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The demonization of welfare | Con-Current Events

Frank Yang April 22, 2024
Constituents not speaking up for welfare programs that millions of Americans rely on not only allows the government to take actions to remove these programs but also signals that further actions to cut other programs could be taken.
2,600 Massachusetts students with disabilities became eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals and qualify for Pandemic-EBT benefits this month. COURTESY OF HENRY KELLNER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts expands free, reduced lunch benefits for BPS students

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2021
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.
Boston University’s School of Social Work hosted a virtual panel on Nov. 17 to discuss health care equity in the United States and the responsibility of the Biden administration to tackle disparities in health care. CONNOR ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social workers discuss health care inequalities on ‘vulnerable populations’ post-election

Connor Allen November 24, 2020
Boston University’s School of Social Work held a panel discussion Nov. 17 on health care equity in the United States and the steps that should be taken during the next four years.
Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Vote for Biden, but remember that we are settling

Abbigale Shi October 2, 2020
Those of us who are voting for Biden, no matter what, should remember that we are still settling by doing so.
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EDITORIAL: North Carolina’s welfare drug tests condemn poor

Editors February 11, 2016

North Carolina released results of a 2013 law that requires welfare applicants to undergo self-funded drug tests. Of the 7,600 applicants, 89 were referred to drug testing and 21 tested positive, the Miami...

Massachusetts is one of seven states to earn an “F” for its welfare reform policies according to the 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card published March 19 by researchers at the Heartland Institute. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts one of seven states to earn ‘F’ rating in welfare reform

Stephanie Pagones March 26, 2015

Massachusetts has been deemed one of the states with the worst overall reform policies, according to national report released on March 19. The Commonwealth was one of only seven states in the nation...

CARIKER: It's Time to Address Homelessness

CARIKER: It’s Time to Address Homelessness

Mariel Cariker February 20, 2015

These last few weeks have been absolutely nuts weather-wise in Boston. Freezing temperatures, more than 90 inches of snow and high speed, biting winds. As a student, it's been hard to adjust to canceled...

EDIT: Kids the cause for welfare cuts?

Daily Free Press Admin April 2, 2013

In the throes of rampant budget cuts throughout the nation, new legislation in Tennessee, if passed, would cut welfare payments to families 20 to 25 percent. The reason? Their children perform poorly in...

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