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Jay Nixon will deliver his fourth State of the State Address as Missouri Governor tonight. KBIA will air the the speech live at 7pm, hosted by St. Louis Public Radio's Marshall Griffin and Bill Raack.KBIA will also air the Republican Party response, followed by a live roundtable from the Capitol rotunda, featuring Intersection host Reuben Stern and four panelists.

Talking Politics: State of the medicaid expansion debate

Ryan Famuliner
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KBIA

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.

This week on the show, we dive deep  into the issue of Medicaid expansion, an ongoing debate that’s been solidified as a major issue this legislative session.

Nixon, of course, discussed a number of other issues in his speech. The Governor pitched a nearly 26-billion-dollar budget, including spending increases for K-through-12 schools, Higher Education, Marshall Griffin takes a closer look at the Governor’s speech and his proposed spending plan for next year.

Ryan served as the KBIA News Director from February 2011 to September 2023
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