McCaskill Hits Hawley Hard, Dairy Farmers Push For Subsidy Changes, And LGBTQ Youths In Small Towns

By Steve Kraske

Published October 11, 2017 at 3:29 PM CDT

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill held her 44th, 45th and 46th town hall meetings this week. The Missouri Democrat is running for re-election in a state that largely elected conservatives in 2016.

For a Democrat running in bright-red Missouri, the 2018 election will be quite the challenge. Today, we speak with Sen. Claire McCaskill about a new Republican opponent's campaign bid as well as the latest developments on Capitol Hill. Then, we learn how the 2014 Farm Bill is affecting dairy farmers and why they're pushing for reform, not replacement. Afterwards, we learn about the experiences of gay and transgender youths in the rural Midwest. It's not as repressive as you might expect.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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