On the newest edition of Politically Speaking, Jason Rosenbaum, Julie O鈥橠onoghue and Rachel Lippmann talk about the latest in local, state and national politics.
The topics addressed this week include:
Hawley and Galloway fighting over an audit that鈥檚 not public yet
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has spent a couple of weeks attacking state Auditor Nicole Galloway for what he says is .
Galloway is expected to put out an audit of the attorney general鈥檚 office under Hawley鈥檚 direction in the coming weeks.
Specifically, Hawley pointed out a member of Galloway鈥檚 staff running the audit had supported Hawley鈥檚 election rival Claire McCaskill and made disparaging remarks about President Donald Trump. The staff member was eventually removed from the audit by Galloway.
Hawley also raised emails from Galloway鈥檚 staff that he considers questionable.
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St. Louis County reluctant to share information about jail deaths
The newly reconfigured St. Louis County Justice Services Advisory Board says . The board 鈥� made up of citizens 鈥� is frustrated by the lack of transparency over this death, which took place in December.
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Gardner says there is a conspiracy against her
St. Louis鈥� first black prosecutor, Kim Gardner, , its police union and others claiming that they are conspiring against her to thwart her agenda. The suit is tied to Gardner鈥檚 2018 prosecution of former Gov. Eric Greitens.
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