Morning Minutes: Bond issue creates challenges for NGA, Veto session nears
Here are this morning’s top business headlines from across Missouri:
Failed bond issue muddles St. Louis plan to keep spy agency
St. Louis voters’ rejection Tuesday of a $180 million bond issue could create new challenges for the city’s effort to keep the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility inside its borders. Read more
Lawmakers mull ‘right to work,’ other bills as veto session nears
With a little more than a month remaining until lawmakers descend on Jefferson City for the Missouri Legislature’s annual veto session, Republicans are counting votes in favor of a vetoed “right-to-work” bill and considering challenges to other bills rejected by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Read more
Slay touts benefits of St. Louis stadium, says no public vote needed
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay won’t put funding for a planned riverfront football stadium up for a public vote, and he won’t challenge a judge’s recent ruling that no such vote is needed. Read more
St. Louis Workforce Report says employers finding fewer skilled workers
St. Louis’ economy is doing well, but employers are having a harder time finding skilled employees, according to the 2015 State of St. Louis Workforce Report released by St. Louis Community College on Wednesday. Read more
KC wins share of Bloomberg Philanthropies award
Kansas City is one of eight winners that will share in $42 million offered to midsize cities to help make data more accessible to the public. Read more
