Poverty Dispatch - September 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:

• Medicaid and Dental Coverage
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Census Report and Affordable Housing
• Tax Burden on the Working Poor - Mississippi
• Income, Wages and Jobs - Ohio
• Report: Cost of Living - Texas
• Payday Lending Regulation - Ohio
• Kids Count Report - Alabama
• Homeless School Children - Oregon
• Editorial: Food Stamp Program - New York
• Prison Re-entry Programs - Texas
• Early Childhood Education - Kentucky

Today's Articles:

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Medicaid and Dental Coverage

Dental reform movement pushes on. Read Article
By Mary Otto, Washington Post. September 10, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Texas CHIP: Downward registration spiral reversing. (TEXAS) Read Article
Editorial, Houston Chronicle. September 10, 2007.
 

State threatens lawsuit over child health rules. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Susan K. Livio, Star-Ledger. September 13, 2007.
 

Bush wrong to reject NY SCHIP expansion. (NEW YORK) Read Article
Editorial, Newsday. September 13, 2007.
 

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Census Report and Affordable Housing

Housing costs consumed more of paychecks in 2006. Read Article
By John Leland, New York Times. September 12, 2007.
 

Renters squeezed by lack of affordable housing. Read Article
By David Crary and Rachel Konrad (Associated Press), Stamford Times. September 13, 2007.
 

Housing in region less affordable. (OHIO) Read Article
By Kevin Eigelbach, Cincinnati Post. September 13, 2007.
 

Put affordable housing into the election. (Opinion) Read Article
By Joseph Errigo, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 10, 2007.
 

Housing costs stress third of state households. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By H.J. Cummins, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 12, 2007.
 

Census: More N.J. homeowners are overextended. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Mary Jo Patterson and Robert Gebeloff, Star-Ledger. September 12, 2007.
 

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Tax Burden on the Working Poor - Mississippi

Study: State's tax structure unfair to poor. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Laura Hipp, Clarion-Ledger. September 13, 2007.
 

Group criticizes Miss. taxes; Barbour calls for study of system. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Emily Wagster Pettus (Associated Press), Sun Herald. September 12, 2007.
 

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Income, Wages and Jobs - Ohio

NE Ohio working families poorer as good jobs disappeared, report says. (OHIO) Read Article
By Frank Bentayou, Cleveland Plain Dealer. September 12, 2007.
 

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Report: Cost of Living - Texas

Families struggling to make ends meet. (TEXAS) Read Article
Editorial, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 13, 2007.
 

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Payday Lending Regulation - Ohio

Are blacks main target of payday lenders? (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. September 13, 2007.
 

Check 'n Go under fire. (OHIO) Read Article
By Malia Rulon, Cincinnati Enquirer. September 13, 2007.
 

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Kids Count Report - Alabama

Kids Count numbers don't tell all. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Pat Newcomb, Huntsville Times. September 12, 2007.
 

Kids Count: St. Clair ranked 12th, Talladega 48th. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Chris Norwood, Talladega Daily Home. September 12, 2007.
 

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Homeless School Children - Oregon

More kids have a school but not a home. (OREGON) Read Article
By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian. September 13, 2007.
 

Count of Oregon homeless students up nearly 18%. (OREGON) Read Article
By Anne Williams, Eugene Register-Guard. September 13, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Food Stamp Program - New York

Why the hungry refuse help. (NEW YORK) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. September 13, 2007.
 

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Prison Re-entry Programs - Texas

Working to slow prison's revolving door. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Jason Buch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 2007.
 

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Early Childhood Education - Kentucky

The ABCs of Pre-K. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Tom O'Neill, Cincinnati Post. September 10, 2007.
 

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