Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimates up to 10 percent of federal spending gets stolen through fraud. Congress faces calls to transfer welfare funding to states.

This Idaho Capital Sun story is the next in our series focused on the impacts of additional 1% and 2% budget cuts to state ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

New research from The University of Texas at Arlington shows that differences in state welfare policies are linked to rising arthritis-related joint pain across much of the U.S. The study, led by ...

The Trump administration and its One Big Beautiful Bill Act could hold states accountable.

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation's social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income ...

A Kansas Senate committee studies a controversial bill requiring intense scrutiny of applicants seeking to enroll in ...

The Legislature thinks you’re stupid. Too stupid to make your own way in the world, too stupid to fend for your own family, too stupid to realize how much of your money they waste on a daily basis.

More than $30 billion in taxpayer-funded welfare money intended to help America's poorest families has instead been diverted into programs ranging from college scholarships to government budget ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order that he says will increase oversight of Oklahoma's welfare programs, but advocates say they fear the directive will lead to difficulties for people ...