Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Many "Democrats" think "welfare" no longer belongs in Pa. agency's name

April 16, 2013

SPY THE LIE:


HARRISBURG - The name Department of Public Welfare was no doubt seen as an improvement when the state came up with it nearly a century ago, merging two older offices - the Board of Charities and the Committee on Lunacy.

But now, 90 years later, Pennsylvania is one of just two states in the nation that still use the word welfare in the name of the massive agency that serves mainly the elderly, disabled, and children.


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