Poverty Dispatch - August 30, 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:

• Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the US 2006
• Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage - Midwest States
• Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage - Other States
• Opinions: Census Report Results and Methods
• Editorials: State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Medicaid and Mental Health Coverage - North Carolina
• Privatization of Social Services - Indiana
• Nonprofit Payday Lending - Wisconsin
• Temporary Assistance Enrollment - Pennsylvania
• Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program - Arizona

Today's Articles:

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Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the US 2006

U.S. uninsured rate climbs again. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org. August 29, 2007.
 

47 million Americans are uninsured. Read Article
By John Donnelly, Boston Globe. August 29, 2007.
 

Number of Americans without health insurance climbs. Read Article
By Peter G. Gosselin and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times. August 28, 2007.
 

Census income report feeds health-care debate. Read Article
By Sudeep Reddy, Wall Street Journal. August 29, 2007.
 

US poverty rate declines significantly. Read Article
By Stephen Ohlemacher (Associated Press), Washington Post. August 29, 2007.
 

U.S. poverty rate drops; Ranks of uninsured grow. Read Article
By N.C. Aizenman and Christopher Lee, Washington Post. August 29, 2007.
 

In US, fewer are poor, more are working. Read Article
By Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. August 29, 2007.
 

Census shows a modest rise in U.S. income. Read Article
By Abby Goodnough, New York Times. August 29, 2007.
 

Median income up; poverty rate down. Read Article
By Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times. August 29, 2007.
 

Poverty drops as nation's income hits 5-year high. Read Article
By Richard Wolf, USA Today. August 28, 2007.
 

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Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage - Midwest States

Poverty down but more without health insurance. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Andrew Herrmann and Art Golab, Chicago Sun-Times. August 29, 2007.
 

In Indiana, 37,500 sink into poverty. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star. August 29, 2007.
 

Household income off 10% in state. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ron Shawgo, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. August 29, 2007.
 

State income, poverty rates improve. (IOWA) Read Article
By Jane Norman and Jonathan Roos, Des Moines Register. August 29, 2007.
 

Iowa's poverty rate declines along with nation. (IOWA) Read Article
By Amy Lorentzen (Associated Press), Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. August 29, 2007.
 

Number of children in poverty declines. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press. August 29, 2007.
 

State's income slide levels off. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Suzette Hackney, Detroit Free Press. August 29, 2007.
 

Nation grows wealthier while Michigan is poorer. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Mike Wilkinson and Kim Kozlowski, Detroit News. August 29, 2007.
 

Income up; fewer of us in poverty. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By David Peterson, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. August 28, 2007.
 

Census survey finds number of state's uninsured holding steady. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio. August 28, 2007.
 

Minnesota's uninsured rate remains among nation's lowest. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Christopher Snowbeck, Pioneer Press. August 29, 2007.
 

Household income: Holding steady. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jennifer Bjorhus and Maryjo Webster, Pioneer Press. August 29, 2007.
 

Household income: Holding steady. (OHIO) Read Article
Toledo Blade. August 29, 2007.
 

Ohio cities attract the poor. (OHIO) Read Article
By Barb Galbincea and Robert L. Smith, Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 29, 2007.
 

Ohio bucks national trend in health insurance coverage. (OHIO) Read Article
By Diane Suchetka, Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 29, 2007.
 

Poor picture of Ohio. (OHIO) Read Article
By Debbie Gebolys and Tim Doulin, Columbus Dispatch. August 29, 2007.
 

Poverty in city ranks 3rd in U.S. (OHIO) Read Article
By Paul A. Long, Cincinnati Post. August 29, 2007.
 

Poverty worsens in city; 26% live below the line. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Bill Glauber and Ben Poston, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 28, 2007.
 

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Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage - Other States

State's poverty dips; still near worst. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Kim Chandler, Birmingham News. August 29, 2007.
 

Record numbers of Californians living without health insurance. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Tom Chorneau and Christopher Heredia, San Francisco Chronicle. August 29, 2007.
 

1 in 5 Floridians uninsured. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Helen Huntley and Stephen Nohlgren, St. Petersburg Times. August 29, 2007.
 

Agencies: Census data belie number of people seeking help. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By John Bozzo and M.C. Moewe, Daytona Beach News-Journal. August 29, 2007.
 

Kentucky income up but below U.S. figure. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Delano R. Massey And Linda J. Johnson, Lexington Herald-Leader. August 29, 2007.
 

Katrina effect eyed in poverty’s decline. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Penny Brown, Baton Rouge Advocate. August 29, 2007.
 

Uninsured in Missouri: Rise triples U.S. average. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Matthew Franck, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 29, 2007.
 

New York’s gap between rich and poor is nation’s widest, Census says. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Sam Roberts, New York Times. August 29, 2007.
 

17.9% lack health insurance. (OREGON) Read Article
By Don Colburn, The Oregonian. August 29, 2007.
 

Poverty rate declines for R.I. children. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Elizabeth Gudrais, Providence Journal. August 29, 2007.
 

Census: Texas has highest percentage of uninsured. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Jason Roberson, Dallas Morning News. August 29, 2007.
 

Insured figures called faulty. (WEST VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette. August 29, 2007.
 

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Opinions: Census Report Results and Methods

Counting what counts. (Opinion) Read Article
By Douglas W. Nelson, Washington Times. August 29, 2007.
 

A sobering Census Report: Americans’ meager income gains. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. August 29, 2007.
 

A sobering Census Report: Bleak findings on health insurance. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. August 29, 2007.
 

On poverty, maybe we're all wrong. (Opinion) Read Article
By Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post. August 29, 2007.
 

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Editorials: State Children's Health Insurance Program

A priority for children. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Sacramento Bee. August 30, 2007.
 

A healthier SCHIP. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Bangor Daily News. August 29, 2007.
 

Children's health care: Facts still matter. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 29, 2007.
 

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Medicaid and Mental Health Coverage - North Carolina

Report: Mental care failing the poor. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Lynn Bonner, News and Observer. August 30, 2007.
 

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Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

FSSA, IBM show off service center. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. August 28, 2007.
 

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Nonprofit Payday Lending - Wisconsin

Nonprofit payday loans? Yes, to mixed reviews. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By John Leland, New York Times. August 28, 2007.
 

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Temporary Assistance Enrollment - Pennsylvania

Pa. welfare rate dips to '60s level. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer. August 28, 2007.
 

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Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program - Arizona

Ariz. poor get least energy aid. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Chelsea Schneider, Arizona Republic. August 28, 2007.
 

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