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Minnesota
As seen in: The Imprint, ABC News, Yahoo, VetNurse.co.uk
Covers:  Child Welfare, Youth Justice, Foster Care
Doesn't Cover: anything outside of Minnesota
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Alex Perez is a Minnesota-based reporter covering child welfare. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a master’s degree in investigative journalism. He received a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from North Central College.

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Minnesotans Rally At State Supreme Court to Protest Latest Challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act

Minnesotans Rally At State Supreme Court to Protest Latest Challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act

Amid drums, smudging and chants to “bring our children home,” supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act gath…

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Minnesota’s Highest Court Sets Out to Better Protect Children

Minnesota’s Highest Court Sets Out to Better Protect Children

Supreme Court Justice Anne McKeig of the White Earth Nation vows the findings of the new Council for Child Pr…

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A Second Chance Offered to Minnesota Moms Who’ve Previously Lost Kids to CPS

A Second Chance Offered to Minnesota Moms Who’ve Previously Lost Kids to CPS

Hennepin County program reaches out to expectant mothers at a highly sensitive stage of their pregnancies, of…

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Harris’ VP Pick Has Kept Vulnerable Children and Families Front and Center

Harris’ VP Pick Has Kept Vulnerable Children and Families Front and Center

Since taking office, Gov. Tim Walz has presided over notable child welfare reforms, including a groundbreakin…

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A Foster Youth ‘Bill of Rights’ Now Being Drafted in Minnesota

A Foster Youth ‘Bill of Rights’ Now Being Drafted in Minnesota

A team of youth advocates, law school students, foster parent representatives and state officials are working…

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Minnesota Lawmakers Celebrate Passage of Law to Better Protect Families

Minnesota Lawmakers Celebrate Passage of Law to Better Protect Families

At a ceremonial signing today in the governor’s chambers, Minnesota child welfare advocates, lawmakers and of…

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Job: Registered Veterinary Nurse. Ecovets, Greater London

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By Alex Perez Verified, Àlex Pérez
| VetNurse.co.uk
Registered Veterinary Nurse – Ecovets [emoticon:a3965dbc9c0c4c568067515524a9059a] Wandsworth, London SW18 [emoticon:cb286fdaf47e461690b2ed9f4ebcbc14] Full-time, 41.5 hours per week [emoticon:b51659e8602e4e9a8a907218ebf583e2] £32,000–£38,000 per year, depending on experience [emoticon:023e38e9859d4055ae76c0861dc991c4] Permanent Ecovets is an independent small animal practice in Wandsworth, built around calm, thoughtful and client-focused care.
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Body found believed to be missing Mississippi 18-year-old: 'Absolutely devastated' Original

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By Alex Perez Verified, Àlex Pérez
| ABC News Verified
Nolan Wells vanished after going on a boat trip with friends on the 4th of July. ByEmily Shapiro and Alex Perez The Jackson County Sheriff's Department released this photo during the search for Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, in Mississippi. Jackson County Sheriff's Department A Mississippi community is mourning the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, whose body was believed to be recovered after going missing over the weekend.
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New Legal Help for Minneapolis Parents, Before Children are Taken

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By Alex Perez Verified, Àlex Pérez
| The Imprint Verified
Parents accused of harming their children have a right to a court-appointed attorney in Minnesota and most of the country. But legal help is only guaranteed once allegations of abuse or neglect land in court through a formal petition submitted to a judge. Now, a new program in the state’s largest county offers parents counsel well before this stage, when child welfare workers are still deciding whether drug use, domestic violence or mental illness threatens a child’s health and safety.
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