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Category: Safety Net Reform

Posted onMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2026Safety Net Reform

Cochling: States can fix welfare fraud — here’s how some are doing it already

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With massive welfare fraud uncovered in Minnesota (check out the Power Line Blog for the full, shocking story), states are wondering what might be going…

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Posted onDecember 1, 2025November 25, 20252026 Election

Cochling: The Safety Net ‘System’ That Isn’t

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My colleague Eric Cochling now has a regular column in Governing magazine. His first article is on the nation’s welfare system and how states are…

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Posted onNovember 25, 2025November 25, 20252026 Election

My Op-Ed In The AJC: Georgia candidates for governor should make welfare reform a top priority

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In today’s AJC, I make a pitch to the candidates for Governor to make welfare reform a top priority. Other states are, and we should…

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Posted onOctober 29, 2025October 29, 20252025 Election

Peach Pundit The Podcast: Shutdown. SNAP Impact. PSC Election. Special Elections. Local Races.

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Topics this episode include: Please be sure to like and subscribe for free to Peach Pundit the Podcast™ wherever you listen to podcasts—some people like Spotify, some…

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Posted onOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025Safety Net Reform

States and the Congress Must Act To Create True Upward Mobility.

by Buzz

For several years, we at the Georgia Center for Opportunity have been researching the nation’s safety net and exploring how to transform it into a…

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Posted onAugust 20, 2025August 20, 20252026 Election

Peach Pundit The Podcast: Marvel leaves. Income Tax Dead? Vances Coming. SD21 Special Election. Collins Launches Campaign.

by Buzz

Money! Money everywhere! Some in tax credits. A lot in the SD 21 Special Election. Some in the OBBB and more in the state income tax – which the Georgia Senate wants to abolish.

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Posted onJuly 8, 2025July 8, 20252026 Election

Hicks: Welfare stands in the way of the American dream

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Over the Independence Day holiday my President and CEO, Randy Hicks, published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner. Hicks made the case that America’s safety…

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Posted onFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025Congress

Eliminating Benefits Cliffs In SNAP.

by Buzz

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the largest safety net benefit programs in the U.S. with over 42 million Americans on the…

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