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Minimum Wage & Child Welfare
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Minimum Wage & Child Welfare

Minimum Wage & Child Welfare

By Angela Allen|2014-08-12T16:18:57-05:00March 10th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, minimum wage, parental leave, poverty|

One of the most talked about policies to be voted on in the Minnesota Legislature this year is HF92/SF3, the bill to raise the state minimum wage. Minnesota's current minimum wage is one of the lowest in the country, set at $6.15/hour. Under the bill's proposed mandates HF92 would raise the minimum wage to $9.50/hour [...]

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Presidential budget for FY 2015 includes Medicaid project for foster youth

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00March 7th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: foster care, health care, Medicaid, Presidential budget|

On March 4, President Obama released his budget for fiscal year 2015. In sum, the budget allocates $77.1 billion to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is $0.8 billion less than the 2014 enacted level. Child welfare-related highlights of the presidential budget are listed below. Medicaid Demonstration Project for Youth in [...]

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Health & Child Welfare Disparities in Minnesota
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Health & Child Welfare Disparities in Minnesota

Health & Child Welfare Disparities in Minnesota

By Colleen Doescher-Train|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00March 6th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, health, racial disparities|

On February 4th, 2014 the Minnesota Senate Committee on Health, Human Services and Housing met with Dr. Edward Ehlinger, the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and other members of the community to discuss the health disparities gap that persists in Minnesota and programs that can help alleviate these disparities. (Watch the hearing [...]

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The Minnesota legislative session reconvened today
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The Minnesota legislative session reconvened today

The Minnesota legislative session reconvened today

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00February 25th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session|

Today at noon the Minnesota legislative session reconvened. Did you know that CASCW has an active public policy focus? CASCW's Child Welfare Policy Resources Since 2011 we have been blogging during each Minnesota legislative session, tracking child welfare-related legislation and decoding bill text in order to understand the impact bills may have on child welfare [...]

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Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue
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Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue

Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue

By lali0017|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00February 20th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: ASFA, MN child welfare policy, permanency, practice issues, re-entry, reunification|

Source: MN DHS Child Welfare Continuous Improvement Brief 1 A little over a week ago this Star Tribune article reported that Minnesota's high foster care re-entry rate may cause the state to incur a large federal financial penalty for failing to meet the national standard. According to the article, the national standard is 9.9 percent while Minnesota [...]

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A new CASCW policy blogger!

By Angela Allen|2016-12-01T19:33:04-06:00February 14th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Hello fellow child welfare advocates and CASCW supporters. My name is Angela Allen and I am thrilled to be the new graduate assistant working in CASCW’s public policy department. I would like to begin by introducing myself and sharing a bit about what’s yet to come in my future blog posts throughout the legislative session. [...]

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A commentary on Arizona’s recent child welfare policy response
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A commentary on Arizona’s recent child welfare policy response

A commentary on Arizona’s recent child welfare policy response

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:04-06:00January 17th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Arizona law, in the media, reactionary policy, systemic change|

Source: NY Times/Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press Earlier this week I read several articles (example) about Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's executive order to dismantle the state's Child Protective Services (CPS) agency under the Department of Economic Security and create a Cabinet-level division called the Division of Child Safety and Family Services that would take over CPS [...]

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Introduced bills pertaining to early learning, mental health, and the minimum wage (among others)

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:04-06:00January 16th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, drug testing, early learning, mental health, mental health screening, MFIP, public assistance|

As promised from yesterday, I am continuing my "brief bill descriptions" post regarding child welfare-related bills introduced during the interim of Minnesota's 88th legislative session. Early Learning H.F. 1880: Introduced by Rep. Ryan Winkler and others, this bill would ensure that each eligible child receives an early learning scholarship. Beginning in FY2015, funding for this [...]

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