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Washington's $1.7B Child Welfare Deficit
Published 3 days, 7 hours ago
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Washington’s child-welfare lawsuits are bleeding the state dry—$1.7 billion in deficit, up from $1 billion last year, with $80 million just settled last week. Governor Ferguson refuses to raise taxes again, forcing agencies to slash spending as the state scrambles to cover payouts from abuse and neglect cases. Federal payments are under review, and a slow-moving $50,000 task force is the only major policy response so far.
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