
Mark Maxwell
@MarkMaxwellTV • 13,255 subscribers
Political Editor @KSDKNews. Previously @WCIA3. Email: [email protected] Emmy winner. Murrow winner.
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Sen Josh Hawley called Medicaid cuts "morally wrong" & "politically suicidal." He said the "big beautiful bill" would eventually force rural hospitals to close. He called for a tax policy that is more fair to workers and families than corporations. So why'd he vote for this?
Mark Maxwell555,284 просмотров • 11 месяцев назад

Tug of war over St. Louis' $230 million in NFL settlement money: Downtown says: our 4% of land equals 20% of the city's tax base. That money funds YOUR neighborhood too. North City says: you already have state cash & private matching funds coming. We have people in tents.
Mark Maxwell38,087 просмотров • 26 дней назад

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey advances arguments made in Project 2025, says the obscenity laws in the Comstock Act of 1873 should prevent the mailing of abortion pills. I also ask him to explain his legal brief claiming declining teen pregnancies is bad for Missouri.
Mark Maxwell296,417 просмотров • 1 год назад

Asked the Festus data center developer what happens to neighbors' wells if his facility's water runs dirty. "That is a question I cannot answer." Asked who holds him accountable on water safety. "...my children." Asked if he'd drink a glass of it. "It's possible."
Mark Maxwell29,217 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

Kamala Harris calls Missouri House Democrats to encourage them that “they are not alone” in the redistricting fight, according to this video from inside the Capitol last night. She acknowledges the career risks they’ve incurred, threats to their committee assignments. (1 of 2)
Mark Maxwell77,398 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

Great accountability questions from Shoshana Stahl last night. Notice how it takes three times before CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell finally admits CEMA staffers were at a workshop when they should've been sounding an alarm. Russell also blames fire dept, old battered sirens.
Mark Maxwell81,201 просмотров • 1 год назад

At City Hall, there is still a lot of passionate disagreement over how to spend the Rams settlement funds. Alderwoman Cara Spencer says influence from "special interests" like WePower (who back $34M in early childhood education funding) are "a big concern for me."
Mark Maxwell55,618 просмотров • 1 год назад

Missouri voters approved paid sick leave. Gov Kehoe just repealed those benefits for workers. Does Sen. Eric Schmitt agree with Kehoe? "I'm not going to comment..." Did he vote for paid leave? "I don't remember." He pivots to tax cuts on tips, criticizes "regulatory state"
Mark Maxwell32,900 просмотров • 11 месяцев назад

Retired TV reporter Elliott Davis continues testing the patience of elected officials and his former colleagues in the press corps, this time with a string of incessant cell phone alarm disruptions during a press conference. I didn't see him apologize to anyone.
Mark Maxwell29,720 просмотров • 1 год назад

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe came to St Louis to celebrate his first bill signed into law. Kehoe's crime bill seizes control of city police and puts them under a state board of commissioners he'll appoint. I asked him why he pushed so hard for something the public doesn't want.
Mark Maxwell30,608 просмотров • 1 год назад

Veteran North City Alderwoman Sharon Tyus delivers a forceful & emotional defense of Mayor Cara Spencer. "You guys know that if I'm not happy, I'm NOT happy. There is nothing I've asked of this mayor that she has not done. She has gone above and beyond what is required of her."
Mark Maxwell22,059 просмотров • 1 год назад

The entire congregation at One Family Church skipped the service today and took their ministry out into the community. More than 100 members helped clean up disaster debris blocking roads and buildings at local child care centers. “Thank God for these people,” one woman says.
Mark Maxwell21,815 просмотров • 1 год назад

North City residents are urging Governor Mike Kehoe to send in the National Guard to help clear debris, cover exposed homes with tarps. I took their requests to Senator Josh Hawley and Mayor Spencer. This morning, Kehoe's office said National Guard are "being considered."
Mark Maxwell21,694 просмотров • 1 год назад

Mayor Spencer is taking some heat from some of the groups who backed her political opponents (and her opponents themselves) on tornado response. Spencer credits the "collaborative spirit" and "phenomenal" and "absolutely incredible work" they've done to organize relief efforts.
Mark Maxwell12,988 просмотров • 1 год назад

A lot of people in last night's audience told me this was one of the most memorable moments: If the candidates don't advance, then who would they like to see win? Mayor Jones -> Mike Butler Butler -> Mayor Jones Cara Spencer -> None of the above Andrew Jones -> None of the above
Mark Maxwell15,023 просмотров • 1 год назад