About this series Wisconsin is on the cutting edge of one of the most massive changes in our nation's social policy since the 1930s. After more than a decade of welfare experiments, this is it.
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W-2 was more of an immaculate conception than a brainchild, to talk with the folks who created it. Their task exceeded what's expected of mortals. The Clinton administration Monday gave Wisconsin's welfare plan the green light, starting the eligibility clock ticking for welfare recipients, who now have a lifetime limit totaling five years of benefits. As the state Senate debated into this morning a sweeping welfare reform plan that puts welfare mothers to work, Democratic and Republican leaders alike predicted the bill would be approved by an overwhelming margin. All rights reserved.