/tags/republican-party Republican Party en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà 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 /government-politics-issues/2024-11-09/trumps-win-doesnt-help-republicans-numbers-springfield-gop-touts-massive-strides While Democrats have locked up another supermajority in Springfield, Illinois Republican leaders say Donald Trump’s stronger showing in his third presidential run indicate the state GOP is building momentum. Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-11-09/trumps-win-doesnt-help-republicans-numbers-springfield-gop-touts-massive-strides Mitchell Armentrout /government-politics-issues/2024-06-20/illinois-gop-chair-don-tracy-quits After about 3.5 years at the helm of Illinois' Republican Party, Don Tracy cited intraparty fighting as the cause of his resignation. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:02:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-20/illinois-gop-chair-don-tracy-quits Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2024-05-09/missouri-republicans-preemption-minimum-wage-housing-local-control Republican-led statehouses, like Missouri’s, increasingly limit what rules municipalities can adopt — typically shutting down more progressive policies on issues like minimum wage and housing. Thu, 09 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-09/missouri-republicans-preemption-minimum-wage-housing-local-control Josh Merchant, Meg Cunningham /government-politics-issues/2024-03-07/two-republicans-look-to-challenge-u-s-rep-budzinski-in-illinois-13th-district Thomas Clatterbuck, a law student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Joshua Loyd, an entrepreneur and Army veteran, will face off in the March 19 primary for the GOP nomination. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:59:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-07/two-republicans-look-to-challenge-u-s-rep-budzinski-in-illinois-13th-district Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2019-06-19/can-one-group-depolarize-america-better-angels-comes-to-st-louis-to-try After the 2016 presidential election, David Blankenhorn, president of the national organization Better Angels, wanted to bring voters together to try to… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:19:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-06-19/can-one-group-depolarize-america-better-angels-comes-to-st-louis-to-try Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2018-07-28/missouri-gov-parson-calls-for-defeat-of-u-s-sen-claire-mccaskill-in-november Sporting a Cardinals T-shirt, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson stood in the parking lot of a strip mall Saturday in south St. Louis County to make his pitch to a… Sat, 28 Jul 2018 21:03:34 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-07-28/missouri-gov-parson-calls-for-defeat-of-u-s-sen-claire-mccaskill-in-november Jo Mannies /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-29/political-parties-vs-the-people-how-effective-is-the-two-party-system The modern two-party system has dominated U.S. politics for decades – but it’s also led to deep-seated divisions among American voters. Mickey Edwards,… Tue, 29 May 2018 22:21:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-29/political-parties-vs-the-people-how-effective-is-the-two-party-system Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-03-06/learning-to-listen-former-npr-ceo-ken-sterns-journey-through-the-political-spectrum Democrat. Republican. Independent.Over the course of his life – and in that order – Ken Stern has identified politically as all three.Stern, the former… Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:55:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-03-06/learning-to-listen-former-npr-ceo-ken-sterns-journey-through-the-political-spectrum Alex Heuer /health-science-environment/2017-09-22/how-the-latest-health-care-repeal-bill-could-shake-out-in-missouri-and-illinois Missouri Republicans have jumped behind the latest proposal in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act.A Senate bill would gut protections for people… Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:01:55 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-09-22/how-the-latest-health-care-repeal-bill-could-shake-out-in-missouri-and-illinois