Jaclyn Driscoll
Statehouse & Politics ReporterJaclyn Driscoll is the Jefferson City statehouse reporter for St. Louis Public Radio. She joined the politics team in 2019 after spending two years at the Springfield, Illinois NPR Member station. Jaclyn covered a variety of issues at the statehouse for all of Illinois' public radio stations, but focused primarily on public health and agriculture related policy. Before joining public radio, Jaclyn reported for a couple television stations in Illinois and Iowa as a general assignment reporter.
Jaclyn has an undergraduate degree in History with a middle and secondary education teaching endorsement from Monmouth College. She was the History Department Chair at Greenfield High School in Illinois, but after one year she decided to go back to school for a master's in journalism at DePaul University. Though she has a passion for education and hasn't ruled out teaching again in the future, Jaclyn enjoys the every day excitement that comes with political reporting.
She's a 6th generation descendant on her family farm back in Illinois, but is excited to plant some roots of her own in the Show-Me state. When she isn't busy working, Jaclyn can be found trying to entertain her twin boys who still think she's a cool mom (for now). She loves cheeseburgers, hiking, 2% milk, and binge listening to true crime podcasts.
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There were not enough votes to tack on an emergency clause that would have allowed the legislation to go into effect immediately. -
Dr. Alex Garza said earlier this week that the region is receiving less than half of the vaccine allotment it should be based on population. -
Six Missouri state representatives are working to pass legislation to forgive some or all of the unemployment overpayments that the Missouri Department of Labor is asking 46,000 residents to pay back. -
State Sen. Brian Williams talks about his legislation overhauling police practices, which was recently combined with another bill removing the residency requirement for the Kansas City Police Department. -
The measure passed on party lines, with 103 Republicans voting in favor and 43 Democrats opposing the idea. -
There will be nine National Guard teams deployed throughout the state, one for each of Missouri’s Highway Patrol regions, and each team can vaccinate up to 2,500 people per day depending on supply. -
State legislators learned the Capitol has no formal alert system for riots, or for health- or weather-related emergencies. -
For the first time in more than a century, the Missouri House overwhelmingly agreed to censure one of its representatives on Wednesday. -
Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol is drawing scrutiny on Republicans who ignored President Donald Trump's character failures in exchange for his popularity among the GOP base. -
After a quick holiday break, Missouri lawmakers will head back to Jefferson City for the beginning of the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday. -
In addition to allowing adults 21 and older to use the drug, Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, said his proposal would be an important step toward criminal justice reform. -
The program is designed to help Missouri students attending a community college or technical school.
