Sen. Molly Baumgardner pressed colleagues Wednesday to answer public criticism of legislators by supporting her proposal for child welfare reform. The Louisburg Republican said she regularly hears from people who demand to know what she is doing to fix a broken foster care system. Her idea is to establish dedicated health care and online education systems for children who enter into state custody. "I feel people need to stay in their lanes," Baumgardner said, "but, by golly, when legislators are blamed for not fixing foster care, for turning a blind eye, then we need to step forward and say, 'All right, here's something different...
