The Trump Bill, Parental Relinquishment, and New Mexico’s New Drug Policy

14/07/2025 39 min Episodio 209
The Trump Bill, Parental Relinquishment, and New Mexico’s New Drug Policy

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On this week’s Headlines edition of the podcast, we start by summing up the most relevant details from the massive budget bill recently passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. We also discuss The Imprint’s recent reporting on youth who enter foster care due to their behavioral health needs, and not because of abuse or neglect, and describe the new policies in New Mexico around removal of newborns who test positive for certain drugs. Reading RoomWhite House Watchhttps://imprintnews.org/special-series/white-house-watchThe Trump Admin is Withholding over $6 Billion in Education Grants for Schoolshttps://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5453457/trump-school-funding-grants Trump Freezes Grant Funding, Upending School Budgetshttps://edsource.org/2025/california-education-federal-funding-cuts-teachers-english-learners/735665When Minnesota ParentsGive Up Their Kids to Foster Care: An Imprint Look at a Nationwide Predicamenthttps://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/when-minnesota-parents-give-up-their-kids-to-foster-care-an-imprint-look-at-a-nationwide-predicament/261820Michigan Justice Seeks ‘No-fault’ Pathway to State Aid for Parents Who Can’t Manage Kids’ Mental Health Needshttps://imprintnews.org/top-stories/michigan-justice-seeks-no-fault-pathway-to-state-aid-for-parents-who-cant-manage-kids-mental-health-needs/262500Texas Lawmakers Take On Little-Known Pathway Into Foster Care: Parents Seeking Mental Health Treatment for Their Childrenhttps://imprintnews.org/top-stories/texas-lawmakers-take-on-little-known-pathway-into-foster-care-parents-seeking-mental-health-treatment-for-their-children/259701New Mexico Governor Plans to Crack Down on Families with Babies Born Addictedhttps://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/governor-plans-to-crack-down-on-families-with-babies-born-addicted/article_755e8552-554c-49ed-864f-df14dd1abaf4.html