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The Springfield Republican makes his monthly visit to the studio to visit with Sam about local and district issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican visited Jack Robertson Lawn Care on Constitution Drive to provide a legislative update as the General Assembly continues its session.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses state and local issues during his monthly visit to the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses his successful re-election campaign and other notes from Tuesday's election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses local politics and his re-election campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many close observers of Missouri politics, David Wasinger's win in a crowded primary to succeed Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe was something of a surprise. The St. Louis County attorney narrowly edged state Sen. Lincoln Hough, a Springfield Republican who had nabbed a slew of key endorsements and raised a substantial amount of money. During an episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, Wasinger attributed his win to something unusual: His 2018 loss in a Republican primary for state auditor. Even though he fell short to eventual primary winner Saundra McDowell, Wasinger said that campaign gave him a good perspective on what he needed to do to win in a crowded statewide race. And it also ensured he had a solid base of supporters from all over Missouri. “I would not have been able to run for lieutenant governor on this shorter ramp up period of time unless I had run for state auditor,” Wasinger said. “So I honestly, whether it's fate, or I think the good Lord looks over you, and this is what he saw as my calling. So it works out in mysterious ways, and this was the path that I've been given.”

The Springfield Republican discusses the campaign and current events in his monthly visit to the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses district and political issues and previews tonight's fundraiser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican makes his monthly visit to the show to discuss district issues and topics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday, July 4th, 1944. It's been twenty-nine days since the Allies first stormed the beaches of Normandy. They've continued to slowly push inland, but the battle for control of the Caen has raged onward. CBS is there with up-to-the-minute news. On Saturday July 1st, A counterattack by German Panzer Corps failed to dislodge the British Second Army around Caen. When OB West Gerd von Rundstedt phoned Berlin to report the failure, Chief of Staff Wilhelm Keitel asked, “what shall we do?” Rundstedt replied, “Make peace you fools!” He was fired the next day. Meanwhile the U.S. 133rd Infantry Regiment captured Cecina in Tuscany, Italy. They'd enter Siena on Monday the 3rd. At the same time Allies and Japanese forces began battling in New Guinea and The Battle of Imphal in India ended in Allied victory. On the morning of the Fourth, Minsk, the last big German stronghold on Soviet soil, finally fell. This kind of war created a need for fast news relays, so much so that for the first time, news was being recorded on the battlefront. On Independence Day 1944, needing to push further inland from Normandy, the task fell to the 79th and 90th Divisions as well as the 82nd Airborne, all of whom had to assault uphill and around a large marsh in the low ground, while twelve Nazi divisions lay in wait, including several Panzer units. The troops fought yard by yard, making slow but steady progress at a high cost. The 90th Division alone lost over 500 men that day. This same day, General Omar Bradley had artillery units in the US First Army open fire on the German lines precisely at noon. Some units fired red, white, and blue smoke shells at the Germans. The message was clear: The Americans were in Western Europe and they wouldn't be leaving until victory was achieved. ____________ The man you just heard was Norman Lewis Corwin. He was born on May 3rd, 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts. The third of four children, his mother Rose was a homemaker, and his father, Samuel, a printer. Norman graduated from Winthrop High School, but unlike his brothers, he did not attend college. Instead, he got a job at the Greenfield Reporter as a Cub newsman at seventeen. Corwin was later hired by the Springfield Republican where he worked as an editor. He became known for his column "Radiosyncracies." His first exposure to professional Radio broadcasting came with an opportunity to air an interview regarding one of the human interest stories he'd written. Station WBZA soon needed a newsreader and sought to have the position filled with someone from the local paper. Corwin got the job. By 1929 Corwin fashioned his own broadcast over WBZA, a combination of piano interludes interwoven with Corwin's original poetry readings. He called the program Rhymes and Cadences. In 1931, Corwin traveled to Europe with his older brother, witnessing the growing fascism, social and religious unrest, and political turmoil. It helped shape his broadcasting career. In June 1935, he went to Cincinnati to work at WLW. He soon learned that any on-air reportage of collective bargaining efforts were grounds for immediate dismissal. Objecting, he was fired. Eventually he got the ACLU's backing and got the policy changed. Corwin came to New York, finding work as a publicist for 20th Century-Fox. He soon proposed a poetry and music program for WQXR. The program was called Poetic License, and it wasn't long before both NBC and CBS took notice. A few days shy of his twenty-eighth birthday in 1938, CBS hired Corwin as a director for One-Hundred-Twenty-Five-Dollars per-week. Within a few months he directed his first Columbia Workshop experimental drama, “The Red Badge of Courage,” airing July 9th, 1938. On the night of Sunday October 30th, 1938, Corwin was rehearsing the pilot for a new program, Words Without Music. Downstairs, Orson Welles was broadcasting his infamous Mercury Theater “War of The Worlds.”

