Read a June 18, 2013, article from the Washington Post about the long-term impact of welfare reform.

Read a June 5, 2013, commentary from The Washington Post about state welfare reform designed to require drug tests for welfare recipients.

Read a Sept. 19, 2012, article posted by the Heritage Foundation summarizing Barack Obama’s work on welfare reform.

A July 17, 2006, USA Today story assesses the achievements and challenges of welfare reform at 10.

A July 27, 2006, Economist story calls welfare reform a success but points to difficulties faced by the working poor.

A May 1, 2016, New York Times story discusses the “Back to the Future” view on welfare that was taken on by the Clinton administration and, now, the Trump administration as poverty persists.

An Aug. 10, 2006, Seattle Post-Intelligencer story looks at potential problems for Washington state from changes in welfare rules.

The Heritage Foundation featured U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt at a 10th anniversary presentation on June 13, 2006, about welfare reform that can be viewed online or downloaded.

The Washington, D.C., policy research group the Urban Institute convened a roundtable on July 25, 2006, to mark the 10th anniversary of welfare reform. At the event, experts with varied views acknowledged the watershed transformation of public assistance for very poor people and offered suggestions to further promote well-being for the economically vulnerable.