Imagine a government policy that punished people for doing the right thing, or one that forced workers in financial straits to so deplete their assets that they end up permanently dependent on federal ...

Starting Monday, the assets test that determined eligibility for food stamps will go away. The state Department of Human Services announced this policy change on Tuesday as a way to save $3.5 million ...

After having been unemployed for several months, Heather Spearline decided it was finally time to ask for help. "I had my mom saying, 'It seems they're giving food stamps away like crazy, why don't ...

AFTER A BLIZZARD of criticism on its proposal to reinstate an asset test for food stamp eligibility, the administration of Gov. Tom Corbett decided Wednesday to replace its harsh initial standard with ...

The way Acting Human Services Secretary Ted Dallas sees it, applying an asset test to food stamp eligibility is a losing proposition for the state and hurt some of its most vulnerable residents. It ...

Gov. Scott Walker moved ahead Monday with his plans to make Wisconsin the first state to drug test able-bodied adults applying for food stamps, a move blocked by the federal government or found to be ...