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Starting in August, children in Colorado will have more freedom to roam unsupervised without exposing parents to child neglect investigations.

Most of the votes cast next Tuesday will send people to state houses and Congress to legislate. But in some states, voters will pull the lever for direct policy initiatives. Youth Services Insider scoped out the list of ballot initiatives across the country.

Few people outside of California probably noticed the news yesterday that the state legislature is on its way to passing new controls on the prescription of psychotropic medications to youths in foster care.