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Welfare Fraud Isn’t Rare—But States Aren’t Powerless to Stop It

Welfare Fraud Isn’t Rare—But States Aren’t Powerless to Stop It

  • FGA
Welfare fraud isn't a myth or rare—it's a persistent threat to our safety net. But states aren't powerless to stop it.
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Op-Ed: Virginia sleeps on violent crime but wants to tax your sleep

Op-Ed: Virginia sleeps on violent crime but wants to tax your sleep

  • Emma Garelick
Virginia failed Stephanie Minter — and instead of fixing soft-on-crime policies, Richmond is busy taxing mattresses.
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Closing the BBCE Loophole Would Safeguard Food Stamps for the Truly Needy and Save Billions

Closing the BBCE Loophole Would Safeguard Food Stamps for the Truly Needy and Save Billions

  • Jonathan Bain
States should close the BBCE loophole to safeguard the program for the truly needy and protect taxpayer money.
READ MORE: Closing the BBCE Loophole Would Safeguard Food Stamps for the Truly Needy and Save Billions
Delaware Sent $4.2 Million to Dead People. It’s Time to Admit There’s a Welfare Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Problem.

Delaware Sent $4.2 Million to Dead People. It’s Time to Admit There’s a Welfare Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Problem.

A federal audit found Delaware made $4.2 million in improper Medicaid payments for deceased enrollees—just one piece of a larger welfare waste, fraud, and abuse problem.
READ MORE: Delaware Sent $4.2 Million to Dead People. It’s Time to Admit There’s a Welfare Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Problem.
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Foundation for Government Accountability®

We get the POLITICS. We know the POLICY. We prepare you to WIN.

A 50-State
Footprint

Shaping policy and advancing
opportunity nationwide

Our Experts

Jonathan Bechtle

COO and General Counsel

Tarren Bragdon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Katie Rodgers

Vice President of Government Affairs

Nick Stehle

Vice President of Communications

Jonathan Ingram

Vice President of Policy and Research

Education Reform, Ensuring Fair and Transparent Elections, Increasing Government Transparency and Accountability, Limited Government, Preserving the American Dream
Roy Lenardson

State Government Affairs Director

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