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7/9/2024
Nancy Marie Spears
State policymakers looking to broaden "active efforts" in child welfare cases face cost challenges and potential threats to Indigenous families' legal protections.
9/7/2022
Jeremy Loudenback
Bills on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk aim to prevent foster care removals due to poverty, better protect LGBTQ youth and reduce racial disparities.
5/11/2022
Farrah Mina
A bill approved by the Minnesota Legislature today would establish a new ombuds office — a watchdog agency to serve the interests of foster youth.
5/2/2022
The Imprint staff reports
In Utah, three state laws will soon take effect that focus on youth — two pertaining to juvenile justice and child welfare, and a third regarding mental health.
4/26/2022
Nebraska has ended a 12-year experiment in using private foster care in the state after Gov. Pete Ricketts signed Legislative Bill 1173.
Washington state will now prioritize keeping children with relatives when both parents lose custody, under a new law signed last month.
3/9/2022
After Kansas lawmakers rejected a bill to expand access for food assistance in the House, the Senate is now considering a bill that would limit access.
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2/16/2022
Families and children in New Mexico could have greater access to better lawyers and advocates as they navigate the child welfare system under a bill passed by the House of Representatives.
2/15/2022
A child welfare overhaul bill that recently sped through the Kentucky Senate would, in part, explicitly distinguish poverty from neglect.
11/3/2021
Some people who were sentenced for crimes they committed when they were very young can now ask a judge for a second chance of sorts under a new law in New York state.