Trump Budget Plan Calls for States to Pay About 25% of Food Stamp Benefits by 2023
A cost-sharing arrangement the administration has proposed would mark a major financial restructuring of the SNAP program, which covered $66 billion in benefits last year.
L.A. County’s Program to Decrease Youth Incarceration
Public works internships teach a trade and skills participants carry with them through life, whether they stay on with the county or not.
Report: When States and Localities Work With ICE, U.S. Citizens Suffer
The Urban Institute has a new data tool showing trends in immigration policies across states over time.
Minnesota Health Officials Battle Anti-Vaccine Sentiments Amid Measles Outbreak
After years of anti-vaccination outreach, the immunization rate for Somali children in Minnesota is shockingly low.
Michigan's ‘Stealth Move’ to Improve Vaccination Rates
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Otter vetoes Idaho grocery tax repeal; Boston mayor declines Canadian bet; and a strange New Jersey mayoral dispute.
States Would Likely See Big Drop in Medicaid Funding Under Obamacare Repeal Plan
GOP proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would put state governments “under pressure to make very difficult decisions for the most vulnerable.”
Young and Homeless in Ohio: Trying to Survive Without Much of a Safety Net
Daniel Rupert’s story of trying to find stability is not uncommon. "I had nothing. I had a duffel bag on my back and that was it.”
Cleveland’s ‘Moral Dilemma’ on Lead Poisoning; ‘We Just Don’t Have the Money’ in Kansas
How Palm Beach has adapted to Trump visits; ranks of Alaska village public safety officers dwindle; and proposed 51st state would “rival Texas in prosperity.”
Why More Grandparents Are Raising Children
In 2005, 2.5 million children were living with grandparents who were responsible for their care. By 2015, that number had risen to 2.9 million.
As Child Welfare Agencies Turn to Data Analytics ‘We Have to Be Really Careful’
Some see a promising way to keep kids safe from abuse and neglect using big data. But worries persist about bias against poor and minority families.
Policies States Should Implement to Boost Child Immunization Rates
Data on policies strongarming parents is lacking, but rejecting nonmedical exemptions is a start.
D.C.’s Foster Care App Illustrates the Importance of a Mobile-First Mentality
Many government agencies shy away from mobile apps, but the District of Columbia's Child and Family Services Agency recognized that’s just what it needed.
For Child Sex Crimes, Algorithms and Data Analysis Bolster Investigative Collaborations
“This has been the most significant change in forensics and dealing with these cases that our folks have seen ever,” Jim Cole, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, says.
Focusing on Early Intervention to Ensure Childhood Wellness
King County, Washington, is developing what officials say is the most comprehensive early childhood development program in the nation. “It starts earlier and lasts longer.”
This State Involved Foster Youth in Its Data Outreach to Other Foster Youth
But will New York continue its award-winning Peer Caller Program now that it’s gone with a new contractor?
States Grapple with Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Advocates say there aren’t enough juvenile justice programs targeted to girls, whose needs are often more complex than boys’.
Why Utah’s State Government Leads the Nation in Offering Services Online
Hint: It’s about creating simple processes for citizens to interact with government and keeping costs down.
States Agree on Need for ‘Preschool,’ Differ on Definition
Policymakers in Minnesota and elsewhere have been impressed by studies that show early education can improve a child’s life and save taxpayers money over the long term.
Orange County Turns to Big Data in Effort to Remake Child Support Services
Computers assign something like future competence scores to parents. Dystopian or an effective tool for better case management?
New Program in New York State Will Distribute Personal Transmitters for Vulnerable Kids
Bracelets will “help give peace of mind to parents who have children with a cognitive impairment,” governor says.
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