States must find welfare recipients jobs
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The welfare rolls aren't dropping as fast as they used to, and that could pose a big money problem for states from coast to coast after a new federal law takes effect next month.
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Anyone who has been jobless for two years will be required to undertake a year-long programme of community work if they want to receive benefit payments, David Cameron will announce today, as the Tories move to establish a clear divide between them and Labour over welfare reform
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More than 100,000 children who have been abused or neglected by their biological parents are languishing in foster care, waiting to be adopted. The explanations are practically universal, with nearly every state facing the same problems in running its child welfare agency, a report finds.
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When it comes to workers' compensation, different states offer different benefits.
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The Australian government is cracking down on welfare recipients in coastal areas where unemployment is high.
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After reading about laws around the country banning panhandling, I think it is a wonderful idea for our state.  It would be great to make it retroactive to when Dave Checketts came begging.  Jeff Ayers  Kaysville  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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Single parents should be expected to find work once their child turns 11, a welfare reform report will say.
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Thousands of low-income Coloradans are waiting for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits as officials fall behind in processing claims with the state's new &#36;200 million welfare computer system.
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About 90 percent of state workers get pensions, and the bill is coming due.
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By Paul Monies, The Daily Oklahoman  Dec. 8--Five manufacturers across the state plan to add more than 1,000 jobs in the next 10 years as they qualified for the state's Quality Jobs program, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
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CONYERS, Georgia  - Just because you earn a bit above minimum wage doesn't mean you're not one step away from financial ruin, according to people on low wages in two U.S. states.
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Departing members of President Bush's Cabinet will not have to scour the classifieds to find plum jobs. Secretary of State Colin Powell can revive a lucrative book-writing and public speaking career. Homeland Defense Secretary Tom Ridge and Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson will be highly sought in the corporate world because of their background and connections.
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Though the number of welfare recipients continues to decline, poverty rates -- particularly for single mothers and children -- have surged in recent years.
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The long-term jobless should try harder to find work or face having their benefits cut, a minister will say.
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Help may be on the way to deal with the backlog of unprocessed passport requests. Legislation passed Monday by the House would make it easier for the State Department to rehire retired personnel to pitch in.
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For a bipartisan majority of senators, providing three months or six months of extra unemployment checks to more than 1 million jobless people is a better way to dig the economy out of a recession than just printing tax rebate checks.
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Income differences in the United States are too stark, and the government should provide jobs and training for those having a tough time, according to majorities in a national poll released yesterday .