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FGA Applauds Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen for Protecting Welfare Dollars From Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

FGA Applauds Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen for Protecting Welfare Dollars From Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

FGA applauds Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen for filing a state plan amendment restricting how TANF cash welfare benefits can be spent.
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States Should Suspend Payments to Fraudulent Medicaid Providers

States Should Suspend Payments to Fraudulent Medicaid Providers

  • Liesel Crocker
States should enforce Medicaid fraud suspensions.
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Rigged by Design: How a Food Stamp Loophole Favors Households With Illegal Aliens

Rigged by Design: How a Food Stamp Loophole Favors Households With Illegal Aliens

  • Paige Terryberry
To close the loophole, states should count all household income, regardless of immigration status, when determining food stamp eligibility and benefits.
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Data Denied: How States Shield Waste, Fraud, and Abuse from Federal Oversight

Data Denied: How States Shield Waste, Fraud, and Abuse from Federal Oversight

  • Jonathan Bain
States should require welfare agencies to share enrollment data with federal authorities.
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To Enforce Public Charge Law, Report Welfare Enrollment

To Enforce Public Charge Law, Report Welfare Enrollment

  • Michael Greibrok
To ensure that welfare programs are only available to intended recipients, states should report non-citizens receiving welfare to federal authorities.
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Wyoming Voters Support Efforts to Battle Welfare Fraud and Promote Work in the Cowboy State

Likely Wyoming voters back publishing welfare fraud findings, securing food stamp benefits, expanding career paths, and cutting state spending.

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Likely Ohio voters support work requirements, data-driven eligibility checks, and stopping welfare fraud before payments go out.

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