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Mayor deems first weekend of youth Safe Summer Program success

Baltimore’s mayor considers the first weekend of the new summer youth strategy a success.City Hall is giving the first weekend under the youth curfew and event strategy an “A.” Activities were well attended, juvenile crowds were not an issue, and there was no police involvement.Under the mayor’s Safe Summer Program, every weekend may have a […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas kids’ wellbeing ranks low

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Arkansas is ranked No. 43 in the country, per an annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion that analyzes children’s wellbeing. What they’re saying: “More than 1 in 5 Arkansas children — that’s 152,000 … continue to face greater obstacles created by poverty,” Rich Huddleston, executive director for Arkansas Advocates for […]

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Arkansas

Democrats push for sex education in schools

Legislation requiring sex education in schools is on the table in the special session set for August, state Sen. Greg Leding (D-Fayetteville) tells Axios. Driving the news: Pregnant teens in Arkansas no longer have the option of safe, legal abortion unless they have the means to travel out of the state. Simultaneously, the state does […]

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