Poverty Dispatch - December 17, 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:

• Medicaid and ID Requirement - Oklahoma
• Low-income Health Care Plans - Indiana
• People Living in Poverty - Wisconsin, Michigan
• Chicago Tribune Special Report: Our Hidden Poor
• Post-Katrina Low-income Housing
• Low-income Energy Assistance Program - Ohio, Maine
• Food Stamp Program Funding
• Health Care Costs - Wisconsin, Ohio
• Technology Skills and the Low-income
• Low-income Students and Access to College
• Prison Re-entry Initiatives
• Illegal Immigration Laws - Arizona
• States and Abstinence-only Education

Today's Articles:

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Medicaid and ID Requirement - Oklahoma

Thousands lose Medicaid benefits. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Jeff Raymond, The Oklahoman. December 13, 2007.
 

Dropped from care: State's health care purged by law. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World. December 14, 2007.
 

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Low-income Health Care Plans - Indiana

Indiana to test health savings accounts for poor. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), Houston Chronicle. December 15, 2007.
 

Hoosier Healthwise might add 36,000-plus in '08. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. December 14, 2007.
 

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People Living in Poverty - Wisconsin, Michigan

Paradox exists between poverty, plenty. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Sharon Roznik, Fond du Lac Reporter. December 16, 2007.
 

Poverty: State's numbers aren't good; everyone has interest in change. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Editorial, Lansing State Journal. December 16, 2007.
 

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Chicago Tribune Special Report: Our Hidden Poor

Special report: Our hidden poor. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By John Keilman and Kuni Takahashi, Chicago Tribune. December 16, 2007.
 

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Post-Katrina Low-income Housing

In New Orleans, plan to raze low-income housing draws protest. (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Read Article
By Leslie Eaton, New York Times. December 14, 2007.
 

Post-Katrina cottages get a lukewarm welcome. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2007.
 

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Low-income Energy Assistance Program - Ohio, Maine

Fund to help pay heating bills already half gone. (OHIO) Read Article
By Alan Johnson, Columbus Dispatch. December 17, 2007.
 

Resourcefulness aside, Mainers struggle with rising energy costs as aid is overdue. (MAINE) Read Article
By Rebekah Metzler, Bangor Daily News. December 15, 2007.
 

Low-income heating issue on burner. (MAINE) Read Article
By Beth Quimby, Morning Sentinel. December 16, 2007.
 

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Food Stamp Program Funding

Food aid hike gets stamp of approval. Read Article
By Denisa R. Superville, Herald News. December 15, 2007.
 

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Health Care Costs - Wisconsin, Ohio

Wisconsin families spending more on health-care costs. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Ellyn Ferguson, Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 14, 2007.
 

A staggering cost. (OHIO) Read Article
Editorial, Cincinnati Post. December 14, 2007.
 

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Technology Skills and the Low-income

Digital divide still an issue in Minnesota. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio. December 17, 2007.
 

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Low-income Students and Access to College

College access: the equity gap. Read Article
By Tim Johnson, Burlington Free Press. December 17, 2007.
 

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Prison Re-entry Initiatives

Crime rates, prison costs spur programs for ex-cons. Read Article
By Charisse Jones, USA Today. December 13, 2007.
 

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Illegal Immigration Laws - Arizona

Arizona is split over hard line on immigrants. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Randal C. Archibold, New York Times. December 14, 2007.
 

Ariz. rift on illegal workers widens. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Tim Gaynor, Boston Globe. December 17, 2007.
 

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States and Abstinence-only Education

Abstinence programs face rejection. Read Article
By Rob Stein, Washington Post. December 16, 2007.
 

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