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A proposal for a new Department of Child and Family Services wins strong support in the Maine Senate amid efforts to reform the state's troubled child welfare system, but the Mills administration wants the idea studied first.

A proposal for a new Department of Child and Family Services wins strong support in the Maine Senate amid efforts to reform the state's troubled child welfare system, but the Mills administration wants the idea studied first.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

Fentanyl exposure in young children gets overlooked because there is no national mandate for screening for it as part of standard drug testing.

A legislative committee heard emotional testimony about the state's oversight of 3-year-old Maddox Williams, who was killed in 2021.