The Springfield Republican stops by Green Hyundai for his monthly visit to the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican stops by Lake Springfield Marina for his monthly visit to the show, discussing state and district topics including recently-introduced legislation on tipped wages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican makes his monthly visit to the show to discuss state and district topics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican joins guest host Mike Quimby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican reviews the recently-concluded veto session and local topics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses local issues and a recent trip to the Southern border. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican makes his monthly visit to the show to discuss local and district issues, and even a little about the restaurant industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, state Rep. Melanie Stinnett discusses her entry into the Missouri General Assembly. The Springfield Republican represents Missouri's 133rd District, which takes in portions of Greene County. She was elected in 2022 to succeed Curtis Trent, who vacated the seat to run for the state Senate.

On September 3, 1902, Theodore Roosevelt was riding in a carriage in Pittsfield when it was struck by a trolley. His Secret Service bodyguard was killed, and Roosevelt himself narrowly escaped serious injury. This episode explores the causes of the accident, the subsequent investigations and criminal charges, and also looks at the possible long-term effects of this accident. If you are interested in learning more, the sources for this episode included Edmund Morris's biography Theodore Rex, along with a number of contemporary newspaper articles. Among the most helpful of these were the September 4, 5, and 6 issue of the Springfield Republican, and the September 4 issue of the Boston Globe. For photographs of the accident scene, including the one used as the cover image for this episode, see the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, which is available online through the Harvard Library.

The Springfield Republican discusses his transition into the legislature and other local issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican reviews the legislative session and election, including tweaks to the SAFE-T Act, and reveals some of the celebrity items he's collected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses her campaign for the 48th District State Senate seat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican outlines his issues with the SAFE-T Act and previews a town hall planned for Wednesday to discuss it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roger Lau has one of the most unique origin stories in all of politics. Growing up in Queens as the child of Chinese immigrants, he dropped out of high school...before eventually getting back on track, getting his GED, and taking a fateful Political Science course at UMass Amherst. Roger talks mistakes and lessons from his early days, how he re-focused his life, and the incredible job interview that led him to an internship that shaped the rest of his life. Roger also shares how he entered the world of Elizabeth Warren in 2012, his perspective as manager of the Warren 2020 presidential campaign, and what motivated him to join the DNC after the 2020 elections.IN THIS EPISODERoger grows up in Queens as the son of Chinese immigrants…Mistakes Roger made early and how he got back on the right track…Early political memories from Roger's childhood…The amazing confluence of events that led to Roger interning for Senator John Kerry…Roger speaks to the John Kerry he's seen up-close and personal…The role that served as Roger's “big break” rising through the ranks of politics…The roles Ayanna Pressley has played in Roger's career…The Roger Lau 101 for effective campaign managers…Roger's entry point into the world of Elizabeth Warren…Roger takes the helm of the Warren 2020 campaign…Roger talks the elements that made the Warren campaign unique…Two things other 2020 primary campaigns did that impressed Roger…What makes Elizabeth Warren unique as a political figure…What sparked Roger's interest in going to work at the DNC…What Roger thinks political operatives should understand about the AAPI community…AND 123 miles, the 7 line, Joe Biden, Scott Brown, Pete Buttigieg, campaign unions, cardboard corrugating factories, Julian Castro, clown t-shirts, Dorchester, Dunkin Donuts, GEDs, generational talents, hot leads, Jesse Jackson, Joe Kennedy, late night dinners, Monopoly, PS 11, Quincy, Juan Rodriguez, Rockaway Beach, John Rocker, rocket science, Roosevelt Avenue, Maya Rupert, selfie lines, Faiz Shakir, Shea Stadium, the Springfield Republican, teaching America, ugly suits, UMass Amherst, unpaid internships, Washington Square Park, wingwomen, Woodside, Worcester, & more!

