The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing

The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing is a weekly analysis of Columbia and Boone County, Missouri, civic affairs. It delivers clear reporting on the decisions shaping the community and the implications that matter most.

The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing is a news podcast hosted by Mike, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mike hosts The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, a news show with 22 episodes published.

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  The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing

  CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, Aug. 15, 2026

  Aug 14, 202616 min

  Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike has more on the Boone Health lawsuit against two of its former cardiologists who have opened a clinic in Columbia; reports on another dustup between MU President Mun Choi and the city council over policing downtown Columbia, and has an update on the first month of operations at Columbia’s new “Opportunity Campus” homeless services center.

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  The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing

  CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, July 31, 2026

  Jul 31, 202616 min

  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.

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  The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing

  CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, July 24, 2026

  Jul 24, 202621 min

  Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike tells you why voters passing the City of Columbia’s Proposition 1 on the Aug. 4 ballot may not be such a bad thing; has updates on more than $13 million in utility rate increases; and explains what’s behind Columbia’s new strategic plan on homelessness.

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  The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing

  CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, July 17, 2026

  Jul 17, 202620 min

  Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike takes a hard look at the City of Columbia’s Proposition 1 on the Aug. 4 ballot that asks residents to pony up an additional one cent sales tax to fund police and fire services; has an early review of the city’s FY 2027 budget; and has the latest on the Downtown Community Improvement District’s request for an “urban camping ordinance.”

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  The CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing

  CoMoBUZ Insider Briefing, June 19, 2026

  Jun 19, 202622 min

  Mike's quick, weekly no-nonsense look at civic affairs in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri. This week, Mike takes a look at how Columbia’s renewable-energy policy is running up against the harder reality of an electric utility that has to solve issues with capacity, reliability and cost; reviews the Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit against the City of Columbia over the city’s revenue guarantee with American Airlines, discusses the Columbia Police Department’s annual surveillance technology report and the city loosening standards on Auxiliary Dwelling Units.

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