Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders discusses the needs of child protection services with legislators during a study group on women, children and family, held at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Gov. Tate Reeves and Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a decades-long lawsuit against the state over its historically neglectful foster care system.