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Apr 18 2024
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Nebraskans, not state, will get more child support under recently passed bill
The changes capped how much monthly child support the state could pass on to parents enrolled in Aid to Dependent Children at $100 for one child and $200 for two or more children. This deal ensures Nebraska won’t have to reimburse the federal government its share of the collections, said Pillen spokesperson Laura Strimple. Today, less than half as many Nebraskans receive welfare benefits as
Lincoln Journal StarJun 16 2023
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Alaska’s Native and political leaders praise Supreme Court decision on Indian Child Welfare Act
On Thursday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act in a 7-2 decision. The ruling preserves a 35-year-old law intended to address the harm caused by the federal government’s boarding school program by prioritizing the placement of Alaska Native and American Indian children into tribal homes. Alaska Native leaders and the state of Alaska
KTOOApr 17 2024
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Atlantic City mayor, wife accused of beating daughter were secretly filmed by teen’s boyfriend they ‘disapproved of:’ court docs
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife were allegedly filmed beating up their teenage daughter by her boyfriend — who the parents had “disapproved of,” it was revealed Wednesday. Small, 50, and his 47-year-old wife La’Quetta, the head of Atlantic City schools, were filmed over a video chat while allegedly berating and “chocking” their child, according to charging documents obtained
New York Post (News)Apr 17 2024
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In brief: East Bay SPCA to celebrate National Pet Care for All Day
On April 24, join the Oakland-based East Bay SPCA in celebrating National Pet Care for All Day. This special day recognizes the importance of making pet care accessible to all pet owners and marks the 150th anniversary of the organization’s founding on April 24, 1874. • In brief: Piedmont venue to present Berkeley Symphony’s ‘Play on Words’ National Pet Care for All Day is being founded this
East Bay TimesApr 16 2024
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Maine House reverses course, votes in support of tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
AUGUSTA — A day after voting down a proposal that could give the Portland Sea Dogs tax credits for stadium renovations, the Maine House of Representatives reversed course and voted to support the tax credits of up to $2 million. A motion to reject the proposal, L.D. 2258, failed 56-90 after which it passed without a roll call. The vote came a day after the House voted 62-78 to reject the
Portland Press HeraldApr 16 2024
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Spooked circus elephant roams Montana streets before being recaptured
An elephant escaped the confines of a traveling circus and roamed the streets of Butte, Montana, on Tuesday before it was recaptured without incident, NBC Montana reported. Sheriff Ed Lester of the Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department said by email that the elephant was “spooked by a vehicle and escaped briefly.” Images from Butte showed the animal walking around Harrison Avenue,
NBC News (Online)Apr 10 2024
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Tennessee legislature fails to understand that teachers don't want to be armed in class
Lawmakers arm teachers without thinking about the consequences Re: "The Tennessee Senate passed a bill to allow armed teachers. What happens next?" April 10. Well, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved changes to the Tennessee Code concerning offenses against public safety and welfare 39-17-1307 (2021) to make public safety and welfare more problematic with its allowing teachers and
Yahoo NewsApr 16 2024
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3 Rhode Island power players just launched a political nonprofit
We’re still a few months away from Rhode Island’s elections taking center stage, but three of the best-known insiders in the state have just launched a new nonprofit “social welfare” organization that they believe will play a big role in local politics for years to come. Kate Coyne-McCoy, a former executive director of the state Democratic Party, George Zainyeh, who was chief of staff to
The Boston GlobeApr 09 2024
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Hospitals stop automatically reporting babies born with drugs in system, because ‘racist’
A major Massachusetts hospital group has reviewed studies showing that “Black pregnant people” are more likely to be tested and reported for drug use than “white pregnant people,” and they have come up with a stunning solution: Stop automatically reporting to state child welfare agencies babies born with illegal substances in their systems.
In the name of “health equity,” Mass General
Bizpac ReviewAug 10 2023
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Brett Favre can't be removed from lawsuit over misspent welfare money, Mississippi Supreme Court rules
JACKSON, Miss.— The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States. A panel of three justices issued a brief ruling Wednesday, denying an appeal from Favre. His attorneys said in written arguments in
NBC News (Online)