Foster care funding changes raise privatization questions
Child welfare services discuss adoption levels steady at 1500 as lawmakers adjust foster care and adoption funding. The shift to flat monthly fees aims to fix cash flow but raises costs and prompts concern over privatization incentives. Legislators debate consensus estimating and plan for a 112.4 million FY2002 request while seeking balance between community services and foster care.
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City to discuss plan for new fire stations by 2006
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