 Gov. Mike Parson had a lot to say about Medicaid expansion, the state budget and job creation Wednesday as part of his annual State of the State speech. But the ongoing pandemic made the annual event anything but normal. With multiple lawmakers testing positive or isolating after coming in contact with a person who has the deadly virus, House leaders forced Parson to move the speech out of the traditional venue of the House and into the Senate, where members could practice social distancing more easily. Parson vowed the last-minute change, which caused a stir under the Capitol dome, would not detract from his message:  “Missouri has seen some difficult days in the past 200 years, from the Civil War and the Great Depression … women’s suffrage and civil rights … to the COVID-19 crisis and countless other hardships. But through it all, Missouri has prevailed,” Parson said. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Inside the Post-Dispatch podcast: Governor Mike Parson delivers the 2021 State of the State Address

Post-Dispatch reporter Joel Currier talks with the police chief about gun violence in the city as part of a Post-Dispatch series on the topic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post-Dispatch: A talk with St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden on gun violence

St. Louis Post-Dispatch digital editor Amanda St. Amand and reporter Robert Patrick talk with Aisha Sultan about what it is like to participate in a trial of Janssen’s coronavirus vaccine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post-Dispatch: What it’s like to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine test

In the final days of the 2020 race for governor, Mike Parson is pushing freedom while Nicole Galloway says incumbent governor “has failed.” Post-Dispatch reporter Kurt Erickson and Jack Suntrup look at the two candidates and what they’re telling voters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post-Dispatch - Political Fix edition : On the campaign trail

Features reporter Valerie Schremp Hahn and online editor Beth O’Malley discuss their love for local history and cemeteries, discussing the graves of famous St. Louisans and how epitaphs can tell a story about someone.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post-Dispatch: Local cemeteries, famous graves and odd epitaphs

Join reporters Nassim Benchaabane, Jack Suntrup and Kurt Erickson​ as Inside the Post-Dispatch looks the race for Missouri governor, the battle for the 2nd Congressional District and Amendment 3.  ​ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post-Dispatch: Political Fix - Hot races and redistricting

In this interview, Democratic Secretary of State candidate Yinka Faleti responds to questions by editorial page editor Tod Robberson and editorial writer Kevin McDermott  about incumbent Jay Ashcroft’s  controversial four-year tenure and explains why voters should choose him on Election Day.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post- Dispatch: Candidate interview with Secretary of State challenger Yinka Faleti

Incumbent Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft responds to questions by editorial page editor Tod Robberson and editorial writer Kevin McDermott about some of his more controversial decisions that might cause voters to question whether he deserves another term. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the Post-Dispatch: Candidate interview with Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft

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