Poverty Dispatch - September 6, 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:

• 2006 Census Report on Poverty and Income - Midwest States
• Opinions: 2006 Census Report on Poverty and Income
• Welfare-to-Work Program - Indiana
• Medicaid Enrollment and Copays - Rhode Island
• Editorials: State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Editorial: Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion
• Income, Wages, and Jobs - Michigan, Wisconsin
• Food Stamp Renewal Process - New York City
• Homelessness - New York City, Wichita, KS
• Affordable Housing - San Antonio, TX
• Living Wage Law - Maryland
• Income Inequality - New York

Today's Articles:

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2006 Census Report on Poverty and Income - Midwest States

As area poverty rises, need for quality jobs follows. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Patti Zarling, Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 31, 2007.
 

Local poverty rates soaring. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Geri Nikolai, Rockford Register Star. August 29, 2007.
 

Seeking a better Ohio. (OHIO) Read Article
Editorial, Columbus Dispatch. September 3, 2007.
 

Better not to be on this top 10 list. (OHIO) Read Article
Editorial, Newark Advocate. September 5, 2007.
 

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Opinions: 2006 Census Report on Poverty and Income

Poverty's glass is not half-full. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Boston Globe. September 5, 2007.
 

Laboring without health insurance. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Philadelphia Inquirer. September 3, 2007.
 

Importing poverty. (Opinion) Read Article
By Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post. September 5, 2007.
 

Poverty ranks certain to grow with anti-immigration attitude. (Opinion) Read Article
By Andrés Oppenheimer, Arizona Daily Star. September 4, 2007.
 

Media fail to shed light on struggles of our poor. (Opinion) Read Article
By E.J. Dionne, The Capital Times. September 3, 2007.
 

Little traction for working Americans. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 3, 2007.
 

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Welfare-to-Work Program - Indiana

State faces fine in welfare-to-work shortfall. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. August 31, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Enrollment and Copays - Rhode Island

RIte Care rolls drop, losing poorest. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Elizabeth Gudrais, Providence Journal. September 4, 2007.
 

Medicaid copays go into effect Oct. 1. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. September 6, 2007.
 

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Editorials: State Children's Health Insurance Program

Moving backward on children's health care. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 5, 2007.
 

Insuring children is a good investment. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Newsday. September 4, 2007.
 

The mighty state? (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Forth Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 2007.
 

Righting the SCHIP. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Evansville Courier and Press. September 2, 2007.
 

Health insurance: Figures getting more dismal. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Clarion-Ledger. September 5, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

The war on poverty. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Washington Post. September 5, 2007.
 

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Income, Wages, and Jobs - Michigan, Wisconsin

Wage gap in Michigan expanding, study says. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Chris Andrews, Lansing State Journal. September 3, 2007.
 

Don't shift budget crisis to Michigan's families. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Editorial, Detroit News. September 4, 2007.
 

Low-wage jobs in state make it tough to support families. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Katherine Yung, Detroit Free Press. September 2, 2007.
 

Help the working class. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 2, 2007.
 

Wisconsin workers try to keep up as economy stagnates. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Mike Ivey, Capital Times. September 3, 2007.
 

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Food Stamp Renewal Process - New York City

Process for keeping food stamps is criticized. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Ray Rivera, New York Times. September 6, 2007.
 

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Homelessness - New York City, Wichita, KS

A challenge to New York City’s homeless policy. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times. September 4, 2007.
 

'Housing first' approach for homeless could work in Wichita, task force says. (WICHITA, KS) Read Article
By Joe Rodriguez, Wichita Eagle. September 5, 2007.
 

Number of homeless students likely to rise. (WICHITA, KS) Read Article
By Roy Wenzl, Wichita Eagle. September 5, 2007.
 

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Affordable Housing - San Antonio, TX

Area's poor face housing woes. (SAN ANTONIO, TX) Read Article
By Ron Wilson, San Antonio Express-News. September 2, 2007.
 

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Living Wage Law - Maryland

Md. launches first statewide living wage. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. August 31, 2007.
 

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Income Inequality - New York

Rich get richer while poor hold their own. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Ford Fessenden, New York Times. September 2, 2007.
 

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