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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.

IA: Juvenile Justice

Adoption has been officially legal in the United states since the 1850s. (Adobe Stock)
Adoption Day: New "Forever" Homes for More Iowa Kids

It's National Adoption Month, a chance to raise awareness about the need for permanent homes and families for kids in foster care in Iowa. In Polk …

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A new report says Black youths are more likely to be in custody than their white peers in every state but one: Hawaii. (Adobe Stock)
IA Sees Worsening Racial Gap in Youth Incarceration

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa has recently laid out recommendations to reduce overrepresentation of minorities in the juvenile justice system. The effort …

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States pay on average about $90,000 a year for every youth in a juvenile facility. (Michael Coghlan/Flickr)
Report: Youth Should Not Be Behind Bars

DES MOINES, Iowa – Children should not be kept behind bars, according to a new report that examines the ineffectiveness of youth prisons in …

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Experts say excessive juvenile-justice court costs increase recidivism and detour a young person from getting on the right track. (Pixabay)
Spiral of Instability: The Impact of Juvenile Court Costs on Iowa Families

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's not just the consequences of their own actions that young people must face when involved in the juvenile-justice system…

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