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 are at reduced risk of this threat. The welfare system consists of many different local and federal programs aimed to help those in need — but it often traps people…
Connor D. Wolf North Carolina food stamp recipients in 23 counties have just three months to find a job as state officials reinstated work requirements Friday in those areas. The decision puts 59,000 residents at risk of losing their food stamp benefits. Work requirements have been critical components to the food stamp program since 1996, later waived…
Connor D. Wolf Maine officials questioned the motivation behind a recent federal review of the state’s food stamp program Monday, noting the government has been highly critical of the state for trying to rein in welfare. Maine was first notified of the results of the review Dec. 7 in a letter. The letter, which was obtained…
Connor D. Wolf Nearly 30,000 Pennsylvania residents could lose their food stamp benefits early next year with the state gearing up to reinstate work requirements that were waived in response to the recession. The federal government has required work or job training to qualify for benefits since 1996. After the recession, many states were granted…
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 training program if they don’t want to lose their food stamp benefits. The federal government has required work or job training to qualify for benefits since 1996. In response to…
By: Laura Meyers The chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party, Randy Brogdon, has since apologized after making a Facebook post that suggested giving people food stamps was similar to feeding animals. The post, written this Monday, stated that 46 million Americans participated in the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program, and the National Park Service encourages people not to…