Poverty Dispatch - November 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:

• All Kids Health Insurance Program - Illinois
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• SCHIP Citizenship Requirement and Prenatal Care - Louisiana
• Massachusetts Health Care Program and Medicaid Cuts
• Medicaid Providers and Unpaid Taxes
• Racial Bias in Foster Care
• Payments to Foster Parents - Wisconsin
• African American Families and Income Mobility
• Voter Identification Law - Indiana
• Households and Rising Heating Oil Costs - Vermont
• Survey: Attitudes about Homelessness - Denver, CO
• Payday Lending Alternatives - Milwaukee, WI
• Absence of Payday Lenders - North Carolina
• No Child Left Behind and Low-income Schools
• No Child Left Behind and State Testing Standards
• Abstinence-only Sex Education - Virginia

Today's Articles:

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All Kids Health Insurance Program - Illinois

All Kids health care has mixed results. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Aaron Chambers, Rockford Register Star. November 14, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

8 Democrats pose hurdle for children’s health bill. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. November 15, 2007.
 

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SCHIP Citizenship Requirement and Prenatal Care - Louisiana

Medical cost flap flares. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Marsha Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate. November 14, 2007.
 

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Massachusetts Health Care Program and Medicaid Cuts

Medicaid cuts could cost Mass. $100m. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Alice Dembner, Boston Globe. November 13, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Providers and Unpaid Taxes

Thousands of Medicaid providers fail to pay taxes, GAO finds. Read Article
By David S. Hilzenrath, Washington Post . November 14, 2007.
 

Audit finds tax evasion among Medicaid providers. Read Article
By Frederic J. Frommer (Associated Press), Pioneer Press. November 13, 2007.
 

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Racial Bias in Foster Care

Racial bias seen in foster care. Read Article
By Steve LeBlanc (Associated Press), Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 13, 2007.
 

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Payments to Foster Parents - Wisconsin

How much money is enough for foster care? (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Chris Rickert, Wisconsin State Journal. November 13, 2007.
 

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African American Families and Income Mobility

Middle-class dream eludes African American families. Read Article
By Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post. November 13, 2007.
 

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Voter Identification Law - Indiana

High court hears challenge to voter-ID law. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Deanna Martin (Associated Press), Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. November 14, 2007.
 

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Households and Rising Heating Oil Costs - Vermont

Rising heating oil prices create crisis for low-income Vermonters. (VERMONT) Read Article
By John Dillon, Vermont Public Radio. November 14, 2007.
 

Fuel oil dealers concerned about rising prices. (VERMONT) Read Article
By Nina Keck, Vermont Public Radio. November 14, 2007.
 

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Survey: Attitudes about Homelessness - Denver, CO

Almost 3 in 10 have neared threshold of homelessness. (DENVER, CO) Read Article
By Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News. November 14, 2007.
 

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Payday Lending Alternatives - Milwaukee, WI

Alternative to payday lending? (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 11, 2007.
 

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Absence of Payday Lenders - North Carolina

Study: Payday lending not missed. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By David Ranii, Raleigh News and Observer. November 14, 2007.
 

Loan ban hasn't left hardship. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind and Low-income Schools

Number of low-income schools 'needing improvement' rose in 26 states. Read Article
By Ledyard King, Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 14, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind and State Testing Standards

Report: States gaming NCLB system. Read Article
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org. November 13, 2007.
 

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Abstinence-only Sex Education - Virginia

Abstinence-only sex-ed funds cut off by Kaine. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Tim Craig, Washington Post. November 13, 2007.
 

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