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Members of the senate walk onto the floor of the House chambers ahead of this year's State of the State address.

City-County Merger Plan Could Face Big Hurdles From Missouri Lawmakers

Jason Rosenbaum

Updated at 3 p.m. on Thursday to detail Senate action on nonbinding merger resolution.In a Capitol building often defined by division, state Rep. Peter…

Government, Politics & Issues

Politically Speaking: Rep. Plocher On How The Legislature Could Impact City-County Merger Debate

Jason Rosenbaum

Rep. Dean Plocher is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the Des Peres Republican primarily talked about a potential merger between St. Louis…

House Republicans talk during the last day of the legislative session. May 17, 2017

Government, Politics & Issues

Curious Louis: Missouri’s term limits blamed for short-circuiting legislative relationships

Jason Rosenbaum

Mike Meinkoth vividly remembers how term limits were sold to Missourians in 1992: By limiting lawmakers to eight years in the House and eight years in the…

Government, Politics & Issues

Rep. Dean Plocher on statewide term limits — and the governor’s ethics agenda

Jason Rosenbaum

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum welcomes state Rep. Dean Plocher to the program for…

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St. Louis County Republicans choose Plocher as nominee to replace Diehl

Jo Mannies

Republican leaders in St. Louis County’s 89th state House District needed only one ballot to choose lawyer Dean Plocher overwhelmingly as their nominee to…