The Legislature created the Office of the Child Advocate in 2018 to act as a watchdog over the child protection system following a series of high-profile child fatalities.

The Office of the Child Advocate, which wrote the report, said the number of child deaths down compared to years past, but more funding is needed to keep the trend low.

Trump administration plans a 25 percent staff cut at IRS taxpayer help office The Taxpayer Advocate Service, which operates as an internal watchdog, would see deeper workforce reductions than the ...