Tag: NANCY BUCKNER

Over a week has passed since three-year-old Ke'Torrius "KJ" Starkes, Jr. of Bessemer, was found dead after an Alabama Department of Human Resources contracted driver allegedly left him in a hot car for nearly five hours, and DHR officials remain silent.

Representatives from Gov. Kay Ivey’s office told 1819 News that the governor "remains confident" in Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) Commissioner Nancy Buckner after a three-year-old Bessemer boy died on Tuesday while in DHR custody after being left alone in a hot vehicle for nearly five hours.

A three-year-old Bessemer boy died on Tuesday while in custody of a contractor with the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) after being left alone in a hot vehicle for nearly five hours.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) Commissioner Nancy Buckner was one of many on Wednesday to vigorously oppose a bill that would mandate that DHR inform parents under investigation and inform them of their rights.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is receiving an increased number of fraud reports throughout the state related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits stolen from households impacted by EBT card skimming, cloning, and similar fraud. 

The Alabama Department of Human Resources has asked a Madison County Circuit Court to seal public records in a lawsuit filed by Kids to Love.

A group of current and former Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) employees sent an open letter to Gov. Kay Ivey about concerns with DHR leadership. Some of these concerns, they said, have led to the death and abuse of children in DHR custody.

A civil lawsuit has been filed against the Alabama Department of Human Resources director in a Madison County court.