Starting Monday, the assets test that determined eligibility for food stamps will go away. The state Department of Human Services announced this policy change on Tuesday as a way to save $3.5 million ...

Imagine a government policy that punished people for doing the right thing, or one that forced workers in financial straits to so deplete their assets that they end up permanently dependent on federal ...

After having been unemployed for several months, Heather Spearline decided it was finally time to ask for help. "I had my mom saying, 'It seems they're giving food stamps away like crazy, why don't ...

The way Acting Human Services Secretary Ted Dallas sees it, applying an asset test to food stamp eligibility is a losing proposition for the state and hurt some of its most vulnerable residents. It ...

Wisconsin may become the first state in America to drug test able-bodied adults applying for food stamps, if Gov. Scott Walker gets his way. Walker moved ahead Monday with his plans, a move that has ...