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Tickets are on sale for the annual Light of Hope Gala, which raises money to support children in the judicial system.

Adults and kids can be superheroes at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field with CASA's second annual movie night on Thursday.

Light of Hope - which is CASA's major fundraising event of the year - seeks to raise money for consistent and long-term advocacy.

It is estimated 50,000 West Virginia children are once again living below the poverty line, since families received their final expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) payment at the end of last year. The American Rescue Plan increased the CTC in 2021, with families receiving up to $3,600 for each child younger than age 6, and $3,000 for children between 6 and 16, split up into monthly payments. Experts say most families used the extra cash to buy food and pay bills, and save up for emergencies. ...

A new report makes the case for New York to continue its Excluded Workers Fund, which was started during the pandemic to provide payments to undocumented workers and others who lost income but were not eligible for unemployment benefits. Applications opened last August and closed in October, after the $2.1 billion allocated to it were spent. David Dyssegaard Kallick, director of the Immigration Research Initiative and co-author of the report, noted the fund has helped 130,000 people, which is about 40% of those who are eligible. ...