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Kansas lawmakers want to make it clear that kids should not enter foster care because of poverty. Supporters of one proposal ...
In 2023, Maine had the second-highest rate of child maltreatment, behind only Massachusetts, according to federal data. But that statistic doesn’t necessarily mean that Maine parents are maltreating ...
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the definition of neglect in the foster care system to prevent children from being removed from homes solely due to poverty. Concerns ...
Kansas lawmakers may change the definition of neglect in the foster care system. Their goal is to clarify that poverty shouldn’t be the reason kids are taken from their parents. But some fear the bill ...