When Carmen Ortega left prison in 2018, she knew that she needed a major life change. For more than five years, Ortega struggled with addiction and cycled in and out of incarceration, unable to secure ...

Proclaiming to “end welfare as we have come to know it,” President Bill Clinton signed landmark legislation 20 years ago. The bill aimed to move people off public assistance and into work. The law ...

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services will reduce temporary cash and transportation benefits next month following ...

Low-income people, including SNAP recipients, may be impacted by the federal government shutdown, an expert said.