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GOP Senators, Hawley back away from controversial payout bill

2 months 1 week ago
Republican senators, including Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, are working to distance themselves from a controversial provision slipped into the government funding bill that ended the recent shutdown. The measure would allow them to sue the federal government for at least $500,000 for every time that their phone or data records were accessed (without notice) during the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigations.
Alex Barton

Missouri may be GOP-dominated. But some 2026 races could foretell Blue Wave

2 months 1 week ago
On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum talks with St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer about how the city is handling recovery efforts six months after the tornado. Rosenbaum also speaks with St. Louis County Councilwoman Rita Days about the county's budget problems. And Rosenbaum explores which 2026 contests in Missouri could foretell a Democratic wave election – or continued national GOP dominance.

Budzinski, García Meet In Fairview Heights with Immigration Groups Amid Surge in ICE Activity

2 months 1 week ago
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — On Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) convened local immigration nonprofit and advocacy organizations to discuss the recent spike in immigration enforcement activity in Central and Southern Illinois. Groups from across Illinois’ 13th District, from Springfield and Decatur to the Metro East, were present to discuss fears and the chilling effects facing immigrant communities