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Backlogs growing again at child safety agency, director says

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 29, 2015//

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Backlogs growing again at child safety agency, director says

Backlogs growing again at child safety agency, director says

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 29, 2015//

Greg McKay The head of the state’s child welfare agency wants to scrap laws and rules that require caseworkers to do a full investigation of every...

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Tags: caseworkers, inactive cases, Rep. Kate Brophy McGee, Arizona, child neglect, Arizona Department of Child Safety, Greg McKay, Alexandra Velazco, Ed Ableser, growing backlog, Kate Brophy McGee

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