When Gov. Jay Nixon outlined his priorities for the upcoming special session of the Missouri legislature Thursday, they included a long list of economic development proposals but not an issue that St. Louis officials had been looking for: local control of the city's police department.
Asked after his speech whether that contentious topic would be part of his call when lawmakers return to Jefferson City in September, Nixon made it sound like he didn't want it on the table unless he was sure there was enough consensus among legislators that it would pass.
And when asked about a specific proposal that was of particular interest to his audience at the Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur -- the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act, or MOSIRA, to spark growth in science and technology -- his response showed how difficult it may be to get anything through the House and Senate.
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Author: Dale Singer
