even elect a Republican president with Barack Obama as his opponent, how in God's name do we propose to eliminate the tax code?” Bill Hennessy, who helped found the St. Louis Tea Party, asked.

Montee: A Democrat, but "Conservative in a fiscal way"

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:09:34 +0000

This week on Talking Politics, Columbia College political scientist Terry Smith makes his predictions for November 6^th. Plus, our “candidate conversation,” Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Susan Montee.

We hear again from Columbia College political scientist Terry Smith, who is a regular contributor to the show. In this commentary, he has his predictions for November 6^th.