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'If no action is taken, the proposed 5%-10% increase ... will also have the effect of limiting government services, eliminating state and local government employees.' -- Speaker White
In a state that jailed more than 800 people in need of psychiatric care in a single year, an effort to improve jail conditions fell short.
Counties are allowed to hold people awaiting court-ordered psychiatric treatment in jails only if the facilities meet safety and health standards, but there’s no funding to help them comply and no penalties if they don’t.
Cleveland County tree lots are feeling the effects of a shortage that is not only local, but nationwide.