Daily Brief: Monday, September 14, 2026

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

Missouri GOP still see path for gerrymandered congressional map. Legal experts see little hope.

Republican officials aren’t giving up on the congressional map they pushed through the Missouri legislature last year, despite two setbacks at the U.S. Supreme Court and a state Supreme Court ruling… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “60,000 pages, but no smoking gun — yet” (Nov 2008)

Lawsuit seeks $80 million from Denny Hoskins over Missouri congressional map referendum

Five Missouri voters are seeking roughly $80 million from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he violated state law in his handling of a referendum… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Man-Made Missouri Flood Fight” (Mar 2008)

Missouri’s long fight over who gets the last word

Fourteen Republican lawmakers sent the Missouri Supreme Court a letter last week. It was not a fan letter. Hold Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt, they wrote, and we may come for your… — Missouri Independent

Missouri governor names 18 to child welfare task force amid growing scrutiny

With Missouri’s child welfare system under fire over foster care deaths, staff turnover and mounting investigation backlogs, Gov. Mike Kehoe has named 18 people to a new task force charged with… — Missouri Independent

Enjoy Illinois 300 sells out for fifth straight year at World Wide Technology Raceway

World Wide Technology Raceway announced Sunday morning that the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race is officially sold out — marking the event’s fifth consecutive sellout since its 2022 debut.… — St. Louis American

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

Reading crisis demands more action

New York City’s troubling decline in reading scores, despite one of the most ambitious literacy reform efforts in the nation, is a wake-up call for the entire nation. Across the country, reading… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “How to disenfranchise (um, disenchant) a voter in 59 easy steps” (Nov 2008)

JPMorgan CEO, wife give $12 million to HBCUs

Twelve historically Black colleges and universities will receive $1 million each to strengthen their permanent endowments through a $12 million gift from the foundation of JPMorgan Chase Chairman and… — St. Louis American

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