Welfare reform, initiated by Republican governors at the state level in the 1990s and later passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a reluctant President Bill Clinton in 1996, was one of the ...

In a House divided, Republicans and Democrats have found surprising common ground: Reforming the nation’s sprawling child welfare system. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families ...

New “One Door” system merges welfare and workforce programs SNAP and TANF oversight shifts to streamline assistance and job access Fraud crackdown saves $70M from Medicaid rolls in 2024 Unemployment ...

States are now in the process of preparing to implement parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which achieved some of the most significant pro-work reforms to America’s social welfare system in ...

GEORGE W. BUSH is astoundingly popular with the American people. His approval ratings have hovered around the mid-60s or above for nearly two years–a phenomenon whose staying power cannot be explained ...

The rise in abortion and the collapse of marriage are intrinsically linked. Some 86 percent of abortions occur to non-married women. Some 35 percent of pregnancies among non-married women are ended by ...

After a session with mixed results on efforts to protect children, some lawmakers make a push for access to child protective ...

With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, the United States embarked on a major policy change to its social welfare and safety net ...

Iowa lawmakers pass welfare overhaul tightening Medicaid and SNAP access, adding verification rules and limiting retroactive ...