Poverty Dispatch - June 18, 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:

• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Medicaid Reform - Texas
• Medicaid and Dental Coverage for Adults - Washington, D.C.
• Health Insurance Coverage - South Dakota
• Editorial: Food Stamp Eligibility
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - Michigan
• Hunger Rate - California
• Minimum Wage - New York
• Low-income Housing - Los Angeles, CA
• Editorial: Education Gap - Minnesota
• Opinion: Poverty and Politics
• Immigration and State and Local Legislation
• Editorial: Income Inequality

Today's Articles:

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Children's health coverage may grow. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By James Romoser, Winston-Salem Journal. June 17, 2007.
 

State children's health insurance funds to expire; U.S. Congress deliberates. (NEW HAMPSHIRE) Read Article
By Dianne Finch, New Hampshire Public Radio. June 14, 2007.
 

Congress needs to bolster insurance for children. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Kansas City Star. June 16, 2007.
 

Invest in children's health. (Opinion) Read Article
By Albert Z. Holloway, Montgomery Advertiser. June 17, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Reform - Texas

Perry signs Medicaid reform bill. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Bill Hanna, Star-Telegram. June 15, 2007.
 

Perry signs Medicaid reform plan into law. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Angela K. Brown (Associated Press), Dallas Morning News. June 14, 2007.
 

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Medicaid and Dental Coverage for Adults - Washington, D.C.

Medicaid dental help expanded to adults. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Ashlee Clark, Washington Post. June 14, 2007.
 

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Health Insurance Coverage - South Dakota

9 percent in S.D. lack coverage. (SOUTH DAKOTA) Read Article
By Terry Woster, Sioux Falls Argus Leader. June 15, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Food Stamp Eligibility

Eligibility for food stamps needs suggested revisions. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Troy Record. June 14, 2007.
 

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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - Michigan

Digital WIC proving a hit. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Christina Hildreth, Jackson Citizen Patriot. June 16, 2007.
 

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Hunger Rate - California

State hunger rate down. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Fred Ortega, Whittier Daily News. June 17, 2007.
 

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Minimum Wage - New York

Minimum wage debate back on front burner with assembly bill. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Christopher Kinsler, Jamestown Post-Journal. June 17, 2007.
 

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Low-income Housing - Los Angeles, CA

Poor families face low-cost-housing hurdles. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By H.G. Reza, Los Angeles Times. June 15, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Education Gap - Minnesota

Editorial: Another take on the learning gap. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. June 18, 2007.
 

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Opinion: Poverty and Politics

On the campaign trail, the poor are often an afterthought. (Opinion) Read Article
By Chuck Raasch, USA Today. June 14, 2007.
 

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Immigration and State and Local Legislation

States preempt US on immigration. Read Article
By Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor. June 15, 2007.
 

In some US cities, a revived push to let immigrants vote. Read Article
By Carol Huang, Christian Science Monitor. June 18, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Income Inequality

Inequality. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Charleston Gazette. June 16, 2007.
 

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