Erin Beck, Author at Mountain State Spotlight

Thousands of West Virginians rely on TANF for help with childcare, paying for their basic needs and more. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the state is spending too much. Here’s what you need to know.

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Morrisey has said a family aid program is running out of money. Here’s what TANF is, what it pays for and why it matters.

Relatives who take care of foster kids could get financial support from the state more quickly under new proposal

Update: More ICE detainees ordered released by West Virginia judges: ‘A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all’

CPS is understaffed and overwhelmed. Rather than hire more workers, Morrisey wants to move them around to fill the gaps.

How Trump’s ICE raids in West Virginia are overstepping constitutional limits

375,000 unpaid family caregivers in West Virginia could see financial relief under a new bill — if lawmakers make it a priority

Republican lawmakers’ plans for foster care don’t address the roots of the problem with the system

Health care costs are increasing. Here are five ways West Virginia lawmakers could lower costs.

There’s money available to help West Virginia’s former foster kids. Morrisey wouldn’t commit to spending it all.

HUD helped this disabled West Virginian get housing. Funding cuts could send people like him back into homelessness.

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