State now will prioritize keeping children with relatives when both parents lose custody
A new law could reshape the way child dependency cases are handled in Washington state, potentially leading to more children staying with family members without those relatives being required to adopt them. The current practice, explained Shrounda Selivanoff, director of public policy for Children’s Home Society of Washington, is for the state to force relatives to adopt children in cases where neither parent is able to take care of the child. If family members don’t wish to adopt, the Department of Children, Youth and Families removes children from those placements, even if those relatives still want permanent kinship guardianship, and places the child up for adoption. Continue reading at The Olympian. (The Olympian)
New alert system aims to bring home missing Indigenous people
LaVerne Jones brought a ribbon shirt with a photo of her son, Kyle, attached to the front to watch Gov. Jay Inslee sign legislation aimed at addressing the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Inslee inked House Bill 1725 alongside Indigenous leaders and state lawmakers March 31 at the Tulalip Resort Casino. The law creates a missing Indigenous persons alert system. When activated, an alert will broadcast information about a missing Indigenous person on highway message signs and distribute details to law enforcement agencies. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Olivia Vanni)
New federal rule requires serial numbers, background checks for ‘ghost gun’ kits
The Biden administration announced a new federal rule meant to crack down on the use of what’s been dubbed as ghost guns – untraceable homemade firearms that do not have serial numbers. The new rule requires the kits to make homemade guns to be treated like other guns made and sold in the U.S. The kits will need to have serial numbers and the person buying one would need to pass a background check. The rule goes into effect in four months, according to the Department of Justice. Continue reading at KIRO 7.
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