Senator Demands Resignation Of Child-Welfare Secretary

{Fankfort, Kentucky}...During a joint House-Senate Health and Welfare Committee meeting in Fankfort Monday, legislators berated the state’s top child-welfare officials, saying they failed to accurately report child-abuse fatalities. The purpose of Monday’s hearing was for cabinet officials to explain its annual report on child abuse and neglect fatalities, which it released December 1st, three months past the deadline under state law. Senator Julie Denton, accusing the cabinet of obstructing lawmakers and withholding information, demanded the resignation of secretary Janie Miller.