Child Welfare

There are questions about how deeply lawmakers should delve and whether they should have access to confidential case information.

The new law lengthens the ombudsman's tenure from one to five years and gives the ombudsman power to hire more staff, among other things.

The boy is one of four Maine children allegedly killed by a parent since early June, prompting a fresh round of scrutiny for the state’s child welfare system and an outside investigation into the deaths.

Maine's Child Welfare Ombudsman says the state agency overseeing the custody of children continues to have problems investigating whether kids are safe with their caretakers.

During her initial appearance in Waldo County Superior Court on Friday morning, Trefethen didn't enter a plea and she's now being held on $150,000 cash bail, according to Jeffrey Toothaker, an Ellsworth attorney who will be representing her.

Maine’s child welfare system is still struggling despite improvements that have been implemented since the abuse deaths of Marissa Kennedy and Kendall…

Maine lawmakers have sent Gov. Paul LePage a comprehensive tax measure that conforms the state tax code to some, but not all, of the federal tax changes…