Youth Policy

Health care appropriations target children's services

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Besides authorizing Medical Assistance coverage for early intervention treatment of children with autism, a bill re-passed by the House late Friday would require large employers to offer insurance benefits for autism spectrum disorder therapy.

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Helping intoxicated underage drinkers do the right thing

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Underage drinkers looking out for their health or that of a friend could avoid a minor consumption ticket.

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House approves limits on access to electronic juvenile court records

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The House on Thursday signed off on a bill that’s intended to give young people a better shot at building decent lives after they end up in court.

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Prepare and Participate: Lao American Parenting to Pursue Knowledge

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

     Recently, a student in my program was preparing a speech, and she was moved by the words of the late El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz who said “Education is the passport to the future,

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Starting Line: Establishing a Student Religious Liberties Act

By Staff, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively called The Bill of Rights. Originally drafted to lessen fears that the Constitution would open the way to tyranny by a central government, this document enshrines citizens' most important basic freedoms.

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Tribal jurisdiction of some children sought

By Lee Ann Schutz Wahi, Session Weekly/Session Daily

An effort to help Native American children retain ties with their tribal communities if parental rights are terminated awaits action by the governor.

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Volunteer lawyers make personal connection with Minnesota immigrant students

By Erin Collins, TC Daily Planet

Navigate and ILCM organized a series of events to give information about DACA to young Minnesota immigrants. (Photo courtesy of ILCM)

“You might not believe this about lawyers, but we do appreciate when we can help individuals,” said Ed Wegerson, a volunteer attorney who has participated in the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota's

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New law creates pathway for parents, children to reunite

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A new law that takes effect on Aug. 1, 2013, will create a way for some teenagers to reunite with parents whose rights had been terminated.

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Prospects of state aid for undocumented immigrant students 'looking really, really good'

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Rally-goers marching to the Minnesota State Capitol following passage by the Senate Wednesday afternoon of the "Path to Prosperity Act." (Photo by Juve Meza)

Wednesday was the third time over the years that the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would allow Minnesota’s undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition. Before, similar measures have died for lack of support outside that body.

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Mother of autistic child fights for equal care, says proposed laws could disadvantage Black and low-income people

By Michelle Lawrence, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Idil Abdull on her way to the legislature (Photo by Michelle Lawrence)

“State legislators want to create two different healthcare policies for kids with autism: one that generously covers the privately insured, and the other that gives minimal coverage to the poor and publicly insured, but both using state funds,” says Idil Abdull of Burnsville and mother of a 10-year-old son with autism.

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