Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Some advocates for legal abortion view the allocation of funds as a last-minute way for the governor to "pay back" his anti-abortion base.

The everyday "hassles" people in need face that create difficult and often unattainable hoops to jump through when seeking government assistance. Officials say these are necessary to root out fraud and ensure assistance to those that need it most but researchers say otherwise.

Ohio receives more than $727 million from the federal government each year that the state’s poorest families can use for things they need. But a new…