Most Americans Support Work Requirements For Welfare (Op-Ed)

On One Side, Republicans Sought To Enact Work Requirements For Able-Bodied Adults On Medicaid, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families. On The Other Side, Democrats And President Joe Biden Adamantly Opposed Any And All Work Requirements For These Programs.
Eventually, The Sides Agreed To A Compromise, By Which Work Requirements Would Be Applied To Those On Snap Up To Age 54 Years Old. But, This Includes Many Loopholes. And, Due To Strong Democratic Opposition, Work Requirements Will Not Be Included For Medicaid Or Tanf.
It Should Be Noted That The Vast Majority Of Americans, 63 Percent To Be Exact, “Strongly Or Somewhat Support Requiring Medicaid Or SNAP Recipients To Show Proof Of Work To Receive Benefits.”

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TN Shifts Learning Loss Programs To Stimulus Funding, Moves Road Projects To State Funds

Tennessee Plans To Spend $102 Million Of Its $3.7 Billion American Rescue Plan Allocation On A Learning Loss Intervention Program For Tennessee Students. It Was Recommended That The $25.5 Million Annual Total Of State Funds “Be Re-Invested Into New Educational Expenses Incurred.”

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TN Officials Award $175M In Grants For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Pilot Program

Tennessee Announced An Award Of $25 Million A Piece For Seven Groups As Part Of A $175 Million Grant Process For Three-Year Pilot Programs With Federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Funds.

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Lee Signs Act To Reinstate SNAP Benefits Work Requirement Into Law

On May 3rd, 2022, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signed An Act That Reinstates A Work Requirement For Most Individuals In The Volunteer State That Are Receiving Temporary Government Assistance.

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TN’s Public School Funding Overhaul Passes Key Committees, Heads To Full House And Senate

A Bill That Would Rework How Tennessee Funds Its Public Schools Passed Two Key Committees On Tuesday And Will Now Head To The Full House And Senate.

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Presentations Scheduled To Determine $175 Million In Pilot Program Implementation Grants

The Tennessee Department Of Human Services In Partnership With The Families First Community Advisory Board, Will Host A 2-Day Series Of Pilot Program Presentations From 17 Public-Private Partnerships, Vying For $175 Million In Implementation Grants.

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Tennessee DHS Begins Pilot Program Process to Spend Excessive Reserve Of Federal Funds

The Tennessee Department Of Human Services Is Beginning The Process Of Giving Out Millions Of Dollars That Have Been Sitting In A Reserve Fund. The Money Will Eventually Go To Seven Different Partnerships Intended To Help Underprivileged Families.

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Tennessee Will Put $180 Million In Public-Private Welfare Program

Tennessee Officials Have Said They Will Be Allocating $180 Million In Grants For Public-Private Partnerships To Create Welfare Programs. The Funds Will Be Given Through 2025 For Programs That Help Low-Income Tennessee Families Become Self-Sufficient.

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Tennessee Officials Held Private Budget Meeting Over Federal Covid Funds

On Wednesday, September 1, Tennessee Officials Held A Private Budget Hearing Regarding New Federal Covid Aid. Different State Departments Pitched Ideas On How The $3.8 Billion In Funds Should Be Spent. A Second Private Meeting Was Held On Thursday But Neither Was Publicized.

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