Welfare roll cuts spark family shelter concerns in South Carolina
Harriet, a Columbia mother of seven, seeks work while living in the Columbia Family Shelter as a state audit shows welfare rolls halved since the Family Independence Act. Only a quarter of recipients found jobs paying enough to leave welfare, with many cases closed for voluntary departure or unmet requirements. Harriet, a Brooklyn native, moved to South Carolina with her children seeking stability and emergency funds.
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Columbia
Harriet
Columbia Family
Legislative Audit Council
South Carolina
Brooklyn, N.Y
Welfare reforms highlight transportation and training gaps
An audit shows 42 percent fewer families received welfare aid from 1996 to 1997. Auditors blame transportation barriers and insufficient vocational training for keeping recipients on aid. DSS plans to buy vans, but officials say long term rural transportation remains inadequate. Job clubs report high success in transitioning participants to work, with about 70 percent of graduates finding jobs.
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State Department of Social Services
DSS
James Clark
Maceneth Hawkins
Columbia
Beasley vetoed words and sentences in budget ruling
South Carolina Supreme Court ruled governor David Beasley exceeded powers by vetoing words and sentences rather than only items or sections. Justices said vetoes modify legislation, not nullify it, and allowed combining veto messages. Senator Glenn McConnell hailed the decision as a victory for separation of powers.
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Columbia
David Beasley
South Carolina Supreme Court
High Court
South Carolina
Beasley
Nity
Senate
Sen
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
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