CASCW at the Capitol

CASCW at the Capitol, our child welfare policy blog, was developed as a way to disseminate relevant child welfare-related policy information to child welfare practitioners and supervisors.

February 2011

Week in Review: February 11, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 11th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, child custody, Children's Equal and Shared Parenting Act, constitutional amendment, early childhood education, education, Emily's Law, HHS budget, juvenile justice, parental rights, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, vulnerable adults|

The Senate passed HF 130, the budget proposal cutting $900 million in state spending. This was a fast turnaround following the House passage of the bill late on 2/9. The bill was sent to the Governor, and he vetoed the bill within a couple hours of receiving it. You can read coverage here, here and [...]

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Passed and vetoed, in just a few hours

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 11th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, MN budget, MN budget cuts|

Yesterday afternoon was a busy one for Minnesota politics. The Senate passed HF 130, the budget proposal cutting $900 million in state spending. Read Senator Claire Robling's statement - she's the Senate Finance Chair, author of the Senate's companion bill to HF130 and a member of CASCW's Advisory Board. This was a pretty quick turnaround [...]

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House approved, Senate to vote today (2/10)

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 10th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

Yesterday the House passed the first round of budget cuts on a 68-61 floor vote. Today, the Senate will vote on the same conference committee report. Though the timing isn't certain, it appears the floor vote will happen at 11:00 am. You can attend in person, or you can stream the vote online. While the [...]

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Conference Committee Reaches Budget Cut Deal

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 9th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

House and Senate Conference Committee members worked fast to reach agreement on cuts of $1 billion dollars in state spending. As MPR News put it, "Child protection among losers in first round of budget cuts." The reductions to funding for Child and Community Service Assistance grants ($13.7 million a year, or 21%) have remained unchanged [...]

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Funding 101 Follow Up – Hey, Jim’s Policy Class!

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 4th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare expenditures, MN child welfare funding|

A class of U of M School of Social Work students asked some great follow up questions to the earlier Funding 101 post. Here are the questions and responses. Thanks for your curiosity! Q: How does Minnesota compare, in terms of total Child Welfare expenditures, to other states? A: Minnesota spending is 14th highest out [...]

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Senate Passes Proposed Reductions to Child Welfare Funds

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

The Minnesota Senate approved a first round of budget cuts today, including permanent reductions to the state's funding of the Child Protection System. Here's a quick bit of coverage. If you've been reading this blog, this is same bill we've been covering for the last couple weeks. The budget proposal passed the House (HF 130), [...]

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Child Welfare Funding 101

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00February 1st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, Local Government Aid, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

It's looking very likely that the Senate will pass the proposed budget cuts to Child Welfare funding, part of the $1 billion budget cut proposed and passed by the House last week. So just what does a $13.6 million reduction mean for Minnesota's Child Welfare system? There are a few ways to look at this. [...]

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January 2011

Recapping the Week for MN Child Welfare Policy

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, MN budget, MN child welfare funding|

Where to begin? This was a fast-paced week for policy decisions impacting the Child Welfare field. So fast-paced that the Minnesota State Legislature's website couldn't even keep up with hearings, amendments, schedules and votes. Sources like MN Public Radio and the MN Budget Project have had up-to-date information and analysis. As noted in previous entries, [...]

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