Heads Up, Missouri!

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Based in Jefferson City, Heads Up, Missouri! brings state policy to the fore. The core five hosts are Sen. Jill Schupp, Sen. Kiki Curls, Rep. Deb Lavender, Rep. Lauren Arthur, and Rep. Tracy McCreery.

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    • Mar 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 45 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Heads Up, Missouri!

    Bring Your Own Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 23:37


    In this episode Senator Jill Schupp and Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery are joined by Representative Ashley Bland Manlove, ACLU Policy Director Sarah Baker, and lobbyist Sharon Jones to discuss the suffragette movement, their experiences as women in politics, and their hope for the future.

    Keeping the "Public" in Public Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 18:57


    In this episode Representatives Deb Lavender and Paula Brown discuss public education, and dig into the details of charter schools and voucher programs.

    Tax Table Troubles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019


    In this episode, Senators Jill Schupp and Lauren Arthur, and Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery discuss the recent investigation into the Department of Revenue by State Auditor Nicole Galloway, efforts by the Missouri Legislature to expand charter schools, and efforts to protect the health and safety of incarcerated women. Auditor Galloway’s Department of Revenue ReportCharter School Expansion Bill: Senate Bill 292

    Banding Against the Ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019


    In this week’s episode, Senator Jill Schupp and Representatives Deb Lavender, Tracy McCreery, and Keri Ingle discuss their insights into a dangerous anti-choice bill moving through the legislature.Warning: this episode contains discussions over potentially triggering topics including sexual violence and abortion. Safe Connections: (314) 531-2003MOCSA: (816) 931-4527National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or text “TALK“ to 741-741

    Wins and Worries for Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019


    In this episode, Senator Jill Schupp and Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery discuss their insights on the budget, dangerous gun and abortion bills moving through the legislature, two of Senator Schupp’s bills heard in committee and the upcoming deadline for the Women Legislators of Missouri Scholarship. “Guns everywhere“ Bill: House Bill 258Pain Capable Abortion Bill: Senate Bill 279Fetal Heartbeat Detection Bill: Senate Bill 139Criminalize Abortion Bill: Senate Bill 345Department of Health and Senior Services Mission Change Bill: Senate Bill 312In-Home Child Care Bill: Senate Bill 336Victim’s Employment Safety and Security Act: Senate Bill 178Women Legislators of Missouri Scholarship Application

    Tort, Tampons, and Title IX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019


    In this episode, Senator Jill Schupp and her Chief of Staff Megan Price and Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery discuss their insights on the budget, Moms Demand Action Lobby Day, potential changes to Title IX, forced arbitration, and menstrual products in prisons.

    Overbooked and Underwhelmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 16:25


    In this week’s episode, Senators Jill Schupp and Karla May and Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery discuss their insights on the budget, a potential prescription drug monitoring program, Medicaid legislation and low income housing tax credits.

    27 Letters Too Many

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 17:38


    In this episode, Senators Jill Schupp and Lauren Arthur and Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery discuss inequality in the legislature and their committee hearings during the third week of the 2019 Legislative Session. SNAP Bill - Senate Bill 4Fast Track Bill - Senate Bill 16Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Bill - Senate Bill 155Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Bill - Senate Bill 28Education Voucher Bill - Senate Bill 160

    Week 2: Session in Full Swing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 39:06


    Senate Website, Senate Hearing ScheduleHouse Website, House Hearing ScheduleNational Council of Jewish Women

    Priorities and Possibilities: 2019 State of the State

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019


    In this mini-episode, Senator Jill Schupp and Representative Tracy McCreery react to Governor Parson’s first State of the State Address and provide their perspectives on Missouri’s progress and future. Governor Parson’s State of the State AddressSenate Minority Leader Gina Walsh Response

    2019 Session Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 25:17


    State Senators Jill Schupp, Lauren Arthur, and Karla May and State Representatives Tracy McCreery and Deb Lavender discuss the first week of the 2019 Missouri Legislative Session followed by their hopes and expectations for the next four months.

    Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration in Missouri

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 44:37


    Clark-Fox Family Foundation websiteAction steps to promote criminal justice reform in Missouri

    A State in Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2018 15:55


    Full transcript of Gov. Parson’s speech at the joint session of the Missouri State Legislature.

    The end is nigh: Session wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 11:51


    HB 1360- Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA)HJR 100- RedistrictingState Budget BillsHB 2010- Planned Parenthood and nursing home fundingHB 2011- Planned Parenthood fundingHB 2002- Education fundingBills sent to the Governor’s desk

    We Won't Vouch for This

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Budget BillsSB 612: School Vouchers

    Sun's out, guns out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 17:03


    SB 846: Suicide Prevention TrainingHB 2267: Domestic Violence Loophole fixHB 1865: "Guns Everywhere"SB 1101: Red Flag Law

    Heads Up Missouri: Back in Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 29:24


    Post-Dispatch OpEd: Bill that benefits utilities comes at the expense of Missourians

    Oh SNAP!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 38:17


    Empower MissouriSB 561: Modifies the SNAP program

    Week 2: And the State of the State is...?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018 14:26


    Rep. McCann Beatty's response to the State of the State AddressGov. Greitens' State of the State Address

    Week 1 is Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 29:10


    HB 1241 - restores funding to certain healthcare programsHB 1818 - bans lobbyist giftsSB 606 - generators in nursing homesSB 607 - paid family leaveSB 779 - certificate of needSB 787 - senior farmer's market nutrition program

    2018 #MoLeg Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 42:44


    HB 1499 - LARCHB 1246 - Human Trafficking Hotline awarenessSB 739 - leave for victims of domestic violenceSJR 28 - Modifies the Nonpartisan Court PlanNational Human Trafficking Hotline 

    Veto Session: An Epic Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 39:34


    Senator Jill Schupp, Representative Tracy McCreery, and Representative Deb Lavender are joined by freshman State Representative and newly elected Assistant Minority Leader Crystal Quade from Springfield. The electeds lament the legislature's failure to save in-home health care services for 8,300 low-income seniors and people with disabilities. 

