California pushing more welfare recipients to work, By Christina Hoag, June 10, 2012, Sacramento Bee: “Gov. Jerry Brown wants to shift the safety net protecting California’s most vulnerable residents. Pressured by a $16 billion budget deficit, the governor is proposing a major overhaul of the state’s welfare-to-work program with the strategy of slashing people’s benefits to motivate them to get jobs faster. The move, if approved by the state Legislature as part of the 2012-13 budget package, would save $880 million, but beyond the savings, analysts say it represents a shift in the philosophy of how the Golden State helps its neediest residents…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty