Poverty Dispatch - November 8, 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 Health Care Plans - Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon
• Grandparents and Custody of Children - Pennsylvania
• Minority-run Foster Care Agencies - New York City
• Families Enrolled in Temporary Assistance - North Dakota
• Federal Report on Chronic Homelessness
• Homeless War Veterans
• The Poor and Access to Legal Help
• Anti-poverty Policies and Proposals
• Home Foreclosures and Lenders' Fees
• Female High School Dropouts - North Carolina
• Rising Costs of Heating Oil and Energy Assistance - New England
• No Child Left Behind and Low-income Student Achievement

Today's Articles:

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State Health Care Plans - Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon

State moves on health insurance for children. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 7, 2007.
 

Children's health care bill looks to new tax on cigarettes. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Kevin Diaz, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. November 7, 2007.
 

Oregon to vote on children's health care. (OREGON) Read Article
By Julia Silverman (Associated Press), The Oregonian. November 6, 2007.
 

Election leaves big question on health costs: Now what? (OREGON) Read Article
By Janie Har and Michelle Cole, The Oregonian. November 8, 2007.
 

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Grandparents and Custody of Children - Pennsylvania

Grandparents may win rights in state. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Karen Roebuck, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. November 6, 2007.
 

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Minority-run Foster Care Agencies - New York City

City slow to act as hope for foster children fails. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Benjamin Weiser, New York Times. November 6, 2007.
 

In foster care review, vows of help and vigilance. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Leslie Kaufman and Benjamin Weiser, New York Times. November 7, 2007.
 

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Families Enrolled in Temporary Assistance - North Dakota

N.D. welfare family numbers drop. (NORTH DAKOTA) Read Article
By Janell Cole, Jamestown Sun. November 7, 2007.
 

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Federal Report on Chronic Homelessness

Chronic homelessness takes dip in 2005. Read Article
By Stephen Ohlemacher (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. November 7, 2007.
 

Federal study cites fewer homeless. Read Article
By Wendy Koch, USA Today. November 6, 2007.
 

Some question homeless report figures. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jeb Phillips, Columbus Dispatch. November 8, 2007.
 

Homeless numbers down in U.S.; S.F. called 'model' for outreach. (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Read Article
By Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle. November 8, 2007.
 

Officials question new homelessness report. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Deborah Circelli, Daytona Beach News-Journal. November 8, 2007.
 

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Homeless War Veterans

Surge seen in number of homeless veterans. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. November 8, 2007.
 

Missouri a magnet for homeless veterans. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Lee Hill Kavanaugh, Kansas City Star. November 7, 2007.
 

S.C. sees more young veterans at risk of being homeless. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
Associated Press, Charlotte Observer. November 8, 2007.
 

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The Poor and Access to Legal Help

Legal help out of reach for many in Hawaii. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Jim Dooley, Honolulu Advertiser. November 8, 2007.
 

Barriers keep poor from justice, study finds. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Alexandre Da Silva, Star Bulletin. November 8, 2007.
 

Closing the justice gap. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Boston Globe. November 6, 2007.
 

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Anti-poverty Policies and Proposals

What will help ease poverty? (NEBRASKA) Read Article
By Henry J. Cordes, Omaha World Herald. November 7, 2007.
 

To fight poverty, help men rise up. (Opinion) Read Article
By Katie McMinn Campbell and Will Marshall, Baltimore Sun. November 6, 2007.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Lenders' Fees

Dubious fees hit borrowers in foreclosures. Read Article
By Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times. November 6, 2007.
 

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Female High School Dropouts - North Carolina

Female dropouts face higher unemployment, lower wages. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Justin Vick, Independent Tribune. November 6, 2007.
 

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Rising Costs of Heating Oil and Energy Assistance - New England

Heating oil rises to all-time high. Read Article
By Timothy C. Barmann, Providence Journal. November 6, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind and Low-income Student Achievement

No quick fixes to 'Poverty Gap' under NCLB. Read Article
By Debra Viadero, Education Week News. November 8, 2007.
 

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