CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, July 31, 2026

Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike reviews the Aug. 4 election in Columbia, which includes the Proposition 1 sales tax increase, a race for the Ward 4 seat on the city council and a Democrat primary for associate circuit judge; has an update on a hearing coming Monday in the Stephanie Smarr court case, which is being followed closely by disability rights advocates and is now in its four year; and a report on the city of Columbia’s response filed this week to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of its revenue share agreement with American Airlines.