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The government shutdown didn’t mark the end of budget threats for the Missouri defender system. |
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Wrap: Missouri’s public defender system could face staff shortages if Governor Nixon continues to withold money from the program.
Defenders say the system will face a hiring freeze November 1, and furloughs.
Kansas City Division Director Joel Elmer says they have been working to avoid these shortages.
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| Description: We have been in continuous contact with the governor’s staff since the withhold occurred and so we continued to ask that the money be released and we remain hopeful that it will be. | |
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hanna Battah.
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Missouri’s public defenders say they have attempted to maneuver employee shortages, but they are tied down now. |
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Wrap: Kansas City Division Director Joel Elmer says they need the help of Governor Jay Nixon to continue working.
Nixon witheld almost one and a half million from the public defender system when the budget year started.
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| Description: So initially we tried to fill a hole by delaying hiring but that's proven to not be enough. So beginning November 1st we will place a hiring freeze on all new positions. | |
If the money has not been released by January 1, Elmer says will begin furloughing employees for a few days.
Still, Elmer says he remains hopeful they will receive the money.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hanna Battah.