Poverty Dispatch - March 6, 2008

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Today's Topics in the News:

• States and Medicaid Rule Changes
• Health Insurance Coverage of Children - Oregon
• Report: The Working Poor - Florida
• Job Program for Single Mothers - Wyoming
• Home Foreclosure Legislation - Minnesota
• Report: Minorities and Home Foreclosures
• Report: Effects of Minimum Wage Increase - Pennsylvania
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• Paid Family Leave - New Jersey
• Civil Legal Assistance - Mississippi
• Study: Teen Pregnancy and Depression
• School Choice and Achievement - Minneapolis, MN

Today's Articles:

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States and Medicaid Rule Changes

State could lose $1 billion in federal Medicaid money. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier-Journal. March 5, 2008.
 

State seeks court's help to keep Medicaid funds. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Josh Rabe, The Oklahoman. March 4, 2008.
 

Medicaid rules could slash funds to Colo. hospitals. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News. March 5, 2008.
 

Medicaid reduction would hit state hard. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Katy Human, Denver Post. March 4, 2008.
 

Medicaid plans slammed. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Katy Human and John Ingold, Denver Post. March 5, 2008.
 

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Health Insurance Coverage of Children - Oregon

Report shows Oregon kids losing health insurance. (OREGON) Read Article
By Chris Collins, Baker City Herald. March 5, 2008.
 

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Report: The Working Poor - Florida

Low-income workers lose ground, study says. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel. March 5, 2008.
 

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Job Program for Single Mothers - Wyoming

A new job track for single mothers in Wyoming. (WYOMING) Read Article
By Kirk Johnson, New York Times. March 6, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosure Legislation - Minnesota

A new front against foreclosure. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jennifer Bjorhus, Pioneer Press. March 4, 2008.
 

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Report: Minorities and Home Foreclosures

Report: Minorities hit by foreclosures. Read Article
By Juliana Barbassa, Washington Post. March 6, 2008.
 

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Report: Effects of Minimum Wage Increase - Pennsylvania

Effects of minimum wage on Pa. seen as negligible. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 4, 2008.
 

State releases analysis of minimum-wage hikes. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Jim T. Ryan, Central Penn Business Journal. March 3, 2008.
 

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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Aid can't keep pace with high oil prices. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Rich Fahey, Bosotn Globe. March 6, 2008.
 

'Tough time to be poor': Many have maxed out fuel assistance benefit. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Edward B. Colby, Quincy Patriot Ledger. March 6, 2008.
 

Money to help poor pay utility bills dries up. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Jenny Upchurch, The Tennessean. March 6, 2008.
 

Delawareans struggle to heat their homes. (DELAWARE) Read Article
By Aaron Nathans, Wilmington News Journal. March 2, 2008.
 

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Paid Family Leave - New Jersey

New Jersey Senate votes for leave to care for kin. (Editorial) Read Article
By David W. Chen, New York Times. March 4, 2008.
 

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Civil Legal Assistance - Mississippi

Advocates say legal needs may increase. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Jimmie E. Gates, Clarion-Ledger. March 5, 2008.
 

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Study: Teen Pregnancy and Depression

Depression raised risk of subsequent pregnancies among black teen moms. Read Article
Washington Post. March 5, 2008.
 

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School Choice and Achievement - Minneapolis, MN

Busing to suburbs didn't boost test scores. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) Read Article
By Terry Collins, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. March 3, 2008.
 

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