State-Federal Issues
Senator James Jeffords (R-VT), the chair of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, spoke about adjustments stat…
National Conference of State Legislatures discussed how various states are coping with changes in federal welfare programs, particularly the… read more
National Conference of State Legislatures discussed how various states are coping with changes in federal welfare programs, particularly the use of block grants. They examined various issues of welfare reform, including work requirements, child care and job training. After the presentations, they took questions from the audience of state legislators. This was part of organization’s annual conference. close
Senator James Jeffords (R-VT), the chair of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, spoke about adjustments stat…
Columbia University Professor Eric Foner provided a tour of this traveling exhibit of the Reconstruction era in U.S. his…
President Clinton spoke by video teleconference to the National Governors Association about his administration’s accompl…
Following a hearing on Welfare reform C-SPAN opened their phone lines to take viewer comments on the subject.