Daily Brief: Monday, September 7, 2026

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

Republicans created Missouri’s redistricting mess. Now they’re furious about it.

Attorney General Catherine Hanaway opened her response to Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision with a quote from Benjamin Franklin “A republic, if you can keep it.” Things went downhill from… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Shields, Engler to lead State Senate” (Nov 2008)

The business of educating black parents, teachers and kids

Bolanle Ambonisye knew she had stumbled onto something when parents began using her name to get their children to behave. “Lil’ Johnny was acting up last night. I told him I’m going to tell Mama… — St. Louis American

Black churches help Gary weather a prolonged blackout

When a powerful storm swept through Gary, Indiana, last month, downing trees and snapping power lines, the city was plunged into darkness. It took the better part of a month for some of the city’s… — St. Louis American

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

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