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Farm Dreams & Toxic Dust

In this episode, we introduce you to two Black artists who teamed up to heal and educate their community through an urban farm in predominantly Black North St. Louis City. They share their vision for building an education garden with accessible raised beds, and growing flowers and healing herbs alongside chickens and bees. Then we learn about how they encountered a major obstacle that put their dreams on hold…

Farm Dreams & Toxic Dust

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Missouri Sen. Brian Williams Pushes For Increased Police Accountability

Sen. Brian Williams is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the University City Democrat talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jaclyn Driscoll about his legislation changing some police practices.

Williams represents the 14th Senate District, which takes in St. Louis County municipalities such as Clayton, Normandy, Ferguson and Northwoods. He was elected to his post in 2018.

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

  • He talked about his police bill, which among other things would bar police officers from using chokeholds and engaging in sexual activity on the job. It also includes language aimed at keeping police officers with troublesome records from jumping from department to department.
  • Why some aspects of his original proposal, including language curtailing no-knock warrants, didn’t end up in legislation that passed out of a Senate committee.
  • How another proposal removing the residency requirement for the Kansas City Police Department ended up being added to the bill.
  • Lawmakers have been in session about a month, and Williams provided his observations about how the Legislature is operating. Most of the drama has been in the Missouri House, most recently when Gov. Mike Parson issued an angry letter over his State of the State speech being moved.

Williams is a Ferguson native who worked many years for former U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-University City. Among other things, Williams was responsible for communicating with local and state legislative officials on issues that Clay was working on — such as moving the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to north St. Louis.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Jaclyn Driscoll on Twitter: @DriscollNPR

Follow Brian Williams on Twitter: @BrianWilliamsMO

Missouri Sen. Brian Williams Pushes For Increased Police Accountability
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Lewis Reed On Getting St. Louis Out Of Its ‘Eeyore’ Mindset

Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, one of four candidates in the March 2 primary for mayor of St. Louis, is the latest guest on the Politically Speaking podcast. He joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann to talk about marketing St. Louis to the rest of the world, his plans for St. Louis Lambert International Airport and what his years as a legislator have taught him about the power of the mayor.

Here’s some of what Reed talked about on the podcast:

  • Though he has a fair amount of power as aldermanic president, including a seat on the board that manages the budget, “as mayor, you actually get the resources, and you set the course and direction of St. Louis,” he said. “And you can actually deliver those things as opposed to just legislating them.”
  • For Reed, creating a more vibrant St. Louis economy starts with a plan to market the city’s advantages. “We like to look at ourselves and say, ‘You know, we’re not just that great.’ Like Eeyore,” he said. “We have to understand that we have a lot of great assets to market as a city,” including an inland port and rail and highways.
  • Though his previous effort to put a $1.7 billion proposal to lease St. Louis Lambert International Airport in front of voters failed, Reed said there is no harm in continuing to explore privatization of the airport. A good deal would give St. Louis resources to fight crime and build infrastructure, he said.
  • Mayor Lyda Krewson’s announcement that she would not seek a second term set off a mad scramble among Reed’s campaign staff. “All of the dynamics change with the people in the race,” he said. “And with the current people that are in the race, it truly makes a clear path to victory.”

The 2021 campaign is Reed’s third for mayor. He first entered City Hall as the 6th Ward alderman in 1999 and beat incumbent Jim Shrewsbury in 2007 for board president.

Follow Rachel on Twitter: @rlippmann

Follow Lewis Reed on Twitter: @ReedForMayorSTL

Music: “Instrumental #1,” by Seth Ashley

Lewis Reed On Getting St. Louis Out Of Its ‘Eeyore’ Mindset
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Andrew Jones On Pulling St. Louis Back From ‘A Point Of No Return’

Utility executive Andrew Jones, one of four candidates in the March 2 primary for mayor of St. Louis, is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. He joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann to talk about supporting the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to fight violent crime, developing an overall economic development strategy for the city and making inroads as a Republican in a Democratic city.

Here’s what Jones talked about on the show:

  • The city cannot move forward until it gets violent crime under control. “At this point, I’m looking at, we’re probably crossing a point of no return,” he said. “We have cities like Gary, Indiana, who are struggling mightily because they can’t sustain population. They couldn’t get rid of the negative PR associated with violence and crime, and then you begin to plummet.”
  • His violent crime strategy is heavy on enforcement. The police department knows the people who are committing the vast majority of the violence, he said, but public safety leaders are preventing officers from making arrests to avoid political backlash if an encounter with police turns deadly.
  • A comprehensive economic development plan is another key component of Jones’ platform, and for him, the process of putting it together is equally as important as the specifics. “Once you follow the mechanics and the techniques, that leads you where you need to go,” he said.
  • Jones was the Republican candidate in 2017 but says a new nonpartisan election process gives him an advantage. “I believe that people are frustrated,” he said. “And that gives us a path to victory because more and more people are tuning in and listening.”

Jones has spent 40 years in the electric utility business and is currently the executive vice president for business development and marketing at Southwestern Electric Cooperative, which serves 11 counties in Illinois.

Follow Rachel on Twitter: @rlippmann

Follow Andrew Jones on Twitter: @AJones4MayorSTL

Music: “Instrumental #1,” by Seth Ashley

Andrew Jones On Pulling St. Louis Back From ‘A Point Of No Return’
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Rep. Peggy McGaugh Charts Out Future Of Voting In Missouri

State Rep. Peggy McGaugh is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the Carrollton Republican spoke with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about what’s next for absentee voting in Missouri.

McGaugh also discussed her reaction to Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State speech, including the impending expansion of Medicaid.

Here’s what McGaugh had to say during the show:

  • 2021 may be the best year to make changes to the absentee ballot process after scores of people voted early last year due to COVID-19 concerns. McGaugh has sponsored legislation in the past that would allow someone to vote in-person absentee without an excuse.
  • Many local election officials have panned Missouri’s excuse system, noting that it’s basically impossible to prove that someone is not telling the truth when explaining why they’re voting absentee.
  • She also talked about how her colleagues will approach Medicaid expansion, which is now required thanks to a 2020 constitutional amendment that voters approved. McGaugh serves on a budget committee that will handle the expansion.

McGaugh represents the 39th House District in northwest Missouri, which takes in Carroll, Ray and Chariton counties. She was first elected in 2018 to succeed her son Joe Don McGaugh, who resigned from the House after being appointed to a judgeship.

Before getting elected, McGaugh served six four-year terms as Carroll County’s clerk — making her one of the longest tenured local elections officials in the state. In 2009, she served as president of the Missouri Association of Counties and has also served as treasurer for the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities.

Follow Jason Rosenbaum on Twitter: @jrosenbaum

Follow Peggy McGaugh on Twitter: @PeggyMcGaughR39

Rep. Peggy McGaugh Charts Out Future Of Voting In Missouri
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