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Mass. reports record welfare fraud

Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump has released the annual report for her office's Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), which identified a record $13.7 million in public assistance benefits fraud in fiscal year 2015. The $13.7 million represents a 44 percent increase over the previous year&

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Maine crackdown on food stamp fraud offers a model

The U.S. government spent $1 trillion last year on means-tested welfare aid, providing cash, food, housing, medical care, and social services to poor and low-income individuals. Led by Republican Gov. Paul LePage, Maine has shown an effective way to weed out fraudsters who collect food stamps, the nation'

Massachusetts

Probers uncover record $13.7 million in welfare fraud

BOSTON – State welfare fraud investigators uncovered a record $13.7 million in bogus claims in fiscal 2015, according to state Auditor Suzanne Bump. The amount was up 44 percent from the previous year, Bump told the Legislature's Joint Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday. She said her office&

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Welfare state hurts Black Americans

The Obama era is nearly over. But Black Americans have not fared well under the administration of America's first Black president. Not only are 10 percent of blacks unemployed, but 27 percent are at or below the poverty rate.

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Long-term unemployed looking for hiring protections

A couple dozen long-term unemployed workers and training professionals came to the State House Wednesday to lobby lawmakers on two bills that would prohibit employers from making hiring decisions on certain grounds. Around 30 unemployed adults and career training organizers attended the event looking to bring attention to what they

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Work is a blessing, not a punishment

In America today, too many people believe that work is drudgery — that only certain kinds of employment are ennobling or provide fulfillment. The notion that "hamburger-flipping" jobs and other kinds of low paying work lack value (popularly expressed during the presidential election of 1988 and reinforced by the

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US unemployment benefit applications dropped to 275,000

Written by Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, keeping this key indicator of labor market health near historic lows.