Daily Brief: Monday, September 28, 2026

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

Anti-abortion divide could complicate Missouri Amendment 3 campaign

More Missouri women had abortions while the state was under a near-total abortion ban than they did in the years before, when abortion was legal but highly restricted. That fact has become a fault… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Claire vs Roy: Is St. Louis not “pro-America”?” (Oct 2008)

Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month

There are rough months in politics. And then there are months when you get summoned before the Missouri Supreme Court, found in contempt, sued repeatedly, accused by a former employee of retaliating… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Principals Recognized by State, Union” (Jun 2006)

The selling of Amendment 3

The politics of deception are looming large in November’s election. Will voters again, as they did in August, stop a power grab that takes power from individuals and gives it to politicians?… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Hubbard Fights Back Against Hypocritical Attacks” (Jul 2008)

SLSO opens new season with big, brash, brassy performance at Powell Hall

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra President Marie-Hélène Bernard had already welcomed the audience to the new season when Music Director Stéphane Denève took the stage at Powell Hall, so the conductor… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “McCaskill, Temporiti for Simckes?” (Apr 2008)

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