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NEW PLATEAUS The Panhandling Indian Woman
She was as innocuous as a tree or road signjust another person at the top of the freeway exit ramp here in south Minneapolis. Its a popular place for panhandlers. As I drove closer, though, her sign t...
Posted on 10/30/12 at 7:16 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: Franson’s critics increase her determination
Death threats, demands to resign and other attacks have only made state Rep. Mary Franson more determined to stay in office, she says. A Democratic-Farmer-Laborite campaign official this week sent ...
Posted on 7/18/12 at 10:07 AM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Multi-culture is dead. Is it?
As I walk through the streets of a typical European town, the first impressions I have are the way people speak their native languages. Almost immediately, I can tell that the way they construct thei...
Posted on 10/22/10 at 12:30 PM
Welfare drug test bill killed by ND House 
North Dakota's House has killed a proposal to require drug testing for some North Dakota welfare recipients. The House defeated the bill 72-19 on Friday.
By Associated Press , February 22, 2013
ND bill pushes drug tests for welfare recipients
A proposal to require drug testing for some North Dakota welfare recipients puts an unfair burden on the needy and might be unconstitutional, state and social services officials said Monday.
By James MacPherson , February 04, 2013
Douglas Paul Perkins, Nishitokyo, Japan: Don’t believe myth of a ‘culture of dependency’
Shall we get rid of Social Security and abandon our parents and grandparents, all the while telling them they should have worked harder? Shall we get rid of medical care for the elderly, telling them their inability to afford heart surgery is their own fault?
By Douglas Paul Perkins , October 13, 2012
Doug Eriksmoen, Grand Forks, letter: Turn back culture of dependency on Nov. 6
We have a generation of welfare-addicted people who are dependent on those rich people who pay their taxes. Liberals know government programs create more dependence, which is exactly why they promote them.
By Doug Eriksmoen , September 29, 2012
CAPITOL CHATTER: Critics make Franson more determined
Death threats, demands to resign and other attacks to have only made state Rep. Mary Franson more determined to stay in office, she says. A Democratic-Farmer-Laborite campaign official sent Internet links to a video clip of a recent Franson speech in Browerville in which she discusses a joke she told in March that led to statewide reaction.
By Don Davis , July 21, 2012
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New welfare restrictions target booze, tattoos
Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers.
By Shannon Young , July 18, 2012
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Administration proposes welfare-to-work waivers
The Obama administration has quietly opened the door for states to seek major changes in how they meet federal welfare-to-work requirements for some of their poorest residents, and leading conservatives are crying foul.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , July 13, 2012
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OUR OPINION: One-sided anti-poverty discussions disappoint
“Our research shows that if you want to avoid poverty and join the middle class in the United States, you need to complete high school (at a minimum), work full time and marry before you have children,” a Brookings Institution report concluded in 2009.
How can a conference claim to be about ending poverty if it wears blinders to such results?
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , April 10, 2012
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Drug testing of welfare recipients gains momentum in dozens of states
Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their side. The issue has come up in the Republican presidential campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney saying it's an "excellent idea." Nearly two dozen states are considering plans this session that would make drug testing mandatory for welfare recipients, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. And Wyoming lawmakers advanced such a proposal this week.
By Ben Neary and Ivan Moreno , February 24, 2012
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House passes bill to keep welfare program funded for nine months
The nation's main welfare program would be funded for the next nine months under a bill passed Thursday by the House, which also banned recipients from accessing their benefits in strip clubs, liquor stores and casinos. A voice vote by the House approved the measure. The welfare provision is included in legislation to extend a payroll tax cut, but the separate bill was passed in case it's eliminated from the tax bill. Without the legislation, the welfare program would halt at midnight Dec. 31.
By Larry Margasak , December 15, 2011
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Minnesota Senate OKs cuts to health, welfare programs
A budget bill that would slice into projected spending on health care and social services programs has cleared the Minnesota Senate.
By Associated Press , May 18, 2011
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Superior woman charged with welfare fraud in Minnesota
A Superior woman has been summoned to appear in St. Louis County District Court next month for allegedly filing for and receiving more than $17,000 in welfare benefits — from Minnesota.
By Mark Stodghill , April 12, 2011
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