Cuts to foster care, child protection draw fire

Cuts to foster care, child protection draw fire

State protective services chief Anne Heiligenstein dropped some bad news on Senate budget writers today: Her year-old push to redesign the payment system for foster care providers will be a non-starter if lawmakers approve proposed cuts that would effectively drive down rates by 12 percent.

Note: Wow, a 12% cut would really suck for the foster parents who do it for the money.