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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In addition to two dozen pardoned, Parson also commuted the sentences of four individuals. -
The reports, released Monday, call for significant action by both departments. -
The St. Louis Democrat also previewed the 2021 session and talked about his verbal clash with Rudy Giuliani. -
This comes after the state recently announced a 12-week contract with health care consultant Vizient, as staffing at hospitals continues to be a struggle due to an influx of coronavirus cases. -
Missouri expects to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine next week, state health officials said on Friday. The federal Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve a vaccine from drug developer Pfizer. Missouri officials have said the immunizations are the key to bringing an end to the pandemic that has killed nearly 5,000 Missourians and sickened hundreds of thousands more. The state will initially receive 51,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Those doses will be used to vaccinate workers at select health care facilities. -
House Speaker Elijah Haahr discusses the challenges of being speaker, the perils of term limits and his political future. -
The legislation, which passed the House last month, now heads to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. -
Voters approved the constitutional amendment in August, and now it's up to state lawmakers to implement it. -
Democratic state Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, explains why he's leaving the Missouri House to become state Sen.-elect Greg Razer's chief of staff. -
Gov. Mike Parson said hospital capacity is "becoming a problem," warns Missourians about family gatherings for the upcoming holidays. -
Majority Leader Caleb Rowden tweeted that the chamber would delay its session until after the Thanksgiving holiday. -
The governor said students and teachers no longer need to quarantine if they were exposed to coronavirus and all parties were wearing masks.
