Poverty Dispatch - October 11, 2007

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Today's Topics in the News:

• Working Families, Work Supports, and Safety Nets
• Child Care Subsidies - Rhode Island
• Rural Poverty and School Districts - South Carolina
• Drop in Medicaid Enrollment
• Enrolling Uninsured Children - Maryland
• States and Health Insurance Plans
• Cities and Homeless Policies - New York City, Los Angeles
• Payments to Foster Parents - Louisiana
• Subprime Loans and Low-income Households
• Payday Lending Alternatives - Wisconsin
• Food Stamp Benefits Increase - Oregon
• Minimum Wage Increase - Ohio
• Living Wage Jobs Study - Pacific Northwest
• Success of Poor Students in Public and Private Schools
• Teacher Merit Pay

Today's Articles:

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Working Families, Work Supports, and Safety Nets

Supports for working poor fall short in N.C. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Leslie Boyd, Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 2007.
 

Report: 1 In 5 families not self-sufficient. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Karin Crompton, The Day. October 11, 2007.
 

Food donations primarily assist working families. (IDAHO) Read Article
By Bryan Dooley, Idaho Press-Tribune. October 10, 2007.
 

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Child Care Subsidies - Rhode Island

State subsidies for childcare drop today. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. October 9, 2007.
 

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Rural Poverty and School Districts - South Carolina

Politics meets poverty in rural S.C. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer. October 11, 2007.
 

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Drop in Medicaid Enrollment

Enrollment in Medicaid takes a rare dip. Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), Houston Chronicle. October 10, 2007.
 

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Enrolling Uninsured Children - Maryland

Md. to help Howard find uninsured kids. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Larry Carson, Baltimore Sun. October 10, 2007.
 

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States and Health Insurance Plans

Universal push for insurance. Read Article
By Josh Goldstein, Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 2007.
 

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Cities and Homeless Policies - New York City, Los Angeles

Homeless families in New York lose a loophole. (NEW YORK CITY, NY) Read Article
By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times. October 11, 2007.
 

L.A., homeless advocates reach deal on sidewalk sleeping. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By Steve Hymon and David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times. October 11, 2007.
 

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Payments to Foster Parents - Louisiana

Report: La. foster parents underpaid. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Sarah Chacko, Baton Rouge Advocate. October 10, 2007.
 

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Subprime Loans and Low-income Households

The United States of subprime. Read Article
By Rick Brooks and Constance Mitchell Ford, Wall Street Journal. October 11, 2007.
 

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Payday Lending Alternatives - Wisconsin

Alternatives to payday loans help loosen debt trap. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Patricia Simms, Wisconsin State Journal. October 10, 2007.
 

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Food Stamp Benefits Increase - Oregon

Oregon food stamps get benefits increase. (OREGON) Read Article
Associated Press, The Oregonian. October 10, 2007.
 

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Minimum Wage Increase - Ohio

State minimum wage to increase to $7 an hour. (OHIO) Read Article
By William Hershey, Western Star. October 11, 2007.
 

Hourly pay boost won't be windfall. (OHIO) Read Article
By Alan Johnson, Columbus Dispatch. October 11, 2007.
 

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Living Wage Jobs Study - Pacific Northwest

Living wage gap growing, study finds. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Dan Richman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 8, 2007.
 

Study says minimum wage not enough. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Pratik Joshi, Tri-City Herald. October 10, 2007.
 

Idaho's cost of living outpaces wages. (IDAHO) Read Article
By Ken Dey, Idaho Statesman. October 10, 2007.
 

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Success of Poor Students in Public and Private Schools

Where kids go to high school may not matter. Read Article
By David Hunn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 10, 2007.
 

Study examines public, private schools. Read Article
By Nancy Zuckerbrod (Associated Press), Washington Post. October 10, 2007.
 

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Teacher Merit Pay

States venture into teacher performance pay. Read Article
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org. October 9, 2007.
 

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