Foster Care

Pushing For Foster Care Transparency And Lessons In The Great Outdoors, This West Virginia Week

Top stories this week include a push for more transparency in the state's foster care system, the reason behind sudden layoffs for a local electric school bus manufacturer, and a county that teaches skiing and kayaking right along with reading and math.

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Morrisey Outlines 6 Steps To Improve Foster System

Morrisey laid out six reforms to the state’s child welfare system aimed at beginning a new era of transparency.

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Lawmakers Talk Home Rule

On this episode of The Legislature Today, News Director Eric Douglas speaks with Sen. Joey Garcia, D-Marion, and Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, to talk about a bill that would remove the ability of cities and towns across the state to set their own rules. It’s called home rule.

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House Bill On Foster Care Takes Nuanced Approach To Sibling Reunification

Under current code, the Department of Human Services is required to reunite siblings if circumstances allow it, but the bill now makes reunification permissive.

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