Poverty Dispatch - July 5, 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:

• Minimum Wage - Illinois
• Food Stamp Program Error Rate - Maine
• Medicaid and Dental Care - California, Pennsylvania
• Medicaid Funds and School Spending - Maryland
• Low-income Adolescents and Migraine Risk
• Public Housing and Energy Conservation - Minneapolis, MN
• Opinions: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
• Closings of Major Grocery Stores - Detroit, MI
• Public Defender System - Wisconsin
• State Income Tax Filing Threshold - Virginia
• Proposed Sales Tax Increase - Iowa
• All-day Kindergarten - Indiana
• Editorials: No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Today's Articles:

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Minimum Wage - Illinois

As workers cheer, employers worry. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Barbara Rose, Chicago Tribune. July 3, 2007.
 

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Food Stamp Program Error Rate - Maine

Feds pan error rate on food stamps. (MAINE) Read Article
By Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News. July 3, 2007.
 

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Medicaid and Dental Care - California, Pennsylvania

Dentists, advocates upset poor aren't getting more dental care. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Aurelio Rojas, Sacramento Bee. July 3, 2007.
 

Bill aims to take bite out of dental disease. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Kathy Stevens, York Dispatch. July 3, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Funds and School Spending - Maryland

Medicaid funds to schools at risk. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Sara Neufeld, Baltimore Sun. July 5, 2007.
 

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Low-income Adolescents and Migraine Risk

Poorer kids at higher migraine risk. Read Article
By Amanda Gardner, Washington Post. July 3, 2007.
 

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Public Housing and Energy Conservation - Minneapolis, MN

Honeywell helps housing agency go green. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) Read Article
By Cari Tuna, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. July 1, 2007.
 

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Opinions: Affordable Housing and Homelessness

Affordable housing. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. July 3, 2007.
 

Homeless pitted against homeless. (Opinion) Read Article
By Paul Boden, San Francisco Chronicle. July 3, 2007.
 

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Closings of Major Grocery Stores - Detroit, MI

Grocery closings hit Detroit hard. (DETROIT, MI) Read Article
By Joel J. Smith and Nathan Hurst, Detroit News. July 5, 2007.
 

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Public Defender System - Wisconsin

The price of defending the poor. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Sharon Roznik, Green Bay Press Gazette. July 1, 2007.
 

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State Income Tax Filing Threshold - Virginia

Kaine signs measure for low-income tax break. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Tyler Whitley, Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 4, 2007.
 

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Proposed Sales Tax Increase - Iowa

'Destiny' to hurt poor the most, economist says. (IOWA) Read Article
By Melissa Walker, Des Moines Register. July 4, 2007.
 

Labor group opposes 'Destiny' plan. (IOWA) Read Article
By Jeff Eckhoff, Des Moines Register. June 29, 2007.
 

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All-day Kindergarten - Indiana

Districts will get grants for full-day kindergarten. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Deanna Martin (Associated Press), Louisville Courier Journal. July 3, 2007.
 

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Editorials: No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Modifying No Child Left Behind. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Philadelphia Inquirer. July 5, 2007.
 

A stronger education law. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Chicago Tribune. July 5, 2007.
 

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