Daily Brief: Friday, September 4, 2026

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

Missouri school leaders concerned ahead of ‘A’ through ‘F’ report card rollout

Missouri educators voiced concerns Thursday that the state is rushing to roll out an “A” through “F” report card system for public schools without fully considering its provisions. In the second of… — Missouri Independent

Missouri voters will decide limits on lawmakers rewriting ballot measures 

An effort to restrict the legislature’s ability to rewrite laws and constitutional amendments approved by voters through the initiative process will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, the Missouri Supreme… — Missouri Independent

Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered congressional map, orders referendum vote

Missourians will vote in November on the gerrymandered congressional map muscled through the Legislature in 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The court also ruled the… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “VIDEO: McCaskill on Equal Pay” (Apr 2008)

Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said earlier this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections” this fall, declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal… — Missouri Independent

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

Missouri House candidate charged in plot to plant drugs on Republican primary opponent

A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. Thomas Ross, who won the… — Missouri Independent

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

How Trump’s tariffs could affect Missouri and St. Louis

President Donald Trump’s new 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods could harm St. Louis and Missouri by raising manufacturing costs, disrupting cross-border supply chains and exposing some Missouri… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Tear Down the San Luis for a Parking Lot on Lindell?” (Mar 2008)

Missouri voters will decide fate of GOP congressional map

Missouri voters will get the final say on a Republican-drawn congressional map aimed at flipping the Kansas City district represented by U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, one of the state’s two Black… — St. Louis American

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