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Behind the Headlines: What's next as the NGA chooses north St. Louis as 'preferred site'?

An aerial view of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency at 3200 South 2nd Street, the current headquarters for NGA West.
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA

In our weekly "Behind the Headlines" segment, “St. Louis on the Air” host Don Marsh discussed the top news stories that caught St. Louisans’ attention this week, with the people that produced them and contributed to them.

This week, we discussed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's pick of north St. Louis as the 'preferred site' for its new facility and the political/economic implications of such a choice. We also discussed the Missouri legislative session and political climate in Jefferson City as well as Senate Bill 5 and Ferguson's new police chief.

Joining us:

  • Maria Altman, reporter, St. Louis Public Radio
  • Marshall Griffin, statehouse reporter, St. Louis Public Radio
  • Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter, St. Louis Public Radio

Here are the stories we talked about:

Listen to the segment here:

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Kelly Moffitt joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2015 as an online producer for St. Louis Public Radio's talk shows St. Louis on the Air.