The acting director of the Missouri Department of Corrections told a panel of lawmakers that the plan now is to have room for 14 mothers, double the size.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page warned last week that $14 million in budget cuts will stall a senior property tax freeze, lead to layoffs and reduce services.
Nearly a dozen people have died in the jailβs custody in two years. Staffing shortages are worsening. And many are concerned that inmates are without access to basic necessities.
Rep. Bob Titus, a Billings Republican, formally withdrew the legislation just two days after President Joe Bidenβs campaign hammered the legislation.
People across the U.S. say the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, takes hours to answer calls, has failed for a year-plus to make progress on loan forgiveness applications.