St. Louis on the Air

Missouri Term Limits: Pros and Cons

By Alex Heuer,

Published October 4, 2012 at 5:01 PM CDT

Term limits are a controversial topic in Missouri and there are persuasive cases both for and against them. Currently, the Missouri constitution limits state senators to two four-year terms and state representatives to four two-year terms.

Host Don Marsh’s guests are:

Paul Jacob, President, Liberty Initiative Fund
Thad Kousser, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California San-Diego
Representative Chris Kelly, Democrat from Columbia, Missouri House District 24, running unopposed in the newly drawn House District 45

Related Event:

UMSL Center for Ethics in Public Life Presents the First Public Ethics Conference "Term Limits: Two Decades of Lessons"

Saturday, October 6, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center, Century Room

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Alex Heuer

Alex is the executive producer of "St. Louis on the Air" at St. Louis Public Radio.

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Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards is a producer for St. Louis Public Radio's broadcast program, "St. Louis Symphony."

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Don Marsh

Don Marsh served as host of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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