Poverty Dispatch - October 1, 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:

• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Opinions: Poverty and Children's Health - Wisconsin
• Medicaid Drug Copays - Rhode Island
• The Working Poor, Costs of Living, and Stress
• Low-income Energy Assistance - Iowa
• Health Care Disparities - New York City
• Affordable Housing - Connecticut, Mississippi, Georgia
• Minimum Wage Ordinance - Santa Fe, NM
• Editorial: Poverty Measurement
• No Child Left Behind - Missouri, Kentucky
• Income Inequality - Vermont

Today's Articles:

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Senate passes children’s health plan. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. September 28, 2007.
 

Allies push Bush to pass children's insurance. Read Article
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times. September 28, 2007.
 

Why Bush resists child health bill. Read Article
By Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor. October 1, 2007.
 

Dispute over SCHIP program worries Kansas. (KANSAS) Read Article
By John Hanna (Associated Press), Topeka Capital-Journal. September 28, 2007.
 

Bush’s veto threat affects LaCHIP expansion. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Marsha Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate. October 1, 2007.
 

State: Bush plan would cut health care for 600,000 kids. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Bill Ainsworth, San Diego Union-Tribune. September 29, 2007.
 

Health bill good deal for state. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Mark Binker, Greensboro News-Record. September 30, 2007.
 

Minnesota, U.S. have huge stakes in health debate. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Kevin Diaz, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 29, 2007.
 

8 states sue Bush over children's health insurance. Read Article
By Tom Hester Jr. (Associated Press), Newsday. September 26, 2007.
 

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Opinions: Poverty and Children's Health - Wisconsin

Poverty is injustice, not personal failure. (Opinion) Read Article
By Mark R. Rank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 28, 2007.
 

Early education key to preventing trouble. (Opinion) Read Article
By Deborah Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 29, 2007.
 

Our disgraceful unwillingness to share. (Opinion) Read Article
By Thomas May, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 29, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Drug Copays - Rhode Island

New Medicaid drug copays put on hold. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. September 29, 2007.
 

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The Working Poor, Costs of Living, and Stress

The Working Poor: When a paycheck isn't enough. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Perry Swanson, Colorado Springs Gazette. October 1, 2007.
 

Poor families grasp for calm amid the chaos. (TEXAS) Read Article
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 2007.
 

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Low-income Energy Assistance - Iowa

Less funding for energy assistance. (IOWA) Read Article
By Scott Niles, Ottumwa Courier. September 27, 2007.
 

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Health Care Disparities - New York City

Gap in illness rates between rich and poor New Yorkers is widening, study shows. Read Article
By Sarah Kershaw, New York Times. September 28, 2007.
 

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Affordable Housing - Connecticut, Mississippi, Georgia

Experts say state's low-income residents are facing higher rents. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Ted Mann, The Day. September 28, 2007.
 

Recovery squeeze in affordable housing. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Priscilla Frulla, Sun Herald. September 28, 2007.
 

RAND study: Lack of multi-family housing stalls post-Katrina recovery. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Amber Craig, Mississippi Press. September 28, 2007.
 

Housing for the poorest is dwindling. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Scott M. Larson, Savannah Morning News. September 30, 2007.
 

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Minimum Wage Ordinance - Santa Fe, NM

Minimum-wage ordinance closer to approval. (SANTA FE, NM) Read Article
By Bob Quick, The New Mexican. September 26, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Poverty Measurement

Federal poverty level stuck in a time warp. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, San Antonio Express-News. September 29, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind - Missouri, Kentucky

Making the grade. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Janese Heavin, Columbia Tribune. September 30, 2007.
 

No Child Left Behind falls short for many. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Antoinette Konz, Louisville Courier-Journal. October 1, 2007.
 

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Income Inequality - Vermont

Gap between rich and poor widens at dramatic rate. (VERMONT) Read Article
By Louis Porter, Barre Montpelier Times Argus. September 30, 2007.
 

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