Congress has passed a bill to help shore up the U.S. Postal Service, and it s now on to President Joe Biden for a signature. Amid mail slowdowns, the bill puts six-day-a-week delivery into law, and eliminates a burdensome budgeting requirement. .
Workers at a medium-security facility for youths in Washington state are calling on the governor to keep their doors open after their facility was defunded in the Legislature s budget. The Naselle Youth Camp in southwest Washington is a rehabilitation institution providing education and treatment services to young men. The budget could close it by July 2023. .
Lawmakers have wrapped up their short session in Olympia - another virtual affair due to the pandemic. The majority Democrats moved quickly to pass a slate of their priorities this year, including a 16 year, $17 billion transportation package. Supporters touted it as the greenest transportation package in state history for its funding to bolster pedestrian, bike and rail projects. .
Congress has until midnight Friday to pass an appropriations bill, or another continuing resolution will be needed to prevent a government shutdown. Missouri groups have joined the call for more funding for a variety of federal supports for low-income families, including diaper banks.