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Sen. Jabari Brisport

6/6/2022

New York Lawmakers Reject Parents’ Rights Bills

Madison Hunt

New York lawmakers did not pass three proposed laws that would have expanded the due process rights of parents in the child welfare system.

Pennsylvania Parents Sue State Over “Unconstitutional” Child Abuse Registry

5/19/2022

‘Weaponizing’ Calls to CPS Hotline: New York Legislation Would Deter False Reports

Madison Hunt

New York lawmakers are deciding whether to pass legislation that would reduce false allegations made to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

2/23/2021

Leaving Classroom Behind, New State Senator Takes Leadership Role for New York’s Children and Families

Megan Conn

State Sen. Jabari Brisport (D) is the new chair of the New York state Senate’s committee on children and families. Photo courtesy of New York Senate
Last month, leadership of the New York state Senate’s Committee on Children and Families, passed to one of its newest senators, Jabari Brisport — who was born two years after his predecessor, Sen.

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