The final week of Missouri’s 2018 legislative session was tumultuous, as lawmakers tried to finish up the state’s business amid the turmoil of the Greitens scandal. On the last day, I boiled down what our viewers needed to know about the session’s final moments and what cleared the House and Senate. Click Here to Read More.
Despite years of reform efforts in Jefferson City, Missouri remains the only state in the country with no limits on lobbyist gifts. I explained the “Clean Missouri” initiative to our viewers after proponents succeeded in getting nearly 350,000 signatures from around the state. Click Here to Read More.
In the spring of 2018, I logged at least 3,000 miles back and forth between St. Louis and the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City to cover the scandals surrounding embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. The last report I filed came on May 16, 2018, just two days before the end of the legislature’s spring session. The Office of the Governor had just hired two new attorneys to represent Greitens in potential impeachment proceedings on the taxpayer dime. I explained what they had to say in their first appearance before the committee investigating the governor, and used a creative standup to explain how the role of these litigators compared to the handful of others representing Greitens in other jurisdictions. Click Here to Read More.
On May 1, 2018, the House committee investigating Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens broke three weeks of silence by releasing an addendum to its original mid-April report on the governor’s infidelity and the invasion of privacy charge filed against him in state court in St. Louis. In the addendum, the members of the committee asserted they found Greitens’ former mistress testimony to be “credible.” I stayed overnight in the capital city following the release of the document. On Fox 2 News in the morning the following day, I brought our viewers up to date on the developments with reaction I had gathered and prepared them for what to expect next.
Union workers rallied in Jefferson City in March 2018, ahead of a statewide voter over “right-to-work.” This piece is a good example of using sequences and natural sound in editing. Click Here to Read More.
Trish and Daryl Bertrand went from living the American Dream to carrying the scarlet letter of felony convictions overnight. I spoke with them about how their lives may improve after Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill to change Missouri’s expungement laws. Click Here to Read More.
What are delegates and how are they awarded based on the results of the Missouri and Arkansas primaries? We answered those questions for our viewers in a primaries primer. Click Here to Read More..
After opposition researchers in Washington began emailing the station talking points on Sen. Roy Blunt’s draft deferments, we dug for the truth. Click Here to Read More.
When crews began working on a more than $50 million state park in Shannon County, Mo., it took most Missourians by surprise. The state built the park on land that used to be a Woodstock of sorts. I traveled to Eminence and spoke with some folks in favor and some folks opposed to the project. Click Here to Read More..
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