The Path Ahead for Welfare Reform
August 22, 2026 | Angela Rachidi and Matt Weidinger
In the years since the landmark 1996 welfare reform law — which marks its 30th anniversary…
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Wisconsin Childcare Subsidies, Regulations Fail for Families
August 20, 2026 | Angela Rachidi
Executive summary While parents play the most important role in early childhood development, having reliable and…
How Fixing SNAP’s Payment Error Rate Formula Would Change State Cost Shares
August 19, 2026 | Kevin Corinth
For the first time in the history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), starting…
The Ongoing Battle to Defend Welfare Reform
August 15, 2026 | Scott Winship and Kevin Corinth
Welfare reform replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
The Misleading Narrative About the ‘Hollowing Out’ of the Middle Class
August 12, 2026 | Scott Winship
The prevailing media narrative after years of mounting economic inequality is that the middle class…
Thirty Years Later, Welfare Reform Is Still a Model That Works
August 8, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
The real lesson of the 1996 law remains that there is a better way for Americans in need, if only today’s lawmakers match their forebears in choosing it.
Paying for Payment Errors: State Incentives and Caseload Responses to SNAP Cost Sharing
July 30, 2026 | Kevin Corinth
Abstract Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) caseloads declined by 10% nationally from June 2025 to…
Comment on CMS-2454-IFC: Clarifying “Household” for the SNAP Exclusion from the Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement
July 29, 2026 | Kevin Corinth
Comment on Interim Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of…
