Category : Welfare State
Governors Urge Congress: Lift Food Stamp Drug Testing Ban
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by Connor D. Wolf Eleven governors urged congressional lawmakers in a letter released Tuesday to support a proposal that would give states the right to...
Puerto Rico Residents Committed Fraud to Qualify for Medicaid
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Juliegrace Brufke Eight Puerto Rico residents were arrested Thursday in connection to a $10 million health care fraud case, according to the Department of...
Free Smartphones For Illegal Immigrants Under Fire
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Kathryn Watson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are soon going to have to level with Congress about a federal contractor handing free smartphones to...
REPORT: Welfare Fails When Work is Not Required
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by Connor D. Wolf Welfare has often been criticized as a program that traps people in perpetual poverty, but a Tuesday report finds that working recipients...
European Countries Debate Giving Monthly Allowances
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by Jacob Bojesson Several European countries are considering giving all their citizens a monthly allowance, regardless of their job status, with no strings attached. The...
Denmark Passes Bill To Seize Jewelry From Refugees
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by Jacob Bojesson Denmark passed a bill Tuesday to give authorities the right to seize cash, jewelry and other valuable items from arriving refugees in...
Ben Carson: Welfare Perpetuates Poverty To Buy Votes
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Connor D. Wolf Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson used a Sunday campaign stop in Georgia to accuse politicians of using poverty to bolster their voting constituencies. In...
Tick Tock: Louisiana Residents Have 3 Months To Get A Job Or Lose Food Stamps
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Connor D. Wolf on October 2, 2015 Upwards of 62,000 people in Louisiana starting Thursday have three months to find work or enroll in a...