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Florida's program of drug testing welfare recipients got a year end blow when the state supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. And MSNBC's Rachel Maddow…
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South Florida Democrat Alcee Hastings and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus are decrying a massive cut to food stamps that takes place…
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Religious leaders are worried as the US Congress starts negotiations on cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in the past as food…
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Rank and file Republicans forced party leaders to strip out the entire section of the Farm Bill that deals with the nation’s nutrition and food stamp…
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Florida has its first budget surplus since the recession began, and that's good news for social services programs. Most have lost funding, and some didn't…
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Florida officials say they'll soon be relying on state-of-the-art technology to ensure that food stamps are issued to people who really need them. Crooks…
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The Florida Department of Children and Families unveiled a plan to stop food-stamp and other public-assistance fraud on Tuesday. With more than ninety…
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The Senate panel that oversees Florida's child welfare system plans to revamp services to young people aging out of foster care.They heard from the…
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The ACLU argues in court filings that state caseworkers violated privacy and dignity during the time they were enforcing a drug testing policy for welfare…
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The drug testing program was in effect for only four months before a federal judge stopped it with a temporary injunction in October of last year. But…