Poverty Dispatch - April 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:

• Spending on Low-income Family Support Programs - Massachusetts
• Reports on States' Child Well-being
• Medicaid Reimbursement Rate - Iowa
• Health Insurance Coverage for Children - Ohio
• Prenatal Care and Medicaid - Oklahoma
• Housing First Plan - Washington, D.C.
• Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program - Pennsylvania
• State Economies and Budgets
• Early Childhood Education
• City High School Graduation Rates
• States and Calculating Graduation Rates
• States and Immigration Laws

Today's Articles:

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Spending on Low-income Family Support Programs - Massachusetts

Welfare reform fails to aid poor. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Dan Ring, The Republican. April 2, 2008.
 

Advocates renew call for investment in low-income families. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Rachel Kolokoff, Eagle Tribune. April 1, 2008.
 

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Reports on States' Child Well-being

Abuse, neglect seen in 30,000 newborns, study says. Read Article
By Mike Stobbe (Associated Press), Baltimore Sun. April 3, 2008.
 

Report finds big disparities in well-being of U.S. kids. Read Article
By Steven Reinberg, Washington Post. April 2, 2008.
 

Child neglect deaths tumble. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Niki Kelly, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. April 1, 2008.
 

Report: Indiana fails its kids. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star. April 3, 2008.
 

Child welfare lags in S.C. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By James Rosen, The State. April 3, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Reimbursement Rate - Iowa

Medicaid increase absent from budget plan. (IOWA) Read Article
By John Quinlan and Whitney Woodward, Sioux City Journal. April 3, 2008.
 

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Health Insurance Coverage for Children - Ohio

More kids can get coverage. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. April 2, 2008.
 

Governor signs order for children's insurance. (OHIO) Read Article
By William Hershey, Dayton Daily News. April 2, 2008.
 

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Prenatal Care and Medicaid - Oklahoma

Lawmaker: Funds risked when state provides treatment to pregnant illegal immigrants. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman. April 2, 2008.
 

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Housing First Plan - Washington, D.C.

400 of 'most vulnerable' homeless to get apartments. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Sylvia Moreno, Washington Post. April 3, 2008.
 

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Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program - Pennsylvania

LIHEAP aid ends, leaving many without help. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Angela Couloumbis, Philadelphia Inquirer. April 1, 2008.
 

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State Economies and Budgets

Economic woes hit state budgets. Read Article
By Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor. April 2, 2008.
 

Tight budgets, rising costs squeeze states. Read Article
By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org. April 1, 2008.
 

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Early Childhood Education

With babies, words for wisdom. (BOSTON, MA) Read Article
By Tracy Jan, Boston Globe. April 2, 2008.
 

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City High School Graduation Rates

'Crisis' graduation gap found between cities, suburbs. Read Article
By Greg Toppo, USA Today. April 1, 2008.
 

Study: Detroit schools rank last in graduation rate. (DETROIT, MI) Read Article
By Karen Bouffard, Detroit News. April 1, 2008.
 

Minneapolis schools get failing grade on dropouts. (MINNEAPLOIS, MN) Read Article
By Kevin Diaz, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. March 31, 2008.
 

MPS graduation rate is 46%, study says. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Alan K. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 1, 2008.
 

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States and Calculating Graduation Rates

Spellings: States will have to follow uniform graduation-rate formula. Read Article
By David J. Hoff, Education Week. April 1, 2008.
 

U.S. to require states to use a single school dropout formula. Read Article
By Sam Dillon, New York Times. April 1, 2008.
 

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States and Immigration Laws

States think smaller, slower on immigration. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org. April 3, 2008.
 

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