https://chrispowellcolumn.com/2026/08/03/will-state-ever-reduce-poverty-or-just-keep-manufacturing-it/Chris Powell columnen2026-08-03T04:01:00+00:00Will state ever reduce poverty or just keep manufacturing it?poverty, Gov. Ned Lamont, social promotion, fatherlessness, state Rep. Josh Elliott, state Sen. Ryan Fazio, work requirements for welfare, University of Virginia study, Black child poverty