Tim Gaudet talks with Bill Wells from Wilbraham. Bill is currently the Director of Student Promotion at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Prior to working at Wilbraham & Monson, Bill was a sportswriter for 25 years at the Springfield Republican newspaper, where he wrote a running column and covered high school sports. Bill is an accomplished long distance runner, completing over 30 marathons as well as a number of ultramarathons. Bill has used some of his ultramarathons to raise money for a number of local charities, including an upcoming event to support suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Bill has authored 2 books, “Run for Rwanda” and “Uno”. Tim also provides an update of local running events. Music https://www.purple-planet.com

The Springfield Republican discusses the political climate and legislative business.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses the pending revision of new legislative maps and other state and district topics.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses reapportionment and other business affecting the state and district.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New maps and misfires by Democrats are among the topics Sam and the Springfield Republican discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican looks back at the General Assembly's session and looks ahead at what might become of the political landscape with the newly-drawn legislative maps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It happened everyone! Emily Dickinson got published in The Springfield Republican, all of Amherst pauses to celebrate her and her incredible accomplishment, and Death himself stops to hand her the keys to the Underworld and awards her immortality! Just kidding. Emily gets published and the world keeps turning because people are busy and they all have lives. Our girl turns invisible and gets to listen in on what everyone thinks about her. Meanwhile, the events in the barn pay off as we learn that the profits from The Constellation are being used to fund John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. And as every good American History student knows, this totally works and there are no bad consequences whatsoever... Just kidding (again). Digressions include getting an end-of-life plan, Patricia Highsmith, and lots of unexpected bodily fluids. Join us, won't you? As always, you can email us at edictsonedicks@gmail.com. Here are two Emily poems for today: I taste a liquor never brewed – From Tankards scooped in Pearl – Not all the Frankfort Berries Yield such an Alcohol! Inebriate of air – am I – And Debauchee of Dew – Reeling – thro' endless summer days – From inns of molten Blue – When "Landlords" turn the drunken Bee Out of the Foxglove's door – When Butterflies – renounce their "drams" – I shall but drink the more! Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats – And Saints – to windows run – To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun! AND: Fame is a bee. It has a song— It has a sting— Ah, too, it has a wing.

The Springfield Republican stopped by AM Springfield to discuss state and district business, fair maps and his impressive toss of the House calendar from the chamber podium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Springfield Republican discusses state and district issues, including a spike in natural gas prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6/26/2019-- Steve and Jenn are back in The Last Remaining Signal Bungalow in Boston, and first on the discussion topic list: debates. This week, 2 groups of Democratic presidential candidates, each group on their own night, will square off in a verbal jousting match. Steve and Jenn discuss how polls can move in response to primary debates. Later, Andy Metzger, AKA Duke of Derailments and Master of MBTA Coverage joins the hosts to share Governor Baker's most recent comments regarding the state of the MBTA and what's being done to make improvements to the transit system that is rife with derailments, delays, and in one case, flames on the tracks. Finally, writer for The Springfield Republican and MassLive.com Shira Schoenberg, explains the complex debate on Beacon Hill surrounding drug pricing, and whether consumers can expect to see sky-high drug prices come down any time soon.

