Child welfare bill dies when Maine lawmakers adjourn before taking final votes

As lawmakers worked through final votes on a bill to give the Government Oversight Committee access to confidential records, ...
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Paris Hilton says she will ‘not stop until America’s youth is safe’ at House committee hearing on child welfare

Paris Hilton is opening up about her experience with past abuse as she continues to advocate for legislation that better protects children from suffering institutional abuse. On Wednesday, the actor, ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Child welfare study, on third try, advances as an advisory committee

For the third time, the Senate Judiciary chairman brought up a bill meant to closely study the challenges of West Virginia’s child welfare system. This time, in the form of establishing an advisory ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee lays over bill for child welfare system audit

Department of Human Services Cabinet Secretary Alex Mayer said he inherited a broken child welfare system when he took his appointment last month, but he was committed to improving the system and did ...
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Supporters of child welfare reform rally at State House as bill remains in limbo

Supporters say the bill is intended to strengthen oversight over the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the ...