Why I'm holding my applause for Washington's new foster care law
It’s laudable that the state law focuses on preventing family separations, but is it enough? by Left: Washington state's capital building is seen in Olympia, Washington on Thursday, June 14, 2017. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut) Right: Paula Bryant, mother of Ma'Khia Bryant, the 16-year-old girl shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20, holds a photo of her daughter while talking about her during a news conference Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Attorney Michelle Martin representing the family has called for full investigations into the teen’s fatal shooting by ...