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13 ‘Welfare Queens’ Arrested With More White Women…

Since the Ronald Reagan era, Black people in general, but Black women, in particular, have been synonymous with public assistance.…

by Megan Sims
03.29.20
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Civil Rights Initiative On The Fair Housing Act 50th Anniversary

Dissecting Ben Carson's Disingenuous Plan For 'Welfare Reform'

Ben Carson's proposed changes to a decades-old housing program supporting the poorest Americans would jack up rents and deepen poverty…

by Alex Schwartz
04.29.21
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West Virginia To Drug Test Welfare Applicants

West Virginia's governor signed into law a controversial bill to drug test people on welfare. Opponents say it's a waste…

by nigelroberts1
04.29.21
Number Of People Receiving Government Food Assistance At Historic High

Wisconsin GOP Wants To Drug Test Public Aid…

Wisconsin lawmakers want to screen public aid recipients for use of illegal drugs and block their purchase of junk food…

by Lynette Holloway
05.14.15
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News Roundup: Mayweather-Pacquiao Tickets Sell Out In Less…

The upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao matchup is being dubbed the “fight of the century,” and boxing fans are…

by NewsOne Staff
04.24.15
Number Of People Receiving Government Food Assistance At Historic High

New Kansas Law Bans Spending Welfare Benefits At…

In a sweeping welfare reform measure designed to teach recipients to spend responsibly, Kansas Republican Governor Sam Brownback on Thursday…

by Lynette Holloway
04.17.15
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New Poll Shows Some Americans Foolishly Blame Welfare…

Not that cable news culture and George W. Bush‘s political career aren’t strong enough indicators of this factoid, but I…

by Michael Arceneaux
06.19.19
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Ted Nugent Wants Those On Welfare To Forfeit…

Rock star and noted conspiracy theorist Ted Nugent (pictured) predicated that if President Barack Obama won re-election, he would either…

by Michael Arceneaux
06.19.19
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Images Of 1980’s Welfare-Themed Board Game Resurface On…

A defunct Maryland-based board game manufacturer known for crafting satirical and anti-liberal board games in the 1980s recently became a…

by D.L. Chandler
06.19.19
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Is The Welfare Drug Test Fair?

Several states have been deliberating for months over the passage of a mandate that would require welfare recipients to pass…

by D.L. Chandler
06.19.19
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Plans To Drug-Test Welfare Recipients Gain Momenetum

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test in order to receive government…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Girl Killed By Mom Denied Welfare Posted “May…

Ramie Grimmer, the daughter of Rachelle Grimmer the woman who killed herself and shot her two children after being denied…

by cganemccalla
06.19.19
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Woman Kills Self And Shoots Kids After Being…

LAREDO, Texas  — A mother who had been denied welfare benefits killed herself and shot her two children after a…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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“Mr. EBT” Defends Welfare Video From Conservative Attacks

NEW YORK- Mr. EBT, a rapper who had a viral hit video for his song “Swipe Your EBT,” is defending…

by cganemccalla
06.19.19
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Study: Couples On Welfare More Likely To Divorce

Researchers at the University of Missouri recently released a study that claims couples receiving government assistance are more prone to…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Are Food Stamps Subsidizing Black America’s Fast Food…

Since the early 1960s, federally-funded food stamps have subsidized America’s food insecurity problem, providing support for some 17 million people…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Half Of Gov’t Program Recipients Say They’ve Never…

While public contempt for America’s social welfare programs has been fueled by the image of the “Welfare Queen,” collecting food…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Black People Strongly Support Drug Tests For Welfare…

A new poll conducted by BlackPlanet/NewsOne shows that 77 percent of African Americans believe that drug screening should be required…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Should Welfare Recipients Be Drug-Screened?

Florida Governor Rick Scott has required that all welfare recipients in the state of Florida be drug-screened before receiving their…

by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Fla. Gov. Wants Poor to Pay $35 for…

FLORIDA —  Governor Rick Scott wants welfare applicants to pay for a drug test before they are made eligible for…

by Charles Dixon
06.19.19
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