welfare

Why voter turnout is low.

It's becoming more difficult to remain in Massachusetts.

There are currently no laws on the books in Massachusetts prohibiting the use of an EBT card to purchase marijuana products, medicinal or commercial. 54 percent of Massachusetts residents endorsed an initiative petition last Fall that legalizes the use, possession and even farming of limited amounts of marijuana...

Massachusetts prison officials are offering information to inmates whose sentences are coming to a close on how to apply for welfare benefits before their release. A prison official tells The Boston Herald the pilot program makes the convicts "aware of how to self-identity as disabled ...

Majority of LEGAL immigrants collecting welfare. Unaccompanied minor immigrants collect more taxpayer dollars

The Center For Immigration Studies, in a report published in the Washington Examiner says 51 percent of immigrant households in the U.S., legal and illegal, received some sort of welfare benefits in 2012 for a total of 103 billion dollars...

State welfare officials appear to be doing a better job of rooting out possible food stamp fraud.

State Welfare Chief Stacy Monahan has provided lawmakers with an update on her 100-day plan to reform the troubled agency.

The Patrick administration is disputing a report from state auditor Suzanne Bump showing widespread mismanagement in the state's welfare department.

An audit of the state's welfare agency has identified millions of dollars in questionable payments to people who were dead or otherwise ineligible for benefits, along with missed opportunities to detect potential fraud.