Welfare
Despite What the White House Says, Unemployment Aid Doesn't Encourage Americans to Stay Out of Work
8 hours ago | Time
In almost every political fight, you can count on one thing: the creation of a stereotype that can summon critics' outrage and make its defense indefensible. Ronald Reagan's...
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Paying People Not to Work Is Not Economic Stimulus
1 day ago | Real Clear Politics
Back in 2009, Nancy Pelosi infamously declared the best way to revive the economy was to dole out ever more generous food stamps and unemployment benefits. The more people are...
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I'm a Black Republican, and I agree with AOC on the link between poverty and crime
2 days ago | Fortune
As a Black Republican and former congressman, I was saddened by the overt, hateful comments reportedly made by a white Republican congressman toward Rep. Alexandria...
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Deputy buys groceries for 90-year-old woman who hadn't eaten in days
3 days ago | ABC
During a welfare check, the deputy said the woman told him she was okay, but was going through rough times and hadn't eaten in days.
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Ontario government launches review of York Region Children's Aid Society
3 days ago | National Post
The Ontario government says it is investigating allegations of racism, bullying and harassment involving senior management at a Toronto-area child welfare organization.
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Paying people not to work not an economic stimulus
3 days ago | Boston Herald
Back in 2009, Nancy Pelosi infamously declared the best way to revive the economy was to dole out ever more generous food stamps and unemployment benefits. The more people...
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As Schools Shut Down, a New Federal Program Eased Child Hunger, Study Finds
4 days ago | NY Times
Research by the Brookings Institution found evidence that a new payment card helped offset the loss of subsidized meals when schools closed because of the pandemic.
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Manitoba First Nation takes first steps to get jurisdiction over children in care
5 days ago | National Post
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation has begun the process of creating its own child welfare system under controversial federal legislation that allows Indigenous groups to enact...
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5 found dead in welfare check at northern Ohio home: report
5 days ago | NY Daily News | 2 articles
Cops said five members of a family were found dead at a house during a welfare check in Elyria, Ohio, on Wednesday morning, according to a local report.
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Child welfare agency declines to release records about 3-year-old girl found dead in shallow grave
5 days ago | KETV
Prosecutors have charged Olivia Jansen's father and his girlfriend with the girl's murder.
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Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue
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