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From Bellefontaine Habilitation Center to labor, Missouri’s Walsh known for protecting her district (AUDIO)
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who’s finishing her 16th and final year in Jefferson City is most proud of her successful team effort to prevent the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in her district from closing.
State Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on May 13, 2020 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications)
The facility is operated by the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities, which is part of the state Department of Mental Health (DMH). State Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, notes former Governor Matt Blunt (R) and some others proposed closing the facility in 2005.