We can either mimic a privatized version of failed handout welfare programs, or champion a return to the principles of ...

Investigators have found a large underworld of fraud in Minnesota’s welfare programs. In one scandal, 57 people were convicted of stealing benefits from a children’s food program. In another scandal, ...

Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access ...

The U.S. welfare system is broken, and the Minnesota scandal is a blaring warning to that reality. The failure of political leaders on many fronts bears some of the blame. But the main culprit is the ...

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation's social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The government shutdown may not only affect food assistance programs but also other federally funded programs. Right now, there’s growing concern that the government shutdown ...

A viral tweet that was retweeted by US President Donald Trump suggests that irregular immigrants in the United States can ...

The Legislature thinks you’re stupid. Too stupid to make your own way in the world, too stupid to fend for your own family, too stupid to realize how much of your money they waste on a daily basis.

Advocates, medical providers and recipients of public assistance programs rallied Thursday at the Statehouse with a clear message: restricting access to these programs would hurt Kansans.