Demanding more age-appropriate interventions for young adults charged with crimes, youth activists and formerly incarcerated individuals urged lawmakers Thursday to advance bills that would overhaul ...
It also comes as the governor seeks to put more investment into the state’s historically troubled child welfare agency ... of the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice, as Smith’s replacement.
A proposal for a new Department ... welfare. “It is beyond time to make an overhauling change and save our children,” she said. Maine’s child protective services program has been under ...
A federal judge has ordered Texas health and human services officials to pay $100,000 per day in fines for routinely ...
The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with the Texas Education Agency to resolve a complaint involving a student ...
her conduct has faced heightened scrutiny from conservative critics, including Congressional Republicans who have raised questions about her use of federal funds. The Justice Department confirmed ...
The government isn't liable for the removal of the children, who were taken after a false 911 call claiming abuse, the judge said.
Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while ...
While 28 candidates for governor have filed with the Public Disclosure Commission, only one is currently facing independent expenditures in opposition.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice rejected requests from House Republicans for the audio recordings of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden, with department ...
A special State Department panel told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli ...
Thousands of Massachusetts parents face scrutiny from the state’s child protection system and, with it, the all-consuming ...