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Missouri Rep. Ian Mackey On Vaccine Mandate Debate

State Rep. Ian Mackey is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the Richmond Heights Democrat talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum about some of the key issues facing lawmakers in 2022.

Mackey, who is one of the few openly gay lawmakers in the Missouri General Assembly, also discussed the decision to move an exhibit about Kansas City’s contribution to the LGBTQ rights movement out of the Missouri Capitol and into a less well-known building in Jefferson City.

Here’s what Mackey talked about on the program:

  • His participation in a House Judiciary Committee hearing where a number of business groups slammed President Joe Biden’s plan to require vaccinations or testing at companies that employ more than 100 people. 
  • His doubts about whether legislators could pass anything to counteract Biden’s proposal that would stretch beyond symbolism. It may be more likely that pushback comes from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who has promised to file litigation when the emergency OSHA rule is released.
  • His reaction to the removal of the LGBTQ exhibit from the Capitol, which he says shows that the Missouri GOP is still way behind the curve of public opinion. 
  • Expectations for both bipartisan cooperation and sharp divides between Republicans and Democrats in the 2022 session. Mackey collaborated with Rep. Dottie Bailey, R-Eureka, to overhaul how seclusion and restraint can be used in schools. But he’s been an outspoken opponent of GOP efforts to limit abortion rights and has pushed for restrictions on guns that have gone nowhere in the Republican-controlled legislature.

Mackey graduated from Westminster College with a degree in early childhood education. He also has a law degree from Suffolk University in Boston.

He first ran in 2018 for the 87th District seat, which includes St. Louis County municipalities such as Clayton, Richmond Heights and Ladue. He was re-elected in 2020 without major opposition.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Sarah Kellogg on Twitter: @sarahkkellogg

Missouri Rep. Ian Mackey On Vaccine Mandate Debate
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A Look Behind The Noticeable Split Among Missouri Senate Republicans

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg dive into the major fissures among Senate Republicans that were showcased during last week’s veto session dispute.

In addition to breaking down what happened on the Senate floor, Rosenbaum and Kellogg spoke with two senators who were on opposite sides of the often pointed debate: Bob Onder, R-Lake Saint Louis, and Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia.

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Here’s what was discussed on the show:

  • Kellogg explained the origins of the legislative fight, which revolved around whether a senator who was not the sponsor of a bill could make an override motion. Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, sought to override Parson’s veto of a line item of tax refunds for certain businesses, but he initially was prevented from doing so by Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, who was presiding.
  • Both Onder and Rowden delved into whether it was appropriate for Kehoe to not recognize Moon for the motion, especially since it’s relatively rare for a presiding officer to make such a move.
  • The two senators discussed whether the tensions will spill over into the 2022 legislative session. Before last Wednesday, some conservative members of the Senate were openly criticizing the chamber’s leadership on a host of issues — including how they went about passing a gas tax hike and a renewal of a critical tax to fund Missouri’s Medicaid program.

Onder has been in the Missouri Senate since 2015. He previously served a single term in the Missouri House before making a run for the now-defunct 9th Congressional District seat. Onder is a doctor who also obtained a law degree. He represents portions of St. Charles County.

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Rowden recently won reelection to Missouri’s 19th Senate District, which takes in Boone and Cooper counties. He first won election to that seat in 2016 after serving two terms in the Missouri House. As majority leader, Rowden controls what gets debated on the floor — making him one of the most powerful legislators in Jefferson City.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Sarah Kellogg on Twitter: @sarahkkellogg

Follow Bob Onder on Twitter: @BobOnderMO

Follow Caleb Rowden on Twitter: @CalebRowden

A Look Behind The Noticeable Split Among Missouri Senate Republicans
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Embracing Your Crown

I wanted to hear from Black women in our region about what the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) act means to them and discuss their own personal journey with hair. In this episode we visit Frizz Fest 2021, hear from a beauty salon owner about the importance of individuality, and an African American history professor breaks down the history of Black hair.

Embracing Your Crown
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Missouri Reps. Keri Ingle And Rudy Veit On Working Together To Oversee Unlicensed Residential Youth Homes

State Reps. Keri Ingle and Rudy Veit are the latest guests on Politically Speaking. They talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg about a recently enacted law that provides oversight for unlicensed residential youth homes.

Ingle is a Lee’s Summit Democrat and Veit is a Wardsville Republican.

Here’s what the two legislators talked about on the program:

  • Ingle explained why certain residential facilities, which can house children with behavioral issues, needed to have regulation. She pointed to media reports, including from the Kansas City Star, about residents being abused.
  • Both lawmakers detailed some of the provisions in their legislation, including requiring background checks for employees and safety inspections. It also allows parents or guardians access to their children in the facilities without prior notice.
  • Ingle noted that there was an attempt to provide oversight of these facilities in the early 2000s, but those efforts were quickly rejected. One source of opposition was that some facilities with a religious orientation felt it was an affront to their liberty to be regulated by a governmental entity.
  • Veit and Ingle discussed the value of bipartisanship in the Missouri House. Veit indicated that prior relationships could soften debate on the floor about particularly contentious issues.

Veit is an attorney who was first elected to the Missouri House in 2018. His district includes parts of Miller and Cole counties, including Jefferson City, Eugene and Wardsville. He was reelected to his post in 2020 without much difficulty.

Ingle has a background in social work and has investigated child abuse and neglect. She won election in 2018 in a district outside Kansas City. She flipped her House seat from Republican to Democrat. Ingle won reelection in 2020 by a larger margin than her 2018 victory.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Sarah Kellogg on Twitter: @sarahkkellogg

Follow Keri Ingle on Twitter: @RepKeriIngle

Missouri Reps. Keri Ingle And Rudy Veit On Working Together To Oversee Unlicensed Residential Youth Homes
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How Missouri And Illinois Are Tackling Redistricting

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Kellogg and Eric Schmid delve into how Missouri and Illinois are handling the once-a- decade process of redistricting.

The delay in census data collection, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has caused states across the country to prolong their processes, with some holding special sessions to tackle the responsibility.

Kellogg talks to St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum on Missouri not having a special session on redistricting, pushing the bulk of the process into the 2022 general legislative session.

Schmid interviews NPR Illinois’ Hannah Meisel on Illinois Democrats’ decision to publish the first version of their state redistricting map without the 2020 census data.

Here’s what was discussed in the show:

• Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s decision to not hold a special legislative session, lawmakers’ reactions and who may take advantage of tackling congressional redistricting during the general session.

 Three congressional districts that could see major changes and a decades-long alliance between Black Democrats and Republicans over Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.

• How Illinois Democrats’ decision to create their first version of a state legislative redistricting map using non-census data has now led to multiple lawsuits.

 The role Illinois plays in maintaining a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Follow Sarah Kellogg on Twitter: @sarahkkellogg

Follow Eric Schmid on Twitter: @EricDSchmid

How Missouri And Illinois Are Tackling Redistricting
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