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NEW YORK — In a striking shift from recent years, major legislation curtailing LGBT rights has been completely stymied in state capitols around the country ...
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Bills to curtail LGBT rights are failing in US legislatures
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Miss America 2005 marries same-sex partner in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Deidre Downs was crowned Miss America more than a decade ago, the idea of legalized gay marriage and Miss America later ...
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Minnesota sees increase in child abuse cases
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Statewide data show that child maltreatment cases have been increasing in Minnesota in recent years, with many cases involving minority children. ...
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Free-range parenting laws letting kids roam could catch on
SALT LAKE CITY — After Utah passed the country’s first law legalizing so-called free-range parenting, groups in states from New York to Texas are pushing ...
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NH committee recommends more study for family leave bill
CONCORD, N.H. — A bill that would establish paid family and medical leave has an uncertain future after a New Hampshire legislative committee decided it ...
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Ore. governor signs bill boosting childcare enforcement
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has finalized a two-part push for quicker enforcement and harsher penalties for childcare facilities that break state law. ...
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Wash. man forges wife’s name on divorce papers
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — A Washington man pleaded guilty to forging his wife’s signature on divorce papers. The Kitsap Sun reports Brian Kimmell’s now-former wife, ...
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Child Advocacy: Navigating the transition out of foster care for disabled youths
The importance of planning for the transition to adulthood for youths in foster care is critical and requires a plan that addresses income, medical, occupational ...
Read More »Counterintuitive networking: Not what but who you know
BOSTON – Most often when people hear the word “networking,” they think of a means for ultimately getting a job or getting clients. In today’s ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: The impact of closing Baltimore schools
Recently, Baltimore city made national headlines for the lack of heat in its public schools during some of the coldest days this winter. About one ...
Read More »Tips for handling ‘grey divorce’
BOSTON — Here’s a sobering fact for divorce practitioners: Divorce involving people 65 and over has tripled since 1990. Tripled. The “Grey Divorce Revolution” is ...
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