    Special Session 2: The Fate of Repro Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 59:55


    Senator Jill Schupp, Representative Tracy McCreery are joined by guests Alison Dreith of NARAL Missouri and M'Evie Mead of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Missouri to discuss the fate of reproductive health care in Missouri after the conclusion of the second special session.

    Rep. Martha Stevens on Rural Health Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 33:29


    Representative Martha Stevens, of Columbia, is joined by Missouri Rural Crisis Center's Dina Van Der Zalm for a discussion on realities of rural health policy. They cover economics, opioid epidemic, and how to get involved.

    Special Session: Utilities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017 34:28


    The Governor called special session to push controversial utilities legislation. This legislation is weedy and deserved more than rushed debate. Senator Schupp, Representative McCreery, and Representative Lavender sit down to discuss the bill and it's potential implications.

    Heads Up in the Interim

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017 0:53


    The legislative session has wrapped and here's what you can expect of Heads Up, Missouri! in the interim.

    Week of May 10, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 23:49


    Midweek update on the last week of session featuring: PDMP, circuit breaker, and REAL ID. It gets a little emotional at the end, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

    Week of April 26, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 37:13


    Sens. Curls, Schupp and Reps. Arthur, Lavender, and McCreery give a quick update about the situation in the Senate (particularly around Sen. Schaaf and Gov. Greitens), and then discuss the state of the budget and minimum wage legislation. 

    Week of April 19, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017 21:20


    Rep. McCreery and Sen. Schupp are joined by Jill Kline and Alex Townsend to discuss industrial hemp, CBD, and diversity in the Democratic Party. If you're in STL and are interested in becoming a long lasting participant in Missouri progressive politics, this episode gives you more information.

    Week of April 12, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 44:05


    Sen. Schupp, Rep. Lavender, and Rep. McCreery discuss the dangerous state of gun legislation in statute and the legislature, the whole litany of conflict of interest legislation (ranging from veterinarian statute of limitation to discrimination tort), and we start on education transfer legislation. 

    Week of April 5, 2017 (pt 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 37:04


    Sen. Schupp discusses the House budget with Reps. Lavender, Arthur, and McCreery. They delve into reproductive rights, how the budget process looks (weedy), and DACA support.

    Week of April 5, 2017 (pt 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2017 20:45


    Sens. Kiki Curls, Gina Walsh, and Jill Schupp discuss the petty and mean spirited comments about reproductive rights on a... zoo tax bill, the actual St. Louis zoo, and the prescription drug monitoring program. 

    Week of March 22, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 26:17


    This week delves into the budget and public defender funding, PDMP, and Medicaid expansion.

    Week of March 15, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 33:09


    This week, the conversation is centered around the budget - and who it truly impacts, the repeal of the circuit breaker tax cut, paid family medical leave in the executive branch, and charter school legislation

    Special Episode: Are Puppy Mills Making a Return? ft. Amanda Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 19:56


    Amanda Good, the Missouri State Director of the Humane Society of the United States, discusses HB 384 and SB 331, the recent history of puppy mill ballot initiatives and legislation, and how these bills impact animal rights. 

    Week of March 8, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017 38:34


    This week, the officials discuss blocking a minimum wage hike, paid earned family medical leave, the Governor's 501c(4), and the solar eclipse in August

    Week of March 1, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 31:31


    Rod Chapel, the President of the NAACP MO, comes by to talk about SB 43 and HB 552. Sens. Schupp and Curls go into detail about their 12 hour filibuster.

    Week of February 22, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 32:47


    The legislators discuss SB 98, a so-called "bathroom bill", REAL ID, and House education legislation.

    Special Episode: What is SB 28? ft. Sidney Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017


    Sidney Watson from Saint Louis University joins Sen. Schupp and Rep. McCreery to discuss the impact of SB 28 and what Medicaid, Medicare, and the state of health care looks like in Missouri. For more information or queries, check out Missouri Health Care for All and the SLU Center for Health Law Studies.

    Week of February 15, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2017


    There's a full house this episode, with Rep. Gina Mitten joining in on the conversation. Conversation meanders from the impact of budget cuts on the elderly, children, and disabled, what tort reform under the guise of "arbitration" looks like, availability of the executive branch's press secretary, and Rep. Mitten's tampon tax legislation. 

    Week of February 8, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017


    This week, the discussion focuses on SB 182, HB 66, SB 28, and what the budget process looks like. The elected officials also break down how to truly make your voice heard in a committee hearing.

    Special Episode: What is Tort "Reform" Exactly?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017


    Sharon Jones from Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys comes on the show to discuss the dangers of tort "reform" legislation.

    Week of January 30, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017


    Rep. Lavender and Sen. Curls come together to discuss HCR 4 -- raising legislator pay and ethics legislation. Apparently, the Governor thought he needed to involve himself in passing through a house concurrent resolution.

    Week of January 9, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 39:15


    It's the first week of legislative session, and it's already busy.

    Week of January 2, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017 1:00


    Two Missouri Senators and three Representatives introduce themselves

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