Children’s Services ‘near collapse’ with shortage of low-paid caseworkers
Richard Kennedy, executive director of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, spoke to lawmakers Tuesday, Aug. 30. “More money is going to provide more services to more children,” he said. (Screenshot from General Assembly livestream)
“Throw money at it,” a Knoxville judge told state lawmakers. “I’m telling you right now, throw money at it. Tons of money at it.”
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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