Politically Speaking

On the latest episode of STLPR's Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Sarah Kellogg and Lilley Halloran join the show to break down what passed and what didn't pass during the 2026 Missouri General Assembly session. And later in the show, representatives with Respect Missouri Voters break down their initiative that could make it much harder for lawmakers to overturn voter-approved initiatives.

On the latest episode of STLPR's Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Sarah Kellogg and Lilley Halloran join the show to break down what passed and what didn't pass during the 2026 Missouri General Assembly session. And later in the show, representatives with Respect Missouri Voters break down their initiative that could make it much harder for lawmakers to overturn voter-approved initiatives.

On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, economist Aaron Hedlund talks about Gov. Mike Kehoe's plan to expand the state's sales and use taxes to get rid of the income tax. Later in the show, St. Louis Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer discusses her misgivings about a data center near the Armory Building in Midtown. And former Sen. Scott Sifton provides his impressions of how the U.S. Supreme Court handled a landmark case involving how Roundup is labeled.

On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR reporters talk with St. Louis residents before Mayor Cara Spencer's State of the City. We also take a look at whether St. Charles County could be in the process of a big political shift toward the Democrats. And we also explore the history of protest music both inside and outside the St. Louis region.

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, former state legislator and former judge Ted House talks with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum about what the recent results in St. Charles County mean for the fast-growing area's political future. House is the last Democrat elected in St. Charles County, but he says he hopes he's not the last.