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Calif. Repeals Limit On Additional Welfare Payments For Additional Children

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As of January 1st, California no longer prevents additional welfare payments for families who have more children while receiving state aid.  Opponents of the maximum family grant called it discriminatory and invasive, as Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports.

Ben Bradford is a city kid, who came to Charlotte from San Francisco by way of New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to his career in journalism, Ben spent time as an actor, stuntman, viral marketer, and press secretary for a Member of Congress. He graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in theater and from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. As a reporter, his work has been featured on NPR, WNYC, the BBC, and Public Radio International.
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