Daily Brief: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

St. Louis news worth your time today — curated by PubDef, with receipts from the archive. Click through for the full stories.

Missouri parks tax won every county in 2016. Backers worry about crowded primary this year

For more than 40 years, Missourians have paid a small sales tax that supports state parks and soil and water protection programs. This year it is on the Aug. 4 ballot for a 10-year renewal. After… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Coalition Vows to Fight Attack on Affirmative Action” (Apr 2008)

Missouri marijuana microbusiness application period to open July 13

The application window to win one of 77 microbusiness marijuana licenses through a lottery selection will open July 13-27.  The selection lottery is scheduled to take place on Sept. 9, and the… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Reed calls on Slay to fire IT dept head” (Sep 2008)

STL Sites and Sounds

CONCERTS  Sun., July 5, 7 p.m., City Winery St. Louis welcomes Glenn Jones, City Winery, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO. For more information, visit www.citywinery.com.   Fri., July 10, 7 p.m.… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “How to disenfranchise (um, disenchant) a voter in 59 easy steps” (Nov 2008)

POOL-ITICAL WATERGATE?

Here we go again! Last summer I reported that it had been over a decade since the youth of East St. Louis had a public pool, splash pad, or aquatic facility to enjoy during the dog days of summer.… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Police Board Hires Isom as New Chief” (Oct 2008)

Dancer and St. Louis native Reginald Ray-Savage dies at 67

Before the world knew him as a force in jazz dance and a mentor who shaped generations, Reginald Ray-Savage was a young man from St. Louis who walked into the Muny, saw Rudolf Nureyev, and never… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Clay: MO Back in the Death Business” (Jul 2007)

Sliding back to racial tyranny

When U.S. Rep. James Clyburn warned that America risks sliding backward toward the post-Reconstruction era, many heard the words but failed to grasp the horror behind them. They should. The… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “'Interim' No More [Updated]” (Sep 2006)

Clive Davis, architect of modern popular music and champion of generations of artists, dies at 94

Clive Davis — the record executive whose ear, instincts, and long-view approach to artistry helped shape the sound of popular music for more than half a century — has died. He was 94. Newsweek… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “New Principals” (Jun 2006)

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