President Ronald Reagan's radio address to the nation on welfare reform, 8/1/1987. (Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute) The so-called welfare queen is among the most potent, persistent, ...

The Alaska Division of Public Assistance is months behind in processing hundreds of applications for a program that provides cash assistance to thousands of vulnerable Alaskans, according to new state ...

Haitian residents make up a small percentage of applicants for public assistance in Clark County, and face denial rates higher than non-Haitian residents, a Springfield News-Sun investigation found ...

Troy Sauve, a Fairbanks resident, submitted his applications for food and heating assistance to the Alaska Division of Public Assistance on Oct. 24. Since then, he’s been waiting. Sauve, who works ...