The head of the city’s child welfare agency called on state officials Thursday to withdraw $170 million in cuts, warning that could hurt foster kids. Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner David Hansell said Gov. Cuomo proposed “some drastic cuts” in his new budget to ACS child welfare programs and assistance the agency offers to juveniles...

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