Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. - With children across the ArkLaTex returning to school, some may be dealing with more than just first-day nerves.
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For 10 years, I was a certified foster parent in Kentucky. I recently closed my home, but one lesson still defies common sense: Kentucky has somehow made adopting one of its own waiting children harder than adopting a waiting child from another state. The Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange, or KAPE, is supposed to find permanent […]
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Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care despite an announcement from the Trump administration banning Medicaid from covering hormone therapy and procedures for children under 18. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the rule on Tuesday, which also prohibits Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, funds from being used for this care, typically sought […]
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The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has proposed substantial changes to the rules governing childcare centers. Some providers and advocacy organizations warn that the changes could weaken quality or safety. As economic researchers who study regulation and occupational entry, we believe the proposal should be judged by a straightforward question: Which requirements protect children, and […]
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Maine will continue to follow guidance from trusted medical and public health organizations in light of President Donald Trump’s executive order reshaping childhood vaccination recommendations, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. “President Trump and Secretary Kennedy are playing politics with the lives of our nation’s children. Vaccines are safe and effective […]
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Maine continues to have the highest rate of food insecurity among children in New England, according to the latest data from national nonprofit Feeding America in its annual “Map the Meal Gap” report and data collection. That means that 20.7% of Maine children, or roughly one in five, were food insecure in 2024. It’s the […]
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The closure of a birthing center at a Damariscotta hospital is moving forward, the MaineHealth Board of Trustees announced Thursday, despite months of community opposition and concern about worsening health access for rural Mainers. In a statement Thursday, MaineHealth announced it would transition inpatient labor and delivery services from Lincoln Hospital to Mid Coast Hospital […]
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A hearing on whether former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife, Glenna, are required to support their estranged son, Jonah Bevin, got underway Tuesday without Matt Bevin. Bevin failed to show up for the hearing despite an order from Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson that he attend in person. Bevin already is subject […]
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U.S. Representative Andy Barr, R-KY, is sponsoring a bipartisan effort, backed by Kentucky’s hemp industry, to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products ahead of an effective ban of such products spearheaded by Kentucky’s senior U.S. Senator, Mitch McConnell. The Lawful Hemp Protection Act would create a regulatory framework for consumable hemp products that have tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, […]
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Mothers told Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday that they would be unable to work — risking homelessness — without childcare vouchers for their young kids. “I wouldn’t be able to work without it,” said Jasmine Williams, whose children attend Shepherd Community Center’s Minnie Hartmann Neighborhood Childcare facility in Indianapolis. “I feel like it has […]
