Poverty Dispatch - October 15, 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
• Editorial: Child Poverty - Milwaukee, WI
• Low-income Housing Funding - Milwaukee, WI
• High School Graduation Exit Exam - Indiana
• State Computer Systems - Washington, Ohio
• Counting the Homeless - Los Angeles, CA
• Mentorship Program for Homeless Families - Denver, CO
• North Carolina Child Health Report Card
• Study: Religion and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Children
• New Orleans School System
• Income Inequality

Today's Articles:

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Finding the middle ground. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Charles Crumm, Oakland Press. October 14, 2007.
 

Safety net for state's kids. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News. October 13, 2007.
 

More options for the uninsured. (NEW MEXICO) Read Article
By Diana Del Mauro, The New Mexican. October 14, 2007.
 

Vote nearing in battle over kids' health care. Read Article
By Christopher Lee, Washington Post. October 14, 2007.
 

The politics of kids' health. Read Article
By Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor. October 15, 2007.
 

Democrats push Republicans to buck Bush on child health bill. Read Article
By Raymond Hernandez and Robert Pear, New York Times. October 13, 2007.
 

A push to keep children insured. Read Article
By Matthew Hay Brown and David Nitkin, Baltimore Sun. October 15, 2007.
 

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Editorial: Child Poverty - Milwaukee, WI

We need the courage to do what works. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 12, 2007.
 

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Low-income Housing Funding - Milwaukee, WI

$700,000 for low-income homes unspent. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Steve Schultze, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 14, 2007.
 

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High School Graduation Exit Exam - Indiana

Indiana revamping graduation exit exam. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Dan McFeely, Indianapolis Star. October 12, 2007.
 

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State Computer Systems - Washington, Ohio

Computer system an issue for family leave. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Adam Wilson, The Olympian. October 13, 2007.
 

Computer woes plague state system. (OHIO) Read Article
By Rita Price and Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. October 14, 2007.
 

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Counting the Homeless - Los Angeles, CA

Homeless count finds fewer in Los Angeles County. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By Troy Anderson, Los Angeles Daily News. October 11, 2007.
 

Survey finds homeless numbers drop countywide but are up on skid row. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By Susannah Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times. October 12, 2007.
 

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Mentorship Program for Homeless Families - Denver, CO

A new pathway out of homelessness. (DENVER, CO) Read Article
By Stephanie Simon, Los Angeles Times. October 14, 2007.
 

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North Carolina Child Health Report Card

N.C. weak on child health. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Nanci Bompey, Asheville Citizen-Times. October 15, 2007.
 

Report reveals dental deficit. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Cheryl Sadgrove, Charlotte Observer. October 15, 2007.
 

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Study: Religion and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Children

Religious upbringing found to aid children. Read Article
By Rich Barlow, Boston Globe. October 13, 2007.
 

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New Orleans School System

The schools that Katrina built. (NEW ORLEAN, LA) Read Article
By James A. Peyser, Boston Globe. October 14, 2007.
 

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Income Inequality

Income-Inequality gap widens. Read Article
By Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal. October 12, 2007.
 

Tax cuts increased income, but hardly equally. Read Article
By David Cay Johnston, New York Times. October 12, 2007.
 

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