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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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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.

TN: Family/Father Issues

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates a state-level, fully refundable Child Tax Credit of $1,300 for those younger than 18, and $1,560 for children younger than 6, would cut Tennessee's child poverty rate by 25%. (Halfpoint/Adobe Stock)
State of Child report: One in five children younger than 5 lives in poverty

Tennessee's "State of the Child" 2023 report shows some progress, but also highlights ongoing areas of concern. From the Tennessee Commission on …

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The 2023 Kids Count Data Book reports the median pay for child care workers, who typically must hold a range of credentials, was $28,520 per year or $13.71 an hour in 2022. (Cherryandbees/Adobe Stock)
'Kids Count' Data Show Some Improvement for TN Children

The annual Kids Count Data Book by the Annie E Casey Foundation ranked Tennessee 36th among the states for children's well-being. The report found …

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An Annie E. Casey Foundation report showed 55% of youth age 21 in Tennessee in 2021 were employed part-time or full-time, and 63% had stable housing. (LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/AdobeStock)
Report: TN Shows Strength in Foster Youth Transitioning To Adulthood

In Tennessee, the number of foster youths near adulthood has dropped slightly, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation looked at …

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Report: Tennessee's 'State of the Child' is Improving

Tennessee's "State of the Child 2022" report is an assessment of how children are faring, and this year's edition focuses on the situation for …

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In Tennessee, foster care is supposed to be a temporary service until the family and the child in some cases can address the problems leading to the placement, according to the state's Department of Children's Services. (AnnaStills/Adobe Stock)
'I Belong Project' Raises Awareness for TN Adoption

National Adoption Month comes to an end today, but in Tennessee, more than 9,000 children are in foster care and waiting for new families through …

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Más de un tercio de los hogares de EE.UU. con planes de educación postsecundaria, informaron que al menos un miembro del hogar ha cancelado sus planes como resultado de la pandemia. (Adobe Stock)
Informe: La mayoría de los hogares de TN han cambiado sus planes universitarios

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Alrededor del 77% de los hogares de Tennessee con planes universitarios dicen que sus propósitos han cambiado debido a la …

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Many parents are juggling teaching their kids from home and working at the same time. (Adobe Stock)
TN Families See Unprecedented Levels of Housing Insecurity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nearly one quarter of Tennessee households with children say they have slight or no confidence they'd be able to make their next …

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El índice de pobreza entre los desertores de
La Escuela de Memphis ayuda a los adultos a tener los anhelados Diplomas de “High School”.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Un centro de Memphis, operado por "Goodwill Industries", busca cubrir el vacío de recurso que hay para los adultos que buscan …

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Children with access to health care are more likely to graduate from high school, attend college, earn higher wages, and become healthy adults. (Adobe Stock)
Report: Alarming Number of Uninsured TN Children

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than 80,000 Tennessee children were uninsured last year, and that drop is among the highest rates in the nation , according …

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TN adopta Enfoque a Través de Datos para Ayudar a Estudiantes a Terminar su “College”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Siguen las disparidades entre las líneas racial y socioeconómica cuando se trata de quién tiende más a …

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Around 10% of children in the United States live in homes where the householders are grandparents or other relatives, according to U.S. American Community Survey data. (Adobe Stock)
Caregivers Month Spotlights Grandparents of Opioid Crisis

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — November is National Family Caregivers Month. And across Tennessee, thousands of grandparents are raising young children - a …

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About 77% of children in Tennessee's foster-care system live with relatives or in a foster family, rather than in group homes or institutional settings. (@casaterron/Twenty20)
Amid Opioid Crisis, TN Focuses on Keeping Kids Out of Foster Care

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee could be doing more to place children in state care with families, including their own, according to a new report by the …

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