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Cops: Mass. woman stole soda just for can deposit
LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts woman bought $64 worth of soda using a stolen welfare benefits card, then immediately fed the full cans into the supermarket's automated redemption machine for the nickel deposit. Tina Cafarelli,...Tags: Interior Policy, Theft, Interior Policy, Politics
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2 children critical, shot by mom, she kills self
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police say two children are fighting for their lives after their mother shot them before killing herself during a standoff at a South Texas welfare office. The shootings happened just before midnight Monday at the Department...Tags: Interior Policy, Shootings, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Interior Policy, Politics
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Mom shoots self, kids after being denied welfare
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Police in Laredo, Texas, say a mother who was turned down for welfare benefits killed herself and shot her two children after a seven-hour standoff at a government social services office. The situation unfolded Monday...Tags: Interior Policy, Interior Policy, Politics
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Feds: Couple claimed welfare, lived in $1.2M home
SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors say a Seattle chiropractor and his wife drove a luxury car and lived in a $1.2 million waterfront home while claiming welfare assistance. The U.S. attorney's office filed a civil lawsuit last Friday accusing David...Tags: Interior Policy, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Chicago Housing Authority
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US report: Foster kids get high rate of psych meds
Federal health officials are failing to monitor how state agencies are doling out powerful psychotropic drugs to foster children, according to a comprehensive investigation released Thursday showing foster kids are being prescribed the drugs at rates 2....Tags: Interior Policy, Health and Medical Professionals, Medicaid, Parenting, Behavioral Conditions
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Kids shot in welfare dispute to be buried in Mont.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The paternal grandmother of two children shot by their mother in a Texas welfare office says arrangements are being made to return their remains to Montana. Mary Lee Shepherd says the family donated the organs of 12-year-old...Tags: Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics
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Court: Indiana can't deny welfare without reason
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court said Thursday that the state Family and Social Services Administration can't deny Medicaid, food stamps or welfare to people without first doing a better job of telling them why. The unanimous ruling...Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Health
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Indiana pension funds take hit in Wall Street lurches
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The stock market's gyrations of the past couple weeks have meant millions of dollars in losses for Indiana's public pension funds. The Indiana Public Retirement System has about 40 percent of its $20 billion-plus in assets...Tags: Stock Market, Retirement, Wages and Pensions, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace
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Indiana to expand hybrid welfare system
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's social services agency says it will expand its hybrid welfare eligibility system to 13 more counties next week. The Family and Social Services Administration said Tuesday that will put 72 of the state's 92 counties...Tags: Interior Policy, Indiana, Politics
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FACT FINDER: Michigan welfare limit
Residents involved in roughly 12,500 welfare cases in Michigan could lose benefits under a stricter, four-year lifetime limit that has received final approval in the Michigan Legislature.
The Republican-led House passed the legislation with 73-34 votes...Tags: Elections, Illinois, Interior Policy, Michigan, Indiana
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Michigan shrinks safety net for poor as poverty rises
LANSING, Mich.. (AP) — Michele Shoemaker spent Wednesday packing, faced with a weekend deadline to leave the simple two-bedroom rental in Jackson where she and her 15-year-old son have lived for five years. About to be cut off from welfare and...Tags: Social Issues, Medicaid, Wages and Pensions, Behavioral Conditions, Poverty
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Indiana officer shot in 2008 denied full pension
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer who suffered brain damage when he was shot while chasing a murder suspect is appealing the state retirement fund's decision to deny him a full pension. Officer Jason Fishburn retired earlier this...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Indianapolis, Retirement
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