Daily Brief: Saturday, November 14, 2026

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

Commentary: Missouri Republicans, voters didn’t leave conservatism. We did.

Missouri Republicans learned this month what happens when a party trades its principles for a personality. Ann Wagner represented the 2nd Congressional District since 2013. She entered the summer… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “FLASHBACK: Ed Martin: “No Bailout!”” (Oct 2008)

Missouri to end state-run developmental disability case management

More than 5,000 Missourians with developmental disabilities who rely on state employees to help them access services will be assigned to outside agencies by the end of 2027, a move that will… — Missouri Independent

Democratic state officials, USPS battle over Trump mail ballot rule ahead of 2028 election

The U.S. Postal Service faces renewed calls to drop restrictions ordered by President Donald Trump on mail ballots, setting up a major clash between states and the federal government ahead of the… — Missouri Independent

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

St. Louis expands shelter for cold weather

St. Louis city and county officials are expanding emergency shelter services as freezing temperatures approach the region this weekend, providing additional places for people experiencing… — St. Louis American

FAA grounds flights nationwide after communications failure

Flights across the United States were grounded Friday afternoon after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare nationwide ground stop following a major air traffic control communications… — St. Louis American

Democrats won the battle, not the war

Perspective is defined as a particular attitude or way of regarding something, a point of view, as it were. My political perspective is a function of my empirical understanding of the Black… — St. Louis American

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

SLSO strikes gold with Live at the Pulitzer opener

In the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Live at the Pulitzer series, the musical curator programs contemporary chamber music in response to the current exhibition at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and… — St. Louis American

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

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