/tags/bill-enyart Bill Enyart en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-02/illinois-elections-st-clair-county-republican-shift Madison County in the Metro East began flipping red in the 2010 election, and the GOP’s support has only gotten stronger. But local Democrats don’t see neighboring St. Clair County flipping anytime soon. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-02/illinois-elections-st-clair-county-republican-shift Will Bauer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-05/public-radio-reporters-review-tuesdays-election Wednesday on “St. Louis on the Air,” we gathered our political reporters to recap Tuesday’s election. The consensus: Republicans ruled the night.“It was a… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:57:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-05/public-radio-reporters-review-tuesdays-election /government-politics-issues/2014-11-04/rauner-beats-quinn-bost-rides-red-wave-to-capture-illinois-congressional-seat State Rep. Mike Bost rode the national Republican wave to victory Tuesday night, knocking off incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart to represent parts of the… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 04:36:50 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-11-04/rauner-beats-quinn-bost-rides-red-wave-to-capture-illinois-congressional-seat Jason Rosenbaum, Tim Lloyd /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-22/green-party-candidate-paula-bradshaw-vies-for-illinois-12th-congressional-district “People in America don’t understand that our monetary supply is debt based. They think it comes from taxes,” Paula Bradshaw explained. “Taxes are just the… Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:05:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-22/green-party-candidate-paula-bradshaw-vies-for-illinois-12th-congressional-district /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-16/illinois-12th-district-contenders-highlight-differences While the leading candidates for one of the nation’s most competitive Congressional races agreed that the economy and jobs were the top issue facing the… Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:09:14 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-16/illinois-12th-district-contenders-highlight-differences /government-politics-issues/2014-10-06/once-reliably-democratic-illinois-12th-district-now-competitive-battleground-for-enyart-bost On a late September day in Granite City, U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart was in his element. He was presenting a big ceremonial check to Chestnut Health Systems,… Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:05:55 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-10-06/once-reliably-democratic-illinois-12th-district-now-competitive-battleground-for-enyart-bost Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2014-10-05/bosts-speechifying-becomes-target-and-asset-in-nationally-watched-illinois-contest On the surface, Mike Bost and Moses don’t have that much in common. But some not-so-flattering political ads may create a different impression.Bost – a… Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:24:50 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-10-05/bosts-speechifying-becomes-target-and-asset-in-nationally-watched-illinois-contest Jason Rosenbaum /politics-issues/2014-09-03/hoyer-swings-through-metro-east-to-promote-manufacturing-proposal The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House was in Granite City, Ill. on Wednesday to boost his longstanding focus on bolstering manufacturing jobs.… Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:28:06 GMT /politics-issues/2014-09-03/hoyer-swings-through-metro-east-to-promote-manufacturing-proposal Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2014-07-06/illinois-faces-surprising-struggle-to-raise-minimum-wage U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin knows firsthand the difficulty in getting a minimum wage increase passed through a legislative body. The Illinois Democrat was… Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:24:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-07-06/illinois-faces-surprising-struggle-to-raise-minimum-wage Jason Rosenbaum /economy-business/2014-07-02/illinois-leaders-pledge-united-front-to-attract-manufacturing-jobs Illinois’ higher education, business and political leaders are pledging cooperation for an effort to bring manufacturing jobs to the region. U.S. Rep.… Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:47:25 GMT /economy-business/2014-07-02/illinois-leaders-pledge-united-front-to-attract-manufacturing-jobs Jason Rosenbaum