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Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.

Following the Money, Part 3 of 4: The Clerks and the Counties
October 30, 2026
Nearly $300 million in child support money, two former clerks facing criminal cases, and contract pages that name no one to call.

Following the Money, Part 2 of 4: The Test
October 29, 2026
A mandatory statewide contract, $17.7 million in unnamed lab charges, and a mother trying to find out who actually tested her sample.

Following the Money, Part 1 of 4: The Night Shift
October 29, 2026
A ten-year-old promise to stop children from sleeping in offices, and the bills that kept coming.
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