From Think Progress: Two Tennessee lawmakers introduced legislation that would tie welfare assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to the educational performance of students who benefit from it, and the legislation was approved by committees in both the state House and Senate last week. Under the legislation…
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From Constitutional Law Prof Blog: In an Order [yesterday], Federal District Judge Mary Scriven issued a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Florida Statute §414.0652, a law championed by controversial governor Rick Scott requiring drug testing for each individual who applies for benefits under the federally funded TANF (Temporary Assistance…
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Fifteen years ago, former President Clinton passed welfare reform, signing into law “the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act,” which had the effect of reorganizing welfare into Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF. Fifteen years later, with an economy spiraling downwards, the largest racial wealth gap we’ve had in…
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