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.

Columbia Mayoral candidates make their case

Meredith Turk and Sydney Miller — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:23:23 +0000

On this week’s Talking Politics, we hear from Columbia’s Mayoral candidates. We’re just two weeks away from the Municipal election on April 2^nd. Republican Mayor Bob McDavid is running for re-election, and is being challenged by Sid Sullivan.

What a 3/8 sales tax would do

Ryan Famuliner — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:02:51 +0000

This week: why Boone County leaders are asking for a 3/8 cent sales tax in April. Plus, economists and business owners in Mid-Missouri react to President Barack Obama’s goal of increasing the national minimum wage to 9 dollars an hour.

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.

Talking Politics: State of the medicaid expansion debate

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:48:31 +0000

Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon delivered his state of the state speech Monday night; to a legislature that this year again has enough Republican members that if they all vote together, they won’t even need his signature to alter the state’s laws.

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.