Months after news broke of foster children needing to stay in hotels because of a lack of foster families, lawmakers made new investments in the system for recruitment and retention. But is it enough to fix the problems?

This week, Betsy Russell of the Idaho Press discusses election debates and the latest in the lawsuit over Idaho’s new abortion law. Then, Family and Community Services Administrator Cameron Gilliland and Program Specialist Julie Sevcik from the Department of Health and Welfare discuss this legislative session’s investments in the child welfare system.