Daily Brief: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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

Josh Hawley blames GOP losses on abandoning working people, calls for fasting and prayer

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday blamed Republican election losses on his party abandoning working Americans, criticizing cuts to Medicaid that he voted to approve last year. The Missouri Republican… — Missouri Independent

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

Missouri awarded $218 million in second year of federal rural health grants

Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in… — Missouri Independent

Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states

In a handful of holdout states, Democrats appear ready to use their newly won statehouse dominance to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In at least four states — Georgia, Kansas, Texas… — Missouri Independent

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

Democrats will hold most legislative trifectas since 1984

Along with a dramatic change in congressional majorities on Election Day, an analysis from the National Conference of State Legislatures showed large shifts in legislative majorities around the… — Missouri Independent

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

Video: Jodeci opens ‘Forever My Lady’ tour in St. Louis

▶ Jodeci performs at Stifel Theatre in St. Louis. Video by Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American Jodeci chose St. Louis to open its “Forever My Lady” anniversary tour, and the crowd at Stifel Theatre… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “VIDEO: Blunt on pay increases, pardons” (Nov 2008)

Tone Bell brings St. Louis roots to Flyover Comedy Festival

Before Tone Bell became a Netflix star, sitcom regular and one of the headliners of the 9th Annual Flyover Comedy Festival, he was a kid from Georgia spending his summers with family on St. Louis’… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Thousands in St. Louis protest California’s gay marriage ban” (Nov 2008)

‘Tell Me Somethin’ Good’ returns for one night at The Black Rep Gala

Last year, when The Black Rep founder Ron Himes stepped onto a New York stage to receive a Lifetime Achievement Audelco Award, one of the people celebrating him understood better than most what the… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Lame Duck Gov makes a few appointments” (Nov 2008)

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