Many states have open dependency hearings and allow the public more ability to understand why decisions are made about ...

The GOP can save huge sums by going back to pre-pandemic spending on Medicaid and food stamps.

For years, internet users have shared a quote about how to measure the success of welfare programs, attributing the words to ...

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A key House Republican seeking significant spending cuts, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), has set his ...

It ultimately reminds us all that welfare reform can be about how we look after each rather than cuts and demonising those reliant on benefits. Beresford argues: “There has always been massive public ...

New Mexico failed to adequately address overextended child welfare worker caseloads, lackluster caregiver recruitment, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Promises to reform our state’s child welfare system are falling woefully short. That’s the decision ...

Under Doris Bland’s leadership, MAW reframed welfare as a right rather than a privilege, emphasizing the dignity and agency ...

Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has penned a "concerned" letter to child advocate Cindy Blackstock, amid uncertainty about the future ...

Caring Society files motion with tribunal calling for an order directing the federal government to negotiate child welfare ...

More specifically, conservatives see a few major programs as ripe for reform. The first is Medicaid, which is by far the largest federal program that could be considered welfare, accounting for ...