Poverty Dispatch - October 29, 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:

• Child Poverty - Buffalo, NY
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• State Health Insurance Proposal - Maryland
• Medicaid Payments to Providers - New York
• Home Foreclosures and Renters - Minnesota
• Child Welfare Reform - New Jersey
• Payments to Foster Parents - North Carolina
• Maternity Leave Benefits - Ohio
• Opinion: Homelessness and Housing - Los Angeles, CA
• States and Access to Early Childhood Education

Today's Articles:

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Child Poverty - Buffalo, NY

For today's children, a different kind of poverty. (BUFFALO, NY) Read Article
By Charity Vogel, Buffalo News. October 29, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Kids fall through KCHIP cracks. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier-Journal. October 28, 2007.
 

Local families affected by SCHIP veto. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Beth Macy, Roanoke Times. October 29, 2007.
 

House defies Bush and passes insurance bill. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. October 26, 2007.
 

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State Health Insurance Proposal - Maryland

Wider health coverage plan proposed for Md. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Lisa Rein, Washington Post. October 26, 2007.
 

Governor announces details of his health care proposal. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Laura Smitherman, Baltimore Sun. October 26, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Payments to Providers - New York

N.Y. Medicaid payments lag rest of nation. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Valerie Bauman (Associated Press), Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 29, 2007.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters - Minnesota

Wave of foreclosures hits renters. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Steve Brandt and Warren Wolfe, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. October 28, 2007.
 

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Child Welfare Reform - New Jersey

Child welfare reform makes strides. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Adrienne Lu, Herald News. October 23, 2007.
 

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Payments to Foster Parents - North Carolina

Payments lag for foster parents. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Leslie Boyd, Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 2007.
 

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Maternity Leave Benefits - Ohio

Moms may get more time off. (OHIO) Read Article
By James Nash, Columbus Dispatch. October 26, 2007.
 

Maternity leave to be expanded. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jon Craig, Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 2007.
 

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Opinion: Homelessness and Housing - Los Angeles, CA

Stuck on skid row. (LOS ANGELE, CA) Read Article
By Philip F. Mangano and Gary Blasi, Los Angeles Times. October 29, 2007.
 

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States and Access to Early Childhood Education

Minnesota plan gives scholarships for child care. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Larry Abramson, National Public Radio. October 26, 2007.
 

Preschool program still in early stage. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Adriana Colindres, Springfield Journal-Register. October 29, 2007.
 

Study: Preschool needs state help. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Tom O'Neill, Kentucky Post. October 29, 2007.
 

What every child needs. Read Article
By Ann Hulbert, New York Times Magazine. October 28, 2007.
 

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