On Tuesday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, we did a year-in-review of the top political stories of 2017. Joining host Don Marsh for the discussion was 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 political team: reporter , interim-editor and statehouse reporter .
The team said one of the top political story themes of the year was Eric Greitens鈥� first year as governor of Missouri.
鈥淪pecifically the way [Greitens] pursued his agenda that has led him to have various clashes with members of his own party,鈥� Griffin said. Some instances include the and the recent
Mannies cited her story about the battle of Greitens鈥� use of special groups who don鈥檛 have to identify their donors.
Another memorable story was about
鈥淭hey wheeled the bulk of the political power in the region and you鈥檙e now seeing some of this nationally in other states,鈥� Mannies said. 鈥淎frican-American women, I think, will be a major force next year.鈥�
Rosenbaum mentioned the wave of protests following the Stockley verdict. He said the situation differed greatly from the protests in Ferguson following the non-indictment of former officer Darren Wilson.
鈥淚 think there鈥檚 actually a pathway for some major policy changes after the Stockley protests,鈥� Rosenbaum said. 鈥淏ecause a lot of changes in the police department can be done by Lyda Krewson鈥檚 administration.鈥�
Some of the political team鈥檚 other memorable stories included:
Listen to their full discussion and analysis here:
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