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May 10 2024
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Oversight panel suggests more than two dozen reforms for Maine child welfare system
Government Oversight Committee held a press conference on Friday, May 10 at the Maine State House to share its suggested reforms for child welfare in the state. (AnnMarie Hilton/Maine Morning Star) In the six years Sen. Lisa Keim (R-Oxford) has served on the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee, she said child welfare has been an area of focus every year. But the department that houses
Yahoo NewsMay 13 2024
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Officer shoots, kills dog attacking him during child welfare check, Auburn police say
An Auburn police officer shot and killed a dog at a home last week as it attacked the officer in front of two children, police said Monday. The incident is being investigated as an officer-involved shooting after a 14-year-old girl inside the home suffered a cut that investigators could not rule out as a wound from a bullet fragment, according to a news release by the Auburn Police Department
The Sacramento BeeApr 29 2024
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Welfare check leads to 3 bodies found in SW Houston home, HPD says
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ABC13 HoustonApr 21 2024
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ACM: Welfare Reform Redux - the continual demonisation of the sick and disabled people
The Tory government will be out of power at the next election. However, until then, they still have a clear majority in Parliament and they are passing right-wing and divisive legislation while they still can. This legislation will be around long after the Tories are out of office and the Labour Party (LP) is in power. The question arises whether the LP will actually eliminate these pieces of
Daily KosMay 06 2024
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‘Missed warning signs.’ MO child welfare failed kids who died of fentanyl, panel says
Missouri’s child welfare agency missed warning signs and failed to protect dozens of children from dying of fentanyl, according to a recent state report. Written by a panel created by the Department of Social Services to study 2022 fentanyl deaths, the report further stated that safety protocols in place were inadequate. “The Children’s Division’s (CD) approach to child safety lacked essential
The Kansas City StarMay 05 2024
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Coroner responds to death at Anderson County home after welfare check was made earlier, officials say
Yahoo NewsApr 11 2024
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Stack sponsors legislation to help protect welfare recipients from scammers
State Sen. Brian Stack of Union City and Senate President Nick Scutari have introduced legislation to aid welfare recipients across the state, including hundreds in Hudson County, defrauded of their benefits after a recent surge in digital thefts. The Jersey Journal reported last week that benefits were stolen from more than 240 Hudson County welfare recipients by scammers, likely using “
nj.comApr 05 2024
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Judge: Government Responsible for Welfare of Kids Gathered on U.S. Side of Southern Border
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government is responsible for the safety and welfare of young people who’ve gathered in encampments on the California side of the Mexico-U.S. border. The A’s Say Goodbye to the Bay, Heading North for Their Temp Home Uprooted from Oakland, the Athletics are headed to Sacramento starting next season. The team will share a 10,000 seat minor-league ballpark
KQEDApr 03 2024
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Maine Senate votes to create a separate child welfare department
A proposal that would create a new department in state government to reform Maine’s beleaguered child welfare system received strong support in the Maine Senate Wednesday, but faces several more hurdles to get final approval. It comes as lawmakers have been working to fix the child welfare system that is currently part of the Department of Health and Human Services and has come under intense
Portland Press HeraldApr 15 2024
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Detroit Animal Welfare Group takes in dogs coming from Middle East
BRUCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - From the Middle East to Michigan, dogs rescued amid the Israel-Hamas war are now up for adoption in Bruce Township. "For all the things they've seen, they just truly want to be loved," one Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG) volunteer told CBS News Detroit on Monday. "Some of these dogs had their ears cut off, and they were full of maggots, and they were
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