Missouri Senator Urges Creation of Dept of Aging

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Missouri Senator Joe Maxwell, now running for Lieutenant Governor, urged members of the Silver Haired Legislature to support the creation of a Department of Aging. The Division of Aging of the Department of Social Services now handles senior and aging issues. Missouri voters rejected an attempt to create a separate Department of Aging in 1996.

Missouri Senator Joe Maxwell, now running for Lieutenant Governor, urged members of the Silver Haired Legislature to support the creation of a Department of Aging. The Division of Aging of the Department of Social Services now handles senior and aging issues. Missouri voters rejected an attempt to create a separate Department of Aging in 1996.