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Bonus: Back to the Clock Tower

Back in 2014, after the police killings of Michael Brown Jr. in North St. Louis County and VonDerrit Myers Jr. in South St. Louis City, the St. Louis University Clock Tower became a site for Occupy SLU: six days of teach-ins, community conversation, and an occupation by community activists and students, which resulted in the creation of 13 Clock Tower Accords to advance racial equity at the school. This year, after a grand jury in Kentucky declined to indict three Louisville police officers for shooting and killing Breonna Taylor, students gathered at the Clock Tower again to hold a vigil for Breonna Taylor and make new demands to change culture and policies at St. Louis University. On this bonus episode, we’ll hear from three students who organized direct actions and a new list of demands to advance racial equity at St. Louis University.

Bonus: Back to the Clock Tower
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/podcast/we-live-here/2020-10-17/bonus-back-to-the-clock-tower
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis On Health Care And Other Issues In Illinois’ 13th Congressional Race

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. He joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Jaclyn Driscoll and Eric Schmid to talk about the closely watched congressional race in Illinois’ 13th District, which includes part of the Metro East. This year’s contest is a rematch of 2018’s, when Davis narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan by 2,058 votes.

Here’s what Davis discussed on the show:

  • The Affordable Care Act and how he would address holes in the nation’s health care system that have been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • His personal experience with COVID-19 and the national response to the pandemic. Davis also discussed what he’d like the government to do to better prepare for future pandemic threats once the virus is under control.
  • The cost of attending college and ways he sees to alleviate the large amount of student loan debt.

Davis was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012 after working for U.S. Rep. John Shimkus for more than a decade.

Londigran is slated to appear on Politically Speaking this month.

Follow Jaclyn Driscoll on Twitter: @DriscollNPR

Follow Eric Schmid on Twitter: @EricDSchmid

Follow Rodney Davis on Twitter: @RodneyDavis

Music: “On The Loose” by Europe

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis On Health Care And Other Issues In Illinois’ 13th Congressional Race
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2020-10-16/u-s-rep-rodney-davis-on-health-care-and-other-issues-in-illinois-13th-congressional-race
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Congresswoman Ann Wagner On Her Nationally Watched Bid For Reelection

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. The Ballwin Republican talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about her competitive race for reelection against state Sen. Jill Schupp.

Wagner represents Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, which takes in portions of St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties.

Her contest against Schupp is considered one of the more competitive House matchups in the nation, with some political prognosticators signaling the race is a tossup. You can listen to Schupp’s Politically Speaking episode here.

Here’s what Wagner had to say on the show:

  • The 2nd District, which was previously a Republican stronghold, has become much more competitive in the era of President Donald Trump. She also discussed whether Trump’s sagging poll numbers will make her reelection bid against Schupp more difficult.
  • While House members do not vote on Supreme Court nominees, Wagner provided her opinion about Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
  • Stalled efforts to pass a new stimulus bill to deal with the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus. Wagner voted for a number of pieces of legislation that sought to deal with the economic and health care impacts of the virus.
  • America’s future involvement in Afghanistan. Wagner’s son Raymond serves in the Army, and Wagner is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Wagner has been a prominent figure in Missouri Republican Party politics for years. She served as chairwoman of the state GOP in the 2000s and played a major role in Roy Blunt’s successful bid for the Senate in 2010. President George W. Bush appointed Wagner ambassador to Luxembourg in 2005.

Wagner took the plunge into electoral politics in 2012 when she ran to succeed Todd Akin in the 2nd Congressional District. Eight years ago, that district leaned decidedly Republican, and Wagner had little trouble dispatching Democratic opponents in 2014 and 2016.

But things changed in 2018 when Wagner ran against Democrat Cort VanOstran. Even though VanOstran did not have the crucial financial backing of groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he came within about 4 percentage points of unseating Wagner.

