Tuesday, June 24, 2025

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 24, 2025

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● Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would impose a “balance of harms” test in child welfare cases. Judges would have to balance th...
Monday, June 23, 2025

In Maine “child welfare” it’s more like 1001 clowns – and there’s nothing funny about them

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Tragic life imitating comic art illustrates why Maine – and every other state – needs a “balance of harms” law.   Art …   The movie has a ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Child welfare in Tennessee: Here comes the new lawsuit, just like the old lawsuit.

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That’s why the new one won’t fix child welfare either   I have an idea for a great TV game show: Name That Lawsuit!   Here’s how it works:...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 17, 2025

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● How many different ways can the family police harm children in the name of “protecting” them? USA Today has part of the answer in a rema...
Monday, June 16, 2025

NCCPR in the Albuquerque Journal: It's wrong to assume removing children from homes is always in their best interest

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When the federal government finally released long-awaited data this month concerning how many children every state put into foster care in 2...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Race, class and child welfare: AEI gets it wrong again

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The Charles Murray faction of the extreme right offers up a remarkable collection of half-truths, straw men, and statistics abuse.   "S...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 10, 2025

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● In Missouri: more good journalism about a bad system. This time, The Journal reports on a foundation-funded effort to curb the confusion ...