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		<title>Why children die – Part 1: If Everybody&#8217;s responsible, nobody&#8217;s responsible</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Foster care kids are our kids. They are our kids,&#8221; said Boca Raton Democratic Sen. Kevin Rader in support of legislation making it easier for youth in state custody to obtain a driver’s license. You hear that line a lot &#8212; a lot &#8212; from &#8220;leadership&#8221; at the Department of Children &#38; Families (DCF), and from the flacks who wear the skirts behind which “leadership” hides. It means nothing. It means less than nothing. Latest case in point: Lauryn Martin-Everett.&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New law gives thousands of foster care teens big boost in acquiring driver’s privileges</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[State legislators voted Thursday unanimously in favor of making a three-year pilot project called “Keys to Independence” — begun in 2014 and intended to aid eligible teens in the state foster care system attain driver’s licenses and overcome associated hurdles — permanent, bringing them on par with their peer group. Autonomy is what most teenagers crave — driving is a key to that freedom and competitive edge. In previous decades, adolescents under the custody of the state of Florida faced&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>College student files to challenge Neil Combee in HD 39</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Victor E. Sims spent much of his childhood in foster care, going from house to house. Now, as an adult with a college degree upcoming, he is running for the Florida Legislature challenging an incumbent state representative. Sims, a Winter Haven Democrat, officially opened his campaign Thursday for House District 39 held by Rep. Neil Combee, a Polk City Republican who is seeking his third two-year term. Now 20, Sims said he will complete his bachelor’s degree from University of&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amy Foster officially becomes a mom tomorrow</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[St. Pete City Council member Amy Foster will officially become a mom Tuesday morning, her Facebook page announces. She’s been navigating the adoption process since March, when she took in a senior in high school that had bounced from home to home for several years. Foster is adopting 18-year-old Mariah Boyd, who just graduated from high school in Polk County. She’s doing so despite the fact that Boyd is technically an adult and without a second thought that she’s only&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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