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All posts tagged "Legislature"
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1.8KNewsNew Mexico education policy director resigns over remarks
An education policy expert has resigned her post at the New Mexico Legislature following a long-simmering controversy over remarks she made about...
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3.5KNewsBetter Sex Ed Aims to Curb Abuse, Criminalizing of Youth with Disabilities
OLESIA BILKEI/SHUTTERSTOCK As his mother sees it, 16-year-old Nate Nemhauser’s main takeaway from sex education class back in fifth grade was that...
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1.5KNewsIn Alabama, State Legislators (In Private), Republicans Agree Medicaid Expansion Needed More Than Ever
For a decade, expansion had been unpopular with conservative voters too, in part because of its ties to the Democratic former president...
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1.9KNewsGeorgia Disabilities Organization Focused on Lobbying For More Medicaid Waivers This Year
One Atlanta organization is taking steps to make sure disability issues are being heard and considered at Georgia’s 40-day legislative session. For about...
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2.1KNewsNew Mexico Legislature Racks Up Successes, Losses, Compromises for Foster Youth
With Family First Act implementation underway, editorials and articles proliferate, many articulating nervousness among residential providers. With their revenue models under attack,...
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1.8KNewsN.M. Legislature Also Worked on Intersecting Foster Care Issues
There were both victories and setbacks for foster youth during the 2020 New Mexico Legislature in terms of bills that directly deal...
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4.6KNewsLouisiana Lawmakers Extend Services For Foster Youth to Age 21
On Thursday, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 109 into law, making Louisiana the 29th state to extend foster-care services to...