This time around, Schupp does have the backing of outside Democratic groups that are spending prodigiously on her behalf. Republican groups are also helping Wagner, marking the first time that national parties have gotten involved in a local GOP congressional race since the 2008 election in the now-defunct 9th Congressional District.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Ann Wagner on Twitter: @AnnLWagner

Music: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor

Congresswoman Ann Wagner On Her Nationally Watched Bid For Reelection
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2020-10-15/congresswoman-ann-wagner-on-her-nationally-watched-bid-for-re-election
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Congresswoman Ann Wagner On Her Nationally-Watched Bid For Re-Election

Congresswoman Ann Wagner is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. The Ballwin Republican talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about her competitive race for re-election against state Sen. Jill Schupp.

Wagner represents Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, which takes in portions of St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties.

Her contest against Schupp is considered one of the more competitive House matchups in the nation, which some political prognosticators signaling the race is a tossup. You can listen to Schupp’s Politically Speaking episode here.

Here’s what Wagner had to say on the show:

  • How the 2nd District, which was previously a Republican stronghold, has become much more competitive in the era of President Donald Trump. She also discussed whether Trump’s sagging poll numbers will make her re-election bid against Schupp more difficult.
  • While House members do not vote on Supreme Court nominees, Wagner provided her opinion about Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
  • Stalled efforts to pass a new stimulus bill to deal with the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus. Wagner voted for a number of pieces of legislation that sought to deal with the economic and health care impacts of the virus.
  • America’s future involvement in Afghanistan. Wagner’s son Raymond serves in the Army and Wagner is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Wagner has been a prominent figure in Missouri Republican Party politics for years. She served as chairwoman of the state GOP in the 2000s, and played a major role in Roy Blunt’s successful bid for the Senate in 2010. President George W. Bush appointed Wagner as ambassador to Luxembourg in 2005.

Wagner ultimately took the plunge into electoral politics in 2012 when she ran to succeed Todd Akin as the congresswoman for the 2nd Congressional District. Eight years ago, that district was decidedly Republican leaning and Wagner had little trouble dispatching Democratic opponents in 2014 and 2016.

But things changed in 2018 when Wagner ran against Democrat Cort VanOstran. Even though VanOstran did not have the crucial financial backing of groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he came within about four percentage points of unseating Wagner.

This time around, Schupp does have the backing of outside Democratic groups that are spending prodigiously on her behalf. Republican groups are also helping Wagner, marking the first time that national parties have gotten involved in a local GOP congressional seat since the 2008 race for the now defunct 9th Congressional District.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Ann Wagner on Twitter: @AnnLWagner

Music: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor

Congresswoman Ann Wagner On Her Nationally-Watched Bid For Re-Election
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2020-10-15/congresswoman-ann-wagner-on-her-nationally-watched-bid-for-re-election
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Democrat Richard Orr On His St. Charles County Rematch With Sen. Bill Eigel

Democrat Richard Orr is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where he talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about his candidacy for Missouri’s 23rd District Senate seat.

Orr is running again against state Sen. Bill Eigel to represent part of St. Charles County in the Missouri Senate. Eigel beat Orr by about 20 percentage points in 2016. You can listen to Eigel’s Politically Speaking episode by going here.

Here’s what Orr had to say on the program:

  • Why he feels the political environment is more favorable to St. Charles County Democrats than 2016. The 23rd District is largely seen as the more competitive St. Charles County-based Senate seat, though many voters tend to support conservative candidates.
  • Whether money flowing into St. Charles County to help Democrat Jill Schupp in the 2nd Congressional District race could help him since it could boost turnout from Democrats.
  • His differences with Eigel on public policy, including how he is against right to work. That bars unions and employers from requiring workers to pay dues as a condition of employment.
  • Priorities once he joins the Missouri Senate, such as following through with voter-approved Medicaid expansion and helping the state’s veterans solve problems.

Orr is a University of Missouri graduate who spent more than 35 years in the sporting goods industry.

Some of Orr’s relatives have been involved in Missouri politics for generations. His great, great uncle nearly won the Missouri governorship. And his uncle ran for the 2nd Congressional District in the 1960s.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Music: “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac

Democrat Richard Orr On His St. Charles County Rematch With Sen. Bill Eigel
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2020-10-14/democrat-richard-orr-on-his-st-charles-county-rematch-with-sen-bill-eigel
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