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PublishedDecember 20, 2024
Top Maine Republicans renew calls to overhaul child protective services
Republicans leaders in the House and Senate seized on Thursday's letter of no confidence in the Office of Child and Family Services director to criticize the Mills administration.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2024
Maine child protection workers express no confidence in director
Gov. Janet Mills, however, pushes back on the letter signed by 1 in 5 staff members and criticizes the employees' union for an 'extreme approach' that is not productive.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2024
Federal inspectors flag widespread deficiencies in Maine child abuse and neglect investigations
Maine's Office of Child and Family Services said problems cited in the audit, which covered cases between October 2021 and September 2022, have been remedied or are in the process of being addressed.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
Parents will have to set aside some earnings for child influencers under new California laws
Parents and guardians who profit from social media posts featuring their children will soon be required to set aside some earnings for the young performers.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating 4 child deaths. Here are the takeaways.
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability presented its final report to the Legislature last week. Lawmakers wanted to know: What could the child welfare office have done differently?
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
Number of Maine children in state custody rises to 20-year high
There are 468 more children in protective custody now than 6 years ago, when state officials faced fresh scrutiny in the wake of 2 high-profile child deaths. What's driving the increase?
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Instances of Maine children ingesting marijuana have quadrupled since 2020
The state data drew questions and concerns from lawmakers and officials about whether enough is being done to keep cannabis products out of the hands of children.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
McDonald’s, Wendy’s shareholders demand companies tackle child-labor problems
McDonald’s has called child-labor violations rare.
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PublishedMay 5, 2024
‘Secret courts and secret decisions’: Calls for transparency in Maine’s child welfare system
Do confidentiality rules protect children and their families, or shield government agencies from public scrutiny?
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Lack of attorneys keeps parents waiting in child removal cases
Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.
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