Swordsmyth
04-10-2018, 11:17 PM
Gov. Scott Walker signed nine bills into law Tuesday that limit the state's welfare programs, including increasing the work requirement for food stamp recipients and imposing it on parents for the first time.
The Legislature passed the bills in February with Democrats united against them. Walker, a Republican up for re-election in November, championed the new laws as the latest examples of Wisconsin leading the nation in changing the state welfare system to put more people back to work.
"We want to help those in need move from government dependence to true independence through the dignity of work," Walker said in a statement. "We believe welfare should be more like a trampoline and less like a hammock."
Walker has argued for the changes as a way to help address the state's worker shortage problem. While Wisconsin's unemployment rate is at a record low 2.9 percent, companies across the state are struggling to find workers to fill openings.
More at: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/national-business/article208439294.html
The Legislature passed the bills in February with Democrats united against them. Walker, a Republican up for re-election in November, championed the new laws as the latest examples of Wisconsin leading the nation in changing the state welfare system to put more people back to work.
"We want to help those in need move from government dependence to true independence through the dignity of work," Walker said in a statement. "We believe welfare should be more like a trampoline and less like a hammock."
Walker has argued for the changes as a way to help address the state's worker shortage problem. While Wisconsin's unemployment rate is at a record low 2.9 percent, companies across the state are struggling to find workers to fill openings.
More at: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/national-business/article208439294.html