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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

AR: Juvenile Justice

At the end of 2022, there were 4,524 Arkansas children in foster care, a decrease of 7% from the previous year, according to the State of Arkansas House of Representatives.<br />(Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock)
Helping Arkansas Foster Youth Succeed as Adults

May is National Foster Care Month and in Arkansas, the number of foster youths near adulthood has dropped slightly, according to a new report…

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The Sentencing Project report found that, despite the number of young people arrested declining over the last 10 years, the number of referred youths who were detained increased slightly. (Adobe Stock)
Report: Officials Severely Undercount Number of Incarcerated Kids

Although youth incarceration rates in the U.S. are on the decline, a report from The Sentencing Project reveals the number of young people being …

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Juvenile court officials say school closures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have contributed to a nationwide drop in youth arrests and detention. (Adobe Stock)
Virus-Related School Closures Linked to Drop in Youth Arrests

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arrests of young people are down across the country, and a new analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests the …

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Advocates say children with a parent in jail can lose touch with them when they only get to visit with them monthly or less often. (Wikimedia Commons)
Advocates Seek Help, Support for AR Children of Jailed Parents

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A group of children's advocates has begun talking with legislators to find ways to keep Arkansas families together when a …

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By this fall, a new suicide prevention hotline will be based in Arkansas so callers can be referred to local resources. (flairimages/iStockphoto)
As Suicide Rates Rise, Arkansas to Open Prevention Hotline

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – After a jump in the number of suicides in recent years, state lawmakers have approved a bill (HB 1775) to create and fund …

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A new report tracks a movement by mothers to end mass incarceration of juveniles. (georgia.gov)
Mothers At Prison's Gate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - While many mothers across Arkansas are enjoying breakfast in bed or being gifted with flowers and chocolates for Mother's Day…

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