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The debates in Augusta center on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill to change the definition of child neglect failed to advance out of an Idaho House committee Thursday. (Courtesy of Pixabay) ...

Legislators debated narrowing Idaho’s medical-neglect standard for parents. Supporters argued limits protect parental authority; opponents warned harms. Committee deadlocked on bill after concerns ...

Kansas lawmakers may change the definition of neglect in the foster care system. Their goal is to clarify that poverty shouldn’t be the reason kids are taken from their parents. But some fear the bill ...