Lawmakers fill foster care gaps after Mountain State Spotlight probe found WV is failing kids

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After Mountain State Spotlight reporting revealed gaps in how the state compensates kinship families and connects older foster youth to programs that help them succeed as adults, lawmakers have passed two bills addressing these issues. Both are awaiting Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s signature. In December, Mountain State Spotlight reported that West Virginia had returned nearly $7 million to the federal government since 2010 — money granted through the federal Chafee program that’s meant to help

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