The police department under state control once paid $22K for *seven* badges, so this seems like a bargain. stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hi New York Times Games should 50A be “Bothered to no end?”

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself. Great reporting as always by Jennifer Berry Hawes. propublica.org/article/fema-g…

Fireworks light up the St. Louis skyline and the Gateway Arch on Thursday, July 3, 2025. #STL More pix here stltoday.com/news/multimedi…

We don’t talk enough about the nexus between weather forecasts and evacuation orders. Jennifer Berry Hawes did so recently with this stunning story about Hurricane Helene’s unheard warnings in Yancey County, North Carolina propublica.org/article/hurric…

Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri groups scrambling after Trump freezes school funding stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

After our investigation uncovered waste in Texas’ anti-abortion program, state officials will now require providers to submit receipts before getting reimbursed with taxpayer dollars. Follow-up by Cassandra Jaramillo and me for ProPublica. propublica.org/article/texas-…

Story by Cassandra Jaramillo & Jeremy Kohler ProPublica: Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight Texas health officials are overhauling a program designed to steer people away from abortion following a ProPublica and

Despite dire weather alerts, local officials in Texas failed to warn or evacuate before deadly flash floods killed over 100 — echoing the same inaction seen during Hurricane Helene. Why does this keep happening? Jennifer Berry Hawes digs in for ProPublica. propublica.org/article/texas-…

Private rules enforced with public power. A small window:

Does your review include how St. Louis allows police commanders to use their authority on behalf of private clients and to threaten arrest when no law has been violated?

The 18th green at Normandie is looking great!

Billy Long’s stint running the IRS lasted 2 months. Now Trump’s sending him to Iceland as ambassador. My earlier story with Alex Mierjeski looked at why he was such an unusual choice: propublica.org/article/billy-…

Kansas City does not OWN the store. It bought the store in 2016, and has invested about $18 million over the years to keep the store afloat. The city was never in charge of daily operations. It's nothing like Mamdani's proposal for municipal grocery stores in NYC.

Kudos to Jason Rosenbaum at St. Louis Public Radio for being the first to this angle: Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum stlpr.org/government-pol…

🚨Missouri lawmakers pass GOP plan to overhaul direct democracy. Now it goes to voters. Read more at: kansascity.com/news/politics-…

“I’m not sure how they blew this.” stlmag.com/news/trouble-m…