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.

May 2011

Week in Review: May 20, 2011 – Money Matters

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00May 20th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, Family Reunification Act, health care, HHS budget, Northstar Care for Children, Safe Harbor|

Minnesota is racing toward the Monday, May 23rd, deadline. Governor Dayton has indicated that he will reject any legislative budget proposals that resolve the deficit using cuts only; Dayton is calling for an approach that includes cuts and increased revenue. See Politics in Minnesota and MPR. Yesterday, the legislators passed to Governor Dayton their final [...]

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Health & Human Services conference committee reaches budget deal. CDF-MN provides analysis.

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00May 16th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children's Defense Fund, HHS budget, Northstar Care for Children|

The conference committees have been bustling in advance of the session deadline. House and Senate conference committee members agreed to the Health & Human Services budget amongst other budget areas. The Conference Committee Working Targets spreadsheet shows how each budget area's current proposal compares to the other policy areas, as well as how each compares [...]

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Week in Review: May 13, 2011 – Rumblings of a special session, Chisago County, mental health services, and strengthening protection for vulnerable youth.

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00May 13th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Legislators slogged through more conference committee meetings this week, debating the state budget. Most of the conversation in Health and Human Services committees has been focused on health care and disability services, with citizen activism disrupting one session. Child welfare issues have not risen to the surface of debates, but they remain very susceptible to [...]

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Child Protection Screening: Selected for a Program Evaluation by The Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA)

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00May 9th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Each year, the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) selects a handful of issues to study through its Program Evaluation Division. Child Protection Screening is one of seven issues selected for evaluation this year. The OLA is a nonpartisan office within the legislative branch. "The office's principal goal is to provide the Legislature, agencies, [...]

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Week in Review: May 6, 2011 – Creeping toward session deadlines

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00May 7th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Less than three weeks until the legislature has to adjoin, but there are huge distances to cover. The Governor called for the Senate and the House to put forth a single budget bill by May 6th, but that deadline was not reached. Budget conference committees continued to meet this week in an effort to resolve [...]

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April 2011

Back in Session: Week in Review April 29, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:23-06:00April 29th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Back into the swing of things, the legislature reconvened this week after a recess. There's very little consensus at the Capitol these days, but everyone seems to agree that there is a long way to go before a budget solution is reached. And time is beginning to run short. The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits writes [...]

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Community Conversation-Help Build a Cradle-To-Career Network of Support For Our Kids

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:24-06:00April 26th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Hey, Child Welfare community - I know you all have valuable expertise and lots of opinions to share, so why don't you consider attending this event? It's about the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood, hosted with the help of the Children's Defense Fund of MN. Community Conversation-Help Build a Cradle-To-Career Network of Support For Our Kids [...]

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Family Reunification Act moves forward in MN House

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:24-06:00April 20th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

On Monday April 18th, the bill known as the Family Reunification Act of 2011(HF 749) had a hearing in the Civil Law Committee. The discussion of the bill was fascinating and contentious, with very different views from people concerned about child well-being. You can listen here. The committee voted to pass the bill and refer [...]

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