Poverty Dispatch - June 7, 2007

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Welfare Reform - Pennsylvania
• Editorial: The "Poverty Trap" and Self-sufficiency - Minnesota
• Medicaid ID Rule and the Application Process - Virginia
• Children's Health Insurance Program - Iowa, Georgia, Oklahoma
• Hunger, Food Security, and Food Assistance
• Federal and State Minimum Wages
• Earned Income Tax Credit - Louisiana
• Paid Family Leave - New York
• Paid Sick Leave - San Francisco, CA
• Low-income Families and Savings
• Opinion: Political Agendas and Poverty
• Crime Rates and the Economy
• Prisoner Re-entry Program - Wisconsin
• No Child Left Behind and State Test Scores

Today's Articles:

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Welfare Reform - Pennsylvania

Republicans in state House target welfare costs. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 7, 2007.
 

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Editorial: The "Poverty Trap" and Self-sufficiency - Minnesota

Study offers ways to end 'poverty trap.' (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. June 5, 2007.
 

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Medicaid ID Rule and the Application Process - Virginia

Medicaid wait rising for Va. children, study says. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Chris L. Jenkins, Washington Post. June 7, 2007.
 

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Children's Health Insurance Program - Iowa, Georgia, Oklahoma

Iowa could get $373 million for kids' health, study says. (IOWA) Read Article
By Jane Norman, Des Moines Register. June 7, 2007.
 

Iowa could get millions more for health insurance program. (IOWA) Read Article
By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times. June 7, 2007.
 

PeachCare could get $1.6 billion boost. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Bob Kemper, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 5, 2007.
 

Bills help low-income families with health insurance. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Jennifer Mock and Beth Gollob, The Oklahoman. June 5, 2007.
 

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Hunger, Food Security, and Food Assistance

Hungry -- even in San Francisco. (SAN FRANCICSO, CA) Read Article
By Paul Ash, John Hardin, and Tom Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle. June 5, 2007.
 

A hunger struggle. (WYOMING) Read Article
By Michelle Dynes, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. June 5, 2007.
 

Study puts price of hunger at $90B. Read Article
By Emily Bazar, USA Today. June 5, 2007.
 

Cost of hunger calculated at $90 billion. Read Article
By Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times. June 5, 2007.
 

1.1 million on food stamps in Michigan. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Sarah Kellogg, Booth Newspapers. June 5, 2007.
 

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Federal and State Minimum Wages

Adjusting to wage hike. (OHIO) Read Article
By Sam Shawver, Marietta Times. June 5, 2007.
 

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Earned Income Tax Credit - Louisiana

Tax credit for poor clears first hurdle. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By John Hill, Shreveport Times. June 5, 2007.
 

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Paid Family Leave - New York

Paid-leave bill concerns. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Melissa Mansfield, Newsday. June 6, 2007.
 

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Paid Sick Leave - San Francisco, CA

San Francisco workers to start collecting mandatory sick days. Read Article
Associated Press, Orange County Register. June 6, 2007.
 

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Low-income Families and Savings

Saving may not pay off for poor. Read Article
By Kathy M. Kristof, Los Angeles Times. June 7, 2007.
 

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Opinion: Political Agendas and Poverty

Poverty should be at the top of our national agenda. (Opinion) Read Article
By Jesse Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times. June 5, 2007.
 

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Crime Rates and the Economy

Rise in crime tied to ailing economy. (DETROIT, MI) Read Article
By Ronald J. Hansen and Norman Sinclair, Detroit News. June 5, 2007.
 

Crime and the gap between rich and poor. Read Article
By Steve Henn, American Public Media. June 4, 2007.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry Program - Wisconsin

Ex-inmates helped into work world. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Joel Dresang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 6, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind and State Test Scores

Study finds dramatic math, reading gains. Read Article
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org. June 5, 2007.
 

What caused increases in test scores after No Child Left Behind? (TEXAS) Read Article
By Jenny Lacoste-Caputo, San Antonio Express-News. June 6, 2007.
 

Scores up since 'No Child' was signed. Read Article
By Amit R. Paley, Washington Post. June 6, 2007.
 

New study finds gains since No Child Left Behind. Read Article
By Sam Dillon, New York Times. June 6, 2007.
 

Student test scores up since 2002. Read Article
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times. June 6, 2007.
 

Are Indiana schools passing or failing? It depends on who you ask. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ledyard King, Indianapolis Star. June 7, 2007.
 

State school standards vary widely in study. Read Article
By Tamar Lewin, New York Times. June 7, 2007.
 

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