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.
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 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.
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 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...
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...
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...
