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Weekly Wonk: Signals Amid Shutdown
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Weekly Wonk: How Family First Shifts State Spending
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Weekly Wonk: Why This Shutdown May Be Different
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Weekly Wonk: The Hidden Fault Lines in Child Welfare Funding
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Weekly Wonk- Rounding up Research That Matters
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Weekly Wonk- The Guardianship Gap: Federal Promise, State Reality
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The Wonk Launches Premium
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Sep 2
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August 2025
Data Surprise: Children with Mental Health Needs in Foster Care More Likely to Receive Therapy and Medication
Plus MACPAC deep dive, and MS infant mortality and child welfare
Aug 25
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Weekly Wonk: Entitlement to What, Exactly?
Entitlement to what, why data matters, plus Wonk makes you an offer you can’t refuse
Aug 18
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Weekly Wonk: New Analyses Show How Medicaid Cuts Impact Children
Two new data drops, Financing Survey insights, and much more
Aug 11
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Weekly Wonk: TANF At a Crossroads
Plus bipartisan movement on housing policy, and a major retirement
Aug 4
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July 2025
Weekly Wonk: The Other Pediatric Mental Health Crisis
New Data Drop and analysis of policymaking process
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