Show: The Imprint Weekly

Changing the Narrative on Fighting Poverty with Michael Tubbs

On this week’s podcast we discuss a new proposal to boost funding for preventing and investigating child maltreatment, a controversial proposal to permit Medicaid in foster care institutions, and movements on legal counsel in Minnesota and Texas. 

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Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton and new senior fellow at the Rosenberg Foundation, joins us to discuss universal basic income, how being mayor shaped his views on child welfare and juvenile justice, shifting the narrative on fighting poverty, and more.

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FREE EVENT! The Bridge to Adulthood: A Discussion on California Extended Foster Care System Register: https://bit.ly/cafostercare Senators Propose Medicaid Exception for Congregate Foster Care https://bit.ly/3s9PoRJ New Law Gives Low-Income Minnesotans Access to Attorneys in Child Welfare Cases https://bit.ly/3rTl8KL Texas Lawmaker Commits to Restricting and Tracking Hidden Foster Care https://bit.ly/3yRUTqO Hidden Foster Care: A Series by The Imprint https://imprintnews.org/special-series/hidden-foster-care
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