On this week鈥檚 extra edition of Politically Speaking, 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome back former Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley to the show.
The Perryville Republican 鈥� who now has a residence in Chesterfield 鈥� We asked him back to discuss two big stories percolating throughout the Missouri political universe 鈥� and the fight over 鈥渞ight to work.鈥�
Tilley was close to Diehl, a Town and Country Republican who pieced together a sizable body of work as a legislator. Diehl, of course, stepped down from office in May after
Even though he鈥檚 no longer in office, Tilley is still a major figure in the debate over 鈥渞ight to work.鈥� That鈥檚 the shorthand supporters use to describe legislation that bars arrangements in which employers and unions require all workers in a bargaining unit to pay union dues if a majority voted to organize.
Tilley 鈥� who became a lobbyist after he termed out of the Missouri House 鈥� is representing the Missouri AFL-CIO in trying to defeat "right to work."
While Rep. Eric Burlison鈥檚 bill passed both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly, it didn鈥檛 draw enough votes to override Gov. Jay Nixon鈥檚 inevitable veto. Tilley will be part of a team of lobbyists who will try to sink "right to work" if it comes up for an override vote later this year. Tilley will concentrate on fellow Republicans who currently side with Democrats against "right to work."
During the show, Tilley said:
- He was saddened by Diehl鈥檚 resignation, both because he thought Diehl had been an effective speaker and because Tilley knows his family well. 鈥淚t鈥檚 sad to see all of his accomplishments and all of his potential and ability be marred by a mistake,鈥� Tilley said. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 the tough thing about politics. We鈥檙e all human beings. And I think both of you would readily admit that you鈥檇 hate to be defined by the worst point in your life.鈥�
- Even though he was at the 鈥渢op of the ladder鈥� in Missouri politics back in 2011 and 2012, Tilley still made mistakes, some of them personal. He talked at length 鈥� and touched
- House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, shouldn鈥檛 necessarily expect continuously flattering coverage as his speakership stretches on over the next three-plus years. Tilley said House speakers typically encounter controversy and conflict 鈥� even when they govern over large majorities.
- Tilley believes it was a mistake for Rep. Robert Cornejo, R-St. Peters,Said Tilley: "It鈥檚 hard to defend to the voters switching your vote."
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