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Cartoon: WealthCare Reformnew

First healthcare reform. Now...
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  01-07-2010  |  Cartoons

Is Wisconsin's 'Welfare to Work' Program Working?new

Ten years later, Wisconsin Works still has many flaws.
Shepherd Express  |  Dennis A. Shook  |  10-12-2007  |  Policy Issues

Bad News for Poor Kidsnew

Under a new welfare law, New York state has to meet yet another "quota" of cuts.
The Village Voice  |  Neil deMause  |  05-03-2006  |  Economy

Welfare-to-Work Employees Cheated out of Minimum Wagenew

Faced with a requirement to pay San Francisco's new minimum wage of $8.50 an hour to its welfare-to-work program participants, the cash-strapped city opted to make seven of the required 31 hours pay-free, but still mandatory.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Sitara Nieves  |  06-16-2004  |  Business & Labor

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