Poverty Dispatch - March 3, 2008

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:

• People Living in Poverty - Albany, NY
• Schools and Child Poverty - Grand Rapids, MI
• Kids Count Report - Maine
• Child Welfare Program - Colorado
• Health Programs for Seniors Living in Poverty
• Medicaid Drug Co-payments - New Jersey
• States and Medicaid Cuts - Alabama
• Editorials: States and Medicaid Cuts
• Editorial: Public Assistance Offices and Voter Registration
• Free and Reduced-price Lunch Program
• Editorial: Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
• Opinion: Earned Income Tax Credit - Washington
• State Minimum Wages - Minnesota, Pennsylvania
• Update on Kerner Commission Report
• Poverty Measurement
• Poverty as a Political Campaign Issue
• Payday and Car Title Loans

Today's Articles:

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People Living in Poverty - Albany, NY

More fall into spiral of poverty. (ALBANY, NY) Read Article
By Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union. March 2, 2008.
 

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Schools and Child Poverty - Grand Rapids, MI

Schools increase social services as poverty rises. (GRAND RAPIDS, MI) Read Article
By Beth Loechler, Grand Rapids Press. March 2, 2008.
 

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Kids Count Report - Maine

Survey: 1 in 5 Mainers under 5 in poverty. (MAINE) Read Article
By Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal. February 29, 2008.
 

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Child Welfare Program - Colorado

Half of neglect abuse calls not pursued. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Karen Auge, Denver Post. March 2, 2008.
 

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Health Programs for Seniors Living in Poverty

Federal health programs for the poorest elderly. (Column) Read Article
By Saul Friedman, Newsday. March 1, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Drug Co-payments - New Jersey

Medicine costs for N.J. poor may rise. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Jonathan Tamari, Courier-Post. March 3, 2008.
 

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States and Medicaid Cuts - Alabama

Medicaid recipients to feel pinch of program changes. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Dana Beyerle, Gadsden Times. March 2, 2008.
 

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Editorials: States and Medicaid Cuts

Medicaid cuts meet resistance. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
Editorial, Memphis Commercial Appeal. March 2, 2008.
 

As Medicaid funds shrink, Pa. needs a plan. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
Editorial, Allentown Morning Call. March 2, 2008.
 

Spend surplus on Medicaid. (MISSOURI) Read Article
Editorial, Springfield News-Leader. March 3, 2008.
 

New Medicaid rules would do great harm. (INDIANA) Read Article
Editorial, South Bend Tribune. March 2, 2008.
 

Medicaid cuts. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
Editorial, Winston-Salem Journal. February 29, 2008.
 

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Editorial: Public Assistance Offices and Voter Registration

Shirking a voting law. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Las Vegas Sun. March 2, 2008.
 

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Free and Reduced-price Lunch Program

Free lunch isn’t cool, so some students go hungry. Read Article
By Carol Pogash, New York Times. March 1, 2008.
 

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Editorial: Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)

Rethinking help for children. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. February 29, 2008.
 

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Opinion: Earned Income Tax Credit - Washington

Helping working families a good deal for everyone. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Gary Locke and Sue Donaldson, Seattle Times. March 3, 2008.
 

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State Minimum Wages - Minnesota, Pennsylvania

Legislature should boost minimum wage. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. March 2, 2008.
 

Minimum wage debate simmers as state unveils jobs report. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 2, 2008.
 

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Update on Kerner Commission Report

Milwaukee reflects grim statistics. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By George Pabst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. February 29, 2008.
 

New findings suggest U.S. hasn't met goals of Kerner Commission. Read Article
By Marisol Bello, The Tennessean. March 2, 2008.
 

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Poverty Measurement

Critics say poverty rate no longer reflects reality. (Column) Read Article
By Dean Calbreath, San Diego Union-Tribune. March 2, 2008.
 

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Poverty as a Political Campaign Issue

Poor, hungry and ready to vote in Ohio. (OHIO) Read Article
By Tim Jones, Chicago Tribune. March 3, 2008.
 

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Payday and Car Title Loans

Payday loan foes aim at car-title loans. Read Article
By Dena Potter (Associated Press), Charlotte Observer. March 3, 2008.
 

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