House bill streamlines children in state custody

The first bill to come out of the Legislative special session may be one that streamlines handling of children in state custody.
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Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, at a Senate Majority press availability, Feb. 22, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)All the testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee supported passage of House Bill 200.
The bill sprang from a lawsuit involving a grandmother in the southwest Alaska village of Tununuk who testified in court that she wan