2/13/2019-- As Steve continues sailing the seven seas, Jenn is joined by State House News Service reporter and opposing podcast host Katie Lannan. Jenn and Katie put their bitter rivalry aside to discuss the global issue of climate change and what state and local leaders and lawmakers are doing to address it. First, Lou Antonellis of IBEW Local 103 joins the show. He explains why the labor union showed support for Ed Markey and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal and what he hopes from current and future elected officials. The Springfield Republican reporter Shira Schoenberg drops by to discuss Charlie Baker's appearance in D.C. where he advocated for federally funded efforts toward climate change mitigation. To talk about the recent re-introduction of the millionaire's tax (also known as the Fair Share Amendment) is State Sen. Jason Lewis. He and State Rep. Jim O'Day filed legislation to revive this constitutional amendment that would put a surtax on residents who make more than $1 million annually in order to generate revenue for the state's education and transportation systems.

We're back for the post-election run down to get caught up on the races we couldn't cover at last week's live event. Steve Koczela and Jennifer Smith take a look at election outcomes and what we can expect next. Dan Cence, who oversees government relations at Solomon McCown and is a key advisor to the No on 1 group joins us to go over the results from Question 1. Here to fill us in on a round up of state races and voter turnout is long time guest of the pod, Gin Dumcius from MassLive and the Springfield Republican. And finally we hear from incoming State Senator Becca Rausch about how her campaign resulted in a win.

Yes, Governor Charlie Baker won re-election by a big margin. And yes, two members of House Speaker Bob DeLeo's leadership team lost their jobs after challenges from the left. But what's that actually going to mean for Massachusetts policymaking and politics over the next couple of years? While skulking around the margins of a MassINC chess tournament downtown, Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly put that question to Mike Deehan of WGBH News and Katie Lannan of State House News Service, whose answers contain plenty of deep #mapoli insight. Also weighing in: WGBH News contributor and scribe-for-hire Andy Metzger and Gintautas Dumcius of MassLive and the Springfield Republican.

It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year... for polling that is! On this week's episode of The Horse Race, our very own Maeve Duggan of the MASSInc Polling Group joins as a co-host with Steve Koczela to take us behind all of this week's freshly published polls. Since we're just one month out from election day, we'll get you caught up on the Baker / Gonzales debate with Gin Dumcius of The Springfield Republican and Mass Live. Then, Katie Lannan joins us again for a quick update on the Secretary of State race. And as a special, polling season exclusive, we get on the phone with the head of our primary call center, Paul Braun of Braun Research to see behind the scenes of how polls are really conducted.

7/25/2018 -- On the podcast this week, Lauren Dezenski is still on vacation, but calls in to talk with Steve and Doug Rubin, senior strategist for Deval Patrick and Elizabeth Warren, about presidential race rumors. Then, a quick check in on the MA1 Primary with Shannon Young, of MassLive and The Springfield Republican; followed up by a look at key races in the Pioneer Valley with MassINC Polling Group's very own Research Director, Rich Parr. This episode is sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts and the National Institute for Reproductive Health.

There were two big developments at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Party convention: challenger Josh Zakim getting an endorsement in the secretary of state's race over six-term incumbent Bill Galvin, and Jay Gonzalez winning the endorsement for governor in resounding fashion over Bob Massie. But the convention also highlighted the awkward fact that, with the general election just five months away, Democrats aren't sure whether to attack Republican Governor Charlie Baker or ignore him.  WGBH News's Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis, and Mike Deehan size up what happened in Worcester with Zakim, Mass Dems chair Gus Bickford, and Quentin Palfrey, who won the convention's endorsement for lieutenant governor — and get some instant analysis and insight from Gintautas Dumcius of Mass Live and the Springfield Republican and Lauren Dezenski of Politico.

