WELFARE Mayor doesn't want to expand benefits Thursday, March 22, 2001 No one has sought to end welfare more aggressively, or more vocally, than Milwaukee Mayor John O. Norquist. That's why I was surprised to read Julie Czerwinski's claim that the...

THE WELFARE bill that Congress passed last year will do many useful things, but a new study warns that there is one thing it is likely not to do-move many people quickly off the rolls. The legislation requires the states to create new...

Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned Monday as assistant secretary for children and families.In the Department of Health and Human Services, Horn oversaw a $46 billion budget and 65 programs that serve vulnerable children and...

Eleven years after Congress changed welfare to focus on work, some states are sidestepping the rules by starting their own welfare programs.They're shifting around existing accounts so their most vulnerable residents don't have to meet work requirements. In the process they're making it easier for...

Essay explains various factors regarding the issue of welfare.

A critical essay supporting the idea that welfare needs to be reformed with quotes from various people including Bill Clinton.

The Welfare state was set up in Britain to help the people gain a healther and better standard of living. The term applies to social programs pertaining to health, education, subsistence, pension and forms of social assistance