Poverty Dispatch - April 10, 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:

• Food Stamp Program - Michigan
• Prisoner Re-entry Programs
• Medicaid and Federal Rule Changes
• Public Housing and Proposed Work Requirement - Chicago, IL
• Foster Parent Reimbursement Rate - Illinois
• Kids Count Reports - Rhode Island, Delaware
• Child Welfare Funding - Florida
• Study: States and Income Inequality
• Report: Wages and Self-sufficiency - New Jersey
• National Affordable Housing Study
• Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio
• Report on Emergency Room Use

Today's Articles:

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Food Stamp Program - Michigan

Michigan closer to issuing food stamps twice a month. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By David Eggert (Associated Press), Booth Newspapers. April 9, 2008.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry Programs

U.S. shifting prison focus to re-entry into society. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. April 8, 2008.
 

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Medicaid and Federal Rule Changes

Bill advances to suspend Medicaid cost-shift rules. Read Article
By Jane Zhang, Wall Street Journal. April 10, 2008.
 

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Public Housing and Proposed Work Requirement - Chicago, IL

CHA critics say work rule might violate child-welfare law. (CHICAGO, IL) Read Article
By Sara Olkon, Chicago Tribune. April 8, 2008.
 

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Foster Parent Reimbursement Rate - Illinois

Study: Reimbursement rate too low for foster parents. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Meagan Sexton, Springfield Journal-Register. April 10, 2008.
 

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Kids Count Reports - Rhode Island, Delaware

R.I. Kids Count finds child poverty down. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Emily Sutton, Providence Business News. April 7, 2008.
 

Del.'s child poverty rate rises in '07. (DELAWARE) Read Article
By Kristin Harty, Wilmington News Journal. April 8, 2008.
 

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Child Welfare Funding - Florida

Abuse of kids rises in weak economy. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel. April 8, 2008.
 

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Study: States and Income Inequality

Income inequality growing nationally. (OHIO) Read Article
By William Hershey, Dayton Daily News. April 10, 2008.
 

Income gap in Connecticut is growing fastest, study finds. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Alison Leigh Cowan, New York Times. April 9, 2008.
 

State's rich/poor gap 2nd-widest in U.S.. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Jeff Amy, Mobile Press-Register. April 9, 2008.
 

Richest, poorest, are further apart. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Mary L. Lawrence, Saginaw News. April 9, 2008.
 

Report finds income gap growing in Iowa. (IOWA) Read Article
By David DeWitte, Cedar Rapids Gazette. April 9, 2008.
 

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Report: Wages and Self-sufficiency - New Jersey

Self-sufficiency eludes 1 in 5 in N.J. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Tom Hester, Star-Ledger. April 10, 2008.
 

The working poor in N.J. need better pay, training. (Opinion) Read Article
By Eileen Appelbaum and Jon Shure, Philadelphia Inquirer. April 9, 2008.
 

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National Affordable Housing Study

Low local wages mean many lack funds for affordable housing. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Kristin Szremski, Daily Journal. April 9, 2008.
 

Area apartment rents 'out of reach.' (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Sara Olkon, Chicago Tribune. April 8, 2008.
 

Lack of affordable rentals to worsen, advocates warn. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Lynn Arditi, Providence Journal. April 8, 2008.
 

Washtenaw, Livingston rental rates highest in Michigan. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Tina Reed, Ann Arbor News. April 9, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio

Ohio payday lending bill likely to include interest-rate cap. (OHIO) Read Article
By Aaron Marshall, Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 10, 2008.
 

Husted wants payday lending bill passed within 2 weeks. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. April 9, 2008.
 

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Report on Emergency Room Use

Poor, uninsured causing ER woes? Think again. Read Article
By Chris Seper, Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 9, 2008.
 

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