Poverty Dispatch - June 21, 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-to-Work Job Programs - Wisconsin, Ohio
• Privatization of Social Services - Indiana
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Editorial: Medicaid ID Requirement
• New Jersey Budget and Medicaid Copays
• Illinois Budget and Program Spending
• Conditional Cash Transfer Program - New York City
• Low-income Families and Higher Costs for Services - Kentucky
• Editorial: Revoking Drivers Licenses for Non-traffic Offenses
• Payday Lending Regulation - Tennessee, Georgia
• State and Federal Minimum Wages
• Immigration and Low-wage Work
• Politics and Poverty
• Achievement Gap and No Child Left Behind
• States and Prison Overcrowding and Costs

Today's Articles:

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Welfare-to-Work Job Programs - Wisconsin, Ohio

Setback for state W-2 plan. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Jason Stein, Wisconsin State Journal. June 20, 2007.
 

W-2 denials ruled invalid. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Steve Schultze, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 19, 2007.
 

Ditching welfare is a reality with Summit project. (OHIO) Read Article
By Laura Johnston, Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 18, 2007.
 

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Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

Changing minds about privatization. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Mary Beth Schneider, Indianapolis Star. June 18, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Lawmakers promote health care for kids. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org. June 19, 2007.
 

Study: Fewer kids need insurance program. Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), San Francisco Chronicle. June 18, 2007.
 

It's deeds vs. words on health program. Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), Newsday. June 21, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Medicaid ID Requirement

Xenophobia's victims. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Baltimore Sun. June 20, 2007.
 

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New Jersey Budget and Medicaid Copays

Medicaid recipients win with copays dropped from budget. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Bruce H. Davidson, Asbury Park Press. June 21, 2007.
 

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Illinois Budget and Program Spending

Neediest likely to get little in budget. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Dana Heupel, Springfield Journal-Register. June 20, 2007.
 

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Conditional Cash Transfer Program - New York City

Go to school, get $25: Cash for poor NYers with good behavior. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Sara Kugler (Associated Press), Boston Globe. June 18, 2007.
 

Investing your way out of poverty. (Opinion) Read Article
By Rourke L. O'Brien, New York Times. June 17, 2007.
 

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Low-income Families and Higher Costs for Services - Kentucky

Low-income families pay higher prices. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Barbara Isaacs, Lexington Herald-Leader. June 19, 2007.
 

Study: Living poor costs more in Kentucky. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Joe Biesk (Associated Press), Lexington Herald-Leader. June 19, 2007.
 

State will study burden of high costs on the poor. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier-Journal. June 19, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Revoking Drivers Licenses for Non-traffic Offenses

The poor take a big hit if a license becomes a club. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 16, 2007.
 

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Payday Lending Regulation - Tennessee, Georgia

Politics of payday lending differ in Tennessee, Georgia. Read Article
By Matt Wilson, Chattanooga Times Free Press. June 19, 2007.
 

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State and Federal Minimum Wages

States outpace feds on minimum wage. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. June 20, 2007.
 

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Immigration and Low-wage Work

White House report lauds immigrants’ positive effects. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. June 20, 2007.
 

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Politics and Poverty

Democrats should invest in poor whites. (Opinion) Read Article
By Roland S. Martin, Detroit News. June 20, 2007.
 

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Achievement Gap and No Child Left Behind

Addressing the gaps. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Baltimore Sun. June 19, 2007.
 

Needy students deprived of tutors. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Nirvi Shah, Miami Herald. June 19, 2007.
 

2,300 schools face 'No Child' overhaul. Read Article
By Nancy Zuckerbrod (Associated Press), Newsday. June 20, 2007.
 

Poorest students get inexperienced teachers, study says. (TEXAS) Read Article
By April Castro (Associated Press), Houston Chronicle. June 20, 2007.
 

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States and Prison Overcrowding and Costs

States seek alternatives to more prisons. Read Article
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org. June 18, 2007.
 

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