Daily Brief: Friday, July 31, 2026

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

Missouri voters weigh ending income tax. Here’s how other states replace the revenue

Voters have the opportunity Aug. 4 to put Missouri on track to be the 10th state without an individual income tax. Many of the states without an income tax have to get creative in the way they… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Irene, Maida and Mike — a Tale of Delusion, Promise and Possibility” (Nov 2008)

Missouri governor fills long-vacant teacher seat on state education board

Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed a former mayor of St. Louis and a Kansas City math teacher to the State Board of Education Thursday, filling a voting seat representing the 1st Congressional District and an… — Missouri Independent

Vast produce supply chain complicates tracking cyclospora in Missouri and Kansas

The same food supply chain that lets restaurants serve nearly identical produce in Missouri, Michigan or California can also make it remarkably difficult to figure out where contamination began when… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “POLL: Should the Gov’t rescue the auto industry?” (Nov 2008)

Flap over noncitizens on state voter rolls seen as unlikely to boost SAVE America Act

WASHINGTON — Suddenly there’s evidence that noncitizens were on voting rolls in New Jersey, and there are new questions about the credibility of Alaska’s voter data. Republicans say that’s a big deal… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Johnson Says Her Race Is For Real” (Apr 2008)

MATI rewind: Take two.

MATI rewind: Take two. As I promised, I want to give more space for Music at the Intersection 2026. Yes, it was two weeks ago at this point, but I still have some things to say – and I know y’all… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Irene, Maida and Mike — a Tale of Delusion, Promise and Possibility” (Nov 2008)

Isaac Keys returns to St. Louis with message of healing 

Actor and former NFL linebacker Isaac Keys returned to his hometown with a message he said he spent years avoiding: Black men don’t have to hide their struggles with trauma and depression. Speaking… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Things Fall Apart: Censorship and turmoil at the city's oldest black newspaper” (Oct 2005)

Former CBC baseball star Derrick Pitts delivers for USA and Cincinnati

St. Louisan Derrick Pitts has enjoyed a standout year on the baseball diamond in collegiate and international competition. The former CBC standout had a breakout sophomore year at the University of… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Irene, Maida and Mike — a Tale of Delusion, Promise and Possibility” (Nov 2008)

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