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By Christian Science Monitor

"'Good fatherhood' initiatives are at the center of President Obama's family and welfare policies. It is a different approach than the one taken by the Bush administration, which focused more on promoting marriage."

Read the entire article: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0810/Fatherhood-not-marriage-is-focus-of-Obama-family-policies

By Sydney Morning Herald - Australia 6/30/2010

"...And if they don't turn up for the fortnightly meeting their welfare payments will be suspended. ..."

Read the entire article: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/welfare-changes-take-effect-from-july-20100630-zl00.html

By The Desert Sun – California 6/25/2010

"Spurred by a newspaper's report that California's welfare debit cards can be used to withdraw cash in more than half the casinos in the state, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday issued an immediate ban on state-provided cash assistance at ATMs in gambling establishments."

Read the entire article: http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100625/NEWS06/6250328/Gov-Schwarzenegger-halts-use-of-welfare-debit-cards-at-casinos

By Straits Times - Singapore 5/19/2010

"Dr Haskins, one of the chief architects of a 1996 US welfare reform law that took away the cash entitlements of welfare beneficiaries and sent them out to work instead, believes that the best way for people to have a shot at a better life without breeding dependence is for them to go back to work. ..."

Read the entire article: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_528490.html

By David Usher -- NewsWithViews.com 4/4/2010

"...The two remaining goals of welfare reform -- reducing the number of women on welfare rolls and improving child support collections – became the primary goal. PRWOWA served but one obvious purpose: to convert welfare assistance into child-support entitlements. ..."

Read the entire article: http://www.newswithviews.com/Usher/david191.htm

By Trevor Griffey -- Olympia Newswire (blog) – District of Columbia 3/15/2010

"One of the more significant points of difference between the state House and state Senate’s budget proposals relates to how to continue to fund welfare benefits, or funds for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)."

Read the entire article: http://www.olympianews.org/2010/03/17/tanf-pass-through-in-jeopardy/

By Providence Journal – Rhode Island 2/21/2010

"...Apparently, child-welfare systems have been part of the problem. Glantz says that while social-service workers are getting better about involving dads in their children’s lives, actually, “Fatherhood is a relatively new field. ..."

Read the entire article: http://www.projo.com/education/juliasteiny/content/EDWATCH_21_02-21-10_LCHFEIR_v9.2937bd2.html

By ABC News - Idaho 1/19/2010

"High unemployment caused by the recession has created unprecedented need statewide for food stamp aid and other public assistance programs, the chief of Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare said Tuesday."

Read the entire article: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9604333

By Reuters - California 1/12/2010

"...If federal money fails to materialize, the governor's plan would trigger deeper cuts that would dismantle entire programs, including the state's welfare-to-work system, CalWorks. ..."

Read the entire article: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60B0CJ20100112

By Australian Business with The Wall Street Journal – Australia 1/11/2010

"AUSTRALIA spends less on welfare than almost any other advanced country but manages to provide better protection against poverty, particularly for families."

Read the entire article: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/welfare-net-best-in-australia/story-e6frg9qo-1225817876786

By The Canberra Times - Australia 12/16/2009

"Employment, health and child support services are to be brought together under one roof in a major shake-up to welfare services delivery announced yesterday."

Read the entire article: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/welfare-services-set-for-shakeup/1707038.aspx

By MyNorthwest.com – Washington State 10/6/2009

"Some needy families in Washington are getting larger welfare checks thanks to a change in federal law. The change allows states to send child support payments directly to welfare families instead of keeping some of the money for administration."

Read the entire article: http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=221362

By Indiana's NewsCenter - Indiana 8/11/2009

"Actions to boost child support collections from absent parents are down in at least two Northeast Indiana counties, and a Fort Wayne family practice attorney claims the state's new emphasis on automating welfare services is chiefly to blame."

Read the entire article: http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/52989922.html

By Phyllis Schafly -- Townhall.com 7/21/2009

"...Did you know that debtor's prisons (putting men in prison because they can't pay a debt) were abolished in the United States before we abolished slavery, but that they exist today to punish men who are too poor to pay what is falsely called "child support"?..."

Read the entire article: http://townhall.com/columnists/PhyllisSchlafly/2009/07/21/family_court_injustices_to_men

By Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA 7/9/2009

"Renewing his insistence that policy changes must be part of any agreement to balance California’s budget and stop the flow of IOUs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday put the spotlight on the state’s welfare-to-work program, which he called “the most generous of all the states.”.."

Read the entire article: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jul/09/governor-targets-welfare-to-work-program-for/

By Sara Murray -- The Wall Street Journal 6/22/2009 

"Welfare rolls, which were slow to rise and actually fell in many states early in the recession, now are climbing across the country for the first time since President Bill Clinton signed legislation pledging "to end welfare as we know it" more than a decade ago."

Read the entire article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562449457235503.html#mod=testMod

By CBS News - New York  6/22/2009

"After months of relative inactivity during the recession, welfare rolls have surged, according to a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Of the 30 largest states, 23 have seen an increase, with Oregon leading the way with a 27 percent rise in welfare cases in May, compared to the same time last year."

Read the entire article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/22/national/main5102597.shtml

By Angela Couloumbis -- Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania 5/9/2009

"When State Rep. Dave Reed toured his local county assistance office a few years back, he was stunned to learn that current law does nothing to prevent welfare recipients from using taxpayer-backed benefit cards to buy alcohol. "I had no idea at the time that such a loophole existed," said Reed, a Republican from Indiana County. "I don't think most people did." Now they do. This week, Reed's bill prohibiting the use of welfare benefits, as well as child-support payments, for alcohol purchases unanimously passed the House. The measure now heads to the Republican-controlled Senate, where it could be considered as early as the end of June."

Read the entire article: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20090509_Pa__lawmaker_seeks_to_close_welfare_loophole.html