Law

St. Louis corrections chief Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah has returned after an unexplained three-month leave, and the former head of St. Louis County’s jail is working to assess and recommend fixes to the city jail.

The James S. McDonnell Foundation has announced that it is providing $1 million to help fund the City of St. Louis’ Guaranteed Basic Income program through December after the program was halted this summer due to a lawsuit.

The guaranteed basic income program restarted last week thanks to a private donor. A judge had ordered the effort be suspended earlier this year after a lawsuit against the city.

Judge Robert A. Ringler found the Seattle-based coffee chain broke the law by punishing workers who wore union T-shirts and by threatening employees that they would lose their scheduled raises, benefits increases and access to management because of their union activities.

The minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour, FOID card renewals will be streamlined and public colleges and universities won’t be able to require standardized tests for admission.

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