On this episode, I Zoom in Maryam Sullivan, Author UmmJuwayriyah, and we chat about Islamic fiction, her path to becoming a writer and much more. Umm Juwayriyah, a pen name for Maryam A. Sullivan who is an indigenous American Muslim woman of many gifts. Hailing from the birthplace of basketball, dictionaries, revolutionaries, it should come as no surprise that she created a genre of literature in 2006 and coined it Urban Muslim Fiction. As a mother of three, she is dedicated to increasing indigenous African-American Muslim narratives in the literary world. Her love for writing sprang up early in her childhood and took firm root in her high school journalism class. As a high school student in Western Massachusetts, she was selected to write articles for her city's newspaper (Springfield Republican) in a teen section entitled, “Unlisted”. She later went on to establish one of the first online newsletters for Muslim youth fully produced by Muslim youth in the late ‘90's. In the early 2000's she became one of the founding members of the international Islamic Writers Alliance teaming up with and learning from internationally acclaimed authors such Yahiya Emerick, Freda Crane, Linda D. Delgado, Najiyyah Diana Helwani, and the late great novelist, Jamilah Kolocotronis . Umm Juwayriyah was one of the youngest members and served as the non-profit organization's web editor and assistant director for three years. Also during the early 2000's, Umm Juwayriyah began giving back to her own community that had helped to raise her. She became the youngest Editor-in-Chief for the New England Muslim Women's Association which is the oldest and longest running Muslim women's non-profit organization in New England. Umm Juwayriyah's writing has been published in just about every major Muslim owned newspaper and magazine including SISTERS and Azizah. In 2009, Umm Juwayriyah first internationally-acclaimed novel, The Size of a Mustard Seed was published and it quickly became her publisher's best-selling novel. It was the world's first Urban Islamic fiction novel. In 2012 she published Hind's Hands – A Story About Autism which was the world's first English language Muslim children's book addressing and educating Muslims about the Autism Spectrum disorder. Then in 2015, Umm Juwayriyah's second children's book: The Princess and the Good Deed, an Islamic fairytale, addressed the important but often taboo subject of kindness to animals for children. Umm Juwayriyah has been the recipient of many awards, scholarships, and grants including the prestigious Lorraine Hansberry award for contributions to multi-cultural arts from Holyoke Community College, the Spirit award from the Harold Grinspoon's foundation for community involvement, a Canada's An Nisaa's magazine's 2010 Muslim Fiction Writer of the Year and the international Women's Initiative in Spirituality and Equality's 100 Extraordinary Muslim Women in the world. Being a dreamer and a creative writer, Umm Juwayriyah continues to break boundaries, make big plans, and shove open doors that Muslim women aren't usually invited into. She doesn't mind the stares at her hijab, her goal is to craft her stories by any means necessary. Umm Juwayriyah holds a Master's degree with honors from Regis University, a Bachelor's degree with honors from Bay Path University for women in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and she is currently pursuing her doctorate's degree in Educational Leadership. Umm Juwayriyah is an international educator, the owner of Kanz Enrichment Online - a supplemental educational service, and the creator of #MuslimGirlsReads, a literacy initiative geared towards inner-city American Muslim girls and young women.

Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis were joined by Shira Schoenberg, who covers the State house for the Springfield Republican and Mass Live.com, and Charlie Chieppo, a former denizen of the State House under ex-Governor Mitt Romney and now the head of Chieppo Strategies LLC, to discuss Charlie Baker's $98 million dollar budget cuts.

