Poverty Dispatch - December 3, 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:

• Poor Families and Child Support
• People Living in Poverty - Minnesota, Texas
• Medicaid Reform - Ohio
• State Children's Health Insurance Program - Ohio
• Food Banks and Shortages
• Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing and Renters
• State Health Care Plan - Maryland
• Federal Definition of Homelessness
• Low-income Utility Assistance - Pennsylvania
• Home Foreclosures
• Low-income Drivers and Auto Insurance - California
• No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Today's Articles:

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Poor Families and Child Support

Mothers scrimp as states take child support. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. December 1, 2007.
 

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People Living in Poverty - Minnesota, Texas

The price of poverty. (DULUTH, MN) Read Article
By Patrick Garmoe, Duluth News Tribune. December 2, 2007.
 

Study finds it's not just Mexico border towns that are destitute. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Enrique Rangel, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 2, 2007.
 

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Medicaid Reform - Ohio

Ohio Medicaid expanding. (OHIO) Read Article
By Julie Carr Smyth (Associated Press), Cincinnati Post. November 30, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program - Ohio

Squabble delays coverage. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky and Jonathan Riskind, Columbus Dispatch. December 3, 2007.
 

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Food Banks and Shortages

Food banks, in a squeeze, tighten belts. Read Article
By Katie Zezima, New York Times. November 30, 2007.
 

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Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing and Renters

FEMA sets date for closing Katrina trailer camps. Read Article
By Leslie Eaton, New York Times. November 29, 2007.
 

New Orleans hurt by acute rental shortage. Read Article
By Susan Saulny, New York Times. December 3, 2007.
 

Tenants feel pinch in shift from FEMA. Read Article
By David Hammer, New Orleans Times-Picayune. December 1, 2007.
 

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State Health Care Plan - Maryland

State health care reform just beginning. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Liam Farrell, Annapolis Capital. December 2, 2007.
 

The year of public health in Md. (Opinion) Read Article
By Vincent DeMarco, Baltimore Sun. December 2, 2007.
 

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Federal Definition of Homelessness

Congress considering new laws designed to help the homeless. Read Article
By Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio. December 3, 2007.
 

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Low-income Utility Assistance - Pennsylvania

Low-income families feel left in the cold over utilities. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By David Dekok and Carrie Cassidy, Patriot-News. December 2, 2007.
 

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Home Foreclosures

Foreclosure filings rising at scary rate. Read Article
Columbus Dispatch. November 30, 2007.
 

Foreclosure-proof homes? Read Article
By Eric J. Weiner, Los Angeles Times. December 3, 2007.
 

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Low-income Drivers and Auto Insurance - California

State program helps low-income drivers obtain insurance. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Eve Mitchell, San Mateo County Times. November 30, 2007.
 

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No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

No Child Left Behind renewal challenged as lawmakers, states rebel. Read Article
By Halimah Abdullah, Macon Telegraph. December 2, 2007.
 

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