Since the 1960s, the U.S. welfare state has grown to cover not just the poor but, increasingly, the middle class. When there ...

Europe’s much-vaunted welfare states are in trouble. One United Nations expert thinks they should double down on welfare programs.

The Trump administration suspended funding for food stamps this weekend, and local food banks are already overwhelmed by hungry Americans — belying conservative arguments that private charities can ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Fall 2025 Magazine. You can subscribe here. When he ran for president, Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it.” In 1996, Clinton signed ...

Gov. Mark Gordon declared a Wyoming welfare emergency Friday, ordering up to $10 million in state money for emergency food assistance if federal ...

The House passed a reform bill Wednesday that expands reporting responsibilities at the Department of Children and Families, strengthens the role of the Office of the Child Advocate, and ...