Sensuous words and terms of endearment. Think of a beautiful word. Now, is it simply the word's sound that makes it beautiful? Or does its appeal also depend on meaning? Also, pet names for lovers around the world: You might call your beloved "honey," or "babe," or "boo." But in Swedish, your loved one is a "sweet nose," and in Persian, you can just say you hope a mouse eats them. Finally, in certain parts of the U.S., going out to see a stripper may not mean what you think it means. Plus, clutch, dank, girled up, gorilla warfare, dead ringer, spitten image, butter beans vs. lima beans, and the whole shebang. FULL DETAILS May a mouse eat you, or in Persian, moosh bokharadet, is a term of endearment suggesting the recipient is small and cute. Another picturesque hypocorism: French mon petit chou, "sweetheart," but literally, "my little cabbage." To go gangbusters is to "perform well and vigorously" or "act with energy and speed," as in an economy going gangbusters. The term recalls the swift aggression of 1930's police forces decisively breaking up criminal gangs. The old-time radio show Gangbusters, known for its noisy opening sequence, complete with sirens and the rattle of tommy guns, helped popularize the term. Sotnos, with an umlaut over that first o, is a Swedish term of endearment. Literally, it means "sweet nose." A listener in Billings, Montana, wonders about two of her boyfriend's favorite slang terms: clutch and dank. Clutch most likely derives from the world of sports, where a clutch play requires peak performance from an athlete, giving rise to clutch meaning "great." Dank, on the other hand, is used among cannabis aficionados to describe the smell of good marijuana, and was popularized by Manny the Hippie's appearances on David Letterman's show. Quiz Guy John Chaneski is on the hunt for four-letter words hidden inside related words. For example, find the related four letter word hidden in the last word of this sentence: A union member might find him despicable.   When writing a business letter, what's a modern salutation that doesn't sound as stuffy as Dear Sir or Dear Madam? To Whom It May Concern, perhaps? The answer depends on the context and the intended audience. A Boardman, Ohio, was confused as a child after reading about guerrilla warfare and wondering what those big, hairy primates could possibly be fighting about. In mining country, a stripper is an huge piece of machinery churns up the soil in search of coal veins. This caused no end of hilarity one Christmas Day for a Terre Haute, Indiana, family when a new in-law was scandalized by the thought that all the menfolk were enthusiastically heading out to see a new stripper. More than a century ago, the Springfield Republican newspaper in Massachusetts proposed a new word for that twitterpated time in an adolescent's life when one discovers the joys of flirtation: being all girled up. The Republican is also the publication containing the first known instance of someone suggesting the term Ms. as an honorific. Schadenfreude, from German for "damage-joy," means "delight in the misfortune of others." How dry is it? In the middle of a drought, you might answer that question is So dry the trees are bribing the dogs. What makes a word beautiful? Is it merely how it sounds? Or does a word's meaning affect its aesthetic effect? Max Beerbohm had some helpful thoughts about gondola, scrofula, and other words in his essay "The Naming of Streets." Several years ago, Grant wrote a column on this topic for The New York Times. The origin of the whole shebang, meaning "the whole thing," is somewhat mysterious. It may derive from an Irish word, shabeen, which meant "a disreputable drinking establishment," then expanded to denote other kinds of structures, including "an encampment." The phrase the whole shebang was popularized during the U.S. Civil War.   Two familiar terms that have inspired lots of bogus etymologies are dead ringer and spitting image. Dead ringer probably comes from horse racing, where a ringer is a horse that may look like other horses in a race but is actually from a higher class of competitors, and therefore a sure bet. The dead in this sense suggests the idea of "exact" or "without a doubt," also found in such phrases as dead certain. As for the term variously spelled spitting image or spittin' image or spit and image, Yale University linguist Larry Horn has argued convincingly that the original form is actually spitten image, likening a father-son resemblance to an exact copy spat out from the original. If you want to reassure someone, you might say I've got your back. In Persian, however, to indicate the same thing, you'd say the equivalent of "I have your air," which is havato daram. What's the difference between butter beans, lima beans, and wax beans? The answer depends on where you live and what dialect you speak. Oh, those romantic Germans! Among their many terms of endearment is the one that translates as "mouse bear." This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. -- A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate Get your language question answered on the air! 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Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly of WGBH News took in this year's breakfast at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center--then sized up the proceedings as they were winding down, along with Lauren Dezenski of Politico Massachusetts and Gintautaus Dumcius of MassLive.com and the Springfield Republican.

On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome state Rep. Eric Burlison to the show (with some generous assistance from our friends at KSMU). Burlison is a Springfield Republican who was first elected to the Missouri House in 2008. Since then, he's carried a number of high-profile bills – including “right to work” legislation. That bill passed both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly for the first time this year before succumbing to Gov. Jay Nixon's veto. Missouri House members failed to override Burlison's bill by a fairly wide margin.