Poverty Dispatch - August 13, 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:

• States and Foster Care Age Limits
• Racial Disparities in Foster Care - Indiana, Connecticut
• Opinion: Privatization of Social Services - Indiana
• Medicaid Reform - West Virginia
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Massachusetts Health Care Program
• Health Care and Covering the Uninsured - Indiana, Alaska
• Earned Income Tax Credit - Michigan, Georgia
• Paid Family Leave - Washington
• Opinion: Income Inequality
• No Child Left Behind and School Achievement

Today's Articles:

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States and Foster Care Age Limits

Many states cut off foster youth at 18. Read Article
By Mark Sherman (Associated Press), Boston Globe. August 13, 2007.
 

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Racial Disparities in Foster Care - Indiana, Connecticut

New state panel to tackle racial disparities in foster care. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. August 9, 2007.
 

Foster care population: Minority kids in majority. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Charles Proctor, Hartford Courant. August 13, 2007.
 

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Opinion: Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

The privatization battle over serving poor Hoosiers. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Brian Howey, Crawfordsville Journal Review. August 13, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Reform - West Virginia

W.Va.’s new Medicaid program off to a sluggish start. (WEST VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Melissa Caron, Charleston Gazette. August 13, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

New report shows effect of SCHIP legislation. Read Article
By Ann Bryant, Herald-Dispatch. August 11, 2007.
 

State aims to expand ARKids. (ARKANSAS) Read Article
By Laura Kellams, Arkansas Democrat Gazette. August 12, 2007.
 

Kids' health insurance at risk. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Pamela Wood and Shantee Woodards, Annapolis Capital Gazette. August 13, 2007.
 

Youths lacking insurance becomes political football. (OHIO) Read Article
By Stephen Majors (Associated Press), Cincinnati Post. August 13, 2007.
 

Debate on children's health program gets creepy. (Opinion) Read Article
By Froma Harrop, Detroit News. August 12, 2007.
 

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Massachusetts Health Care Program

Uninsured face health plan delays. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Alice Dembner, Boston Globe. August 11, 2007.
 

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Health Care and Covering the Uninsured - Indiana, Alaska

Health-care crunch hits Indiana's poor. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Francesca Jarosz, Indianapolis Star. August 13, 2007.
 

Lawmakers work to close health care gap in Alaska. (ALSAKA) Read Article
By Stefan Milkowski, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. August 12, 2007.
 

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Earned Income Tax Credit - Michigan, Georgia

Tax credit: Republicans shouldn't blame poor for budget mess. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Editorial, Lansing State Journal. August 9, 2007.
 

Goal: Raise standard of living for the working poor. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Maria Saporta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. August 13, 2007.
 

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Paid Family Leave - Washington

State at helm of family leave. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Brad Shannon, The Olympian. August 13, 2007.
 

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Opinion: Income Inequality

America's growing wealth gap. (Opinion) Read Article
By Amber Arellano, Detroit News. August 13, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind and School Achievement

Schools push to help low-income students catch up. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Oseye T. Boyd, Muncie Star Press. August 13, 2007.
 

Editorial: Fix or leave behind No Child standards. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Albuquerque Tribune. August 9, 2007.
 

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