Headlines: Capitol Hill Action, California’s Insurance Cliff, Tracking Adoption Subsidies and More

On this week’s episode we recap a hodgepodge of headlines from late summer, starting with the effort to reauthorize a major federal child welfare program called Title IV-B. Among the other stories we discussed: California’s novel new approach to fund enrichment activities for foster  youth, and the state’s looming insurance cliff for nonprofits; New York could become the first state to track adoption subsidies; and shocking data on youth transferred into adult court in Florida. 

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House Ways and Means Introduces IV-B Reauthorization Package
https://bit.ly/3MCqllp

Feds Clarify Rules on Family First Act, Background Checks, Tribal Child Welfare
https://bit.ly/4ehf464

Maine Hasn’t Yet Inspected Out-of-State Youth Mental Health Programs After Reports of Rampant Abuse
https://bit.ly/3ZjJ1hs

Eyed By the Nation, California Plan Will Nearly Triple State Spending on Foster Youth and Their Caregivers
https://bit.ly/3Tktkmc

The Insurance Cliff Coming for California Foster Care
https://bit.ly/4cZikSt

When Adoptions ‘Break’: New York Legislation Aims to Ensure Adoption Subsidies Follow the Child
https://bit.ly/4cYxzLi

New York Family Courts Must Weigh in on Residential Care for Foster Youth, Appeals Court Rules
https://bit.ly/4d0uSc4

Florida Teens Get Longer Prison Sentences Than Adults
https://bit.ly/4cXe8T9

After Juvenile Justice Reforms, Two States Return to Prosecuting More Teens as Adults
https://bit.ly/3AUfpwZ

A Second Chance Offered to Minnesota Moms Who’ve Previously Lost Kids to CPS
https://bit.ly/4ezyJyj

Harris’ VP Pick Has Kept Vulnerable Children and Families Front and Center Like Few Other Governors
https://bit.ly/4gfig3N 

California Lawmakers Approve Stricter Protections for Youth in Residential Programs
https://shorturl.at/qt1a7

‘Incorrigible’ No More: In Rare Memorial Service, Graveside Tribute Paid to New York’s Formerly Incarcerated Girls
https://shorturl.at/6ipSk