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‘Unimaginable Hardship’ Ahead for Children and Families if Shutdown Continues

10/27/2025

‘Unimaginable Hardship’ Ahead for Children and Families if Shutdown Continues

Sara Tiano, Nancy Marie Spears, Hana Ikramuddin, Susanti Sarkar, Jeremy Loudenback and Jordan Anderson

With the federal government shutdown barrelling toward a Nov. 1 “fiscal cliff,” state, local and tribal leaders are issuing urgent warnings that millions of families will soon be unable to meet basic needs.

9/30/2025

New York Lawmakers Hope to Speed Responses to Public Records Requests

Susanti Sarkar

UPDATE: On Oct 10., Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S2520B, calling it “unworkable” and citing concerns over “arbitrary deadlines” and a lack of allocated funding. 

9/17/2025

With Youth Crime at Historic Lows, Trump Administration Attempts to Gut DC Juvenile Justice Reforms

Nell Bernstein

Crime is at a 30-year low in Washington, DC. Yet echoing the past, the fear-inducing rhetoric has heated up.

Legendary California Lawmaker and Foster Youth Advocate John Burton Dies at 92

9/8/2025

Legendary California Lawmaker and Foster Youth Advocate John Burton Dies at 92

Jeremy Loudenback

John Burton, a towering figure in California politics for six decades and an influential advocate for foster youth, died at age 92 Sunday.

New York Law Now Requires Police to Treat Children Sensitively When Arresting Their Parents

8/5/2025

New York Law Now Requires Police to Treat Children Sensitively When Arresting Their Parents

Susanti Sarkar

A new state law requires all of New York's police officers to treat children with sensitivity when they arrest their parents.

Trump Signs Megabill Slashing Taxes, and Health Care and Nutrition Benefits Foster Youth and Their Families Rely On

7/8/2025

Trump Signs Megabill Slashing Taxes, and Health Care and Nutrition Benefits Foster Youth and Their Families Rely On

Michael Fitzgerald

President Donald Trump held a ceremonial bill signing July 4 for his legislative package cutting taxes, and health care and nutrition benefits.

Congress Advances Bill That Would Gut the Medicaid Rolls, A Blow to Low-income Parents and Relative Caregivers

7/1/2025

Congress Advances Bill That Would Gut the Medicaid Rolls, A Blow to Low-income Parents and Relative Caregivers

Michael Fitzgerald, Jordan Anderson and Sara Tiano

The Senate today advanced President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" which is expected to cost millions of Americans access to Medicaid.

NY Lawmakers Agree to Youth-backed Bill that Stops the ‘Dehumanizing’ Use of Trash Bags for Foster Care Moves

6/2/2025

NY Lawmakers Agree to Youth-backed Bill that Stops the ‘Dehumanizing’ Use of Trash Bags for Foster Care Moves

Susanti Sarkar

New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would end a common practice widely despised among foster youth: moving between homes with their possessions dumped in a garbage bag.

Panicked Parents Push Back On Trump's Dismantling of Head Start

5/5/2025

‘A Blinding Light at the End of the Tunnel’: Panicked Parents Push Back On Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Head Start

Michael Fitzgerald

Among the Health and Human Services programs under threat from the Trump Administration's cuts is the family safety net program, Head Start.

4/29/2025

Trump Delivers Massive Blow to Youth Justice Programs

Nell Bernstein

Trump administration cuts to federal grants threatens organizations with programs to prevent gun violence, protect runaways and more.

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