A committee formed by the Missouri Association of Counties is working to find solutions to help get mentally ill people treatment, rather than incarceration. Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett, a member of that committee, said on any given day Missouri jails could be...
County governments are hoping the House’s proposal to pay them more for holding state prisoners survives the rest of the budget process. The House approved a budget that would pay counties $22.58 a day for each prisoner being held on state charges. That would be...
The sponsor of 911 funding legislation says her plan gives options to counties that are struggling to pay for that service. County governments and organizations that represent them have been pushing for a 911 funding mechanism for years. They say the old...
