Poverty Dispatch - April 14, 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:

• Child Welfare System - Colorado
• Low-income Children and Access to Dental Care - Florida, Missouri
• Report: The Working Poor in Washington, D.C.
• Joblessness and Unemployment Benefits
• Home Foreclosures and Renters - Detroit, MI
• Single-parent Families - Pennsylvania
• Children and Families of Prisoners - Rhode Island
• Poverty and Women in Retirement
• Food Costs and Food Assistance
• Energy Costs and Heating Assistance
• State Minimum Wages - Maine, Delaware
• Welfare Reform and Politics
• Payday Lending Legislation - South Carolina
• Calculating High School Graduation Rates - Tennessee
• Insure Missouri Health Plan
• State Budget Cuts and Health Spending - Florida

Today's Articles:

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Child Welfare System - Colorado

Lost in the system. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Karen Auge, Denver Post. April 13, 2008.
 

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Low-income Children and Access to Dental Care - Florida, Missouri

Low-income families have few options for children's dental care. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Naseem S. Miller, Ocala Star-Banner. April 13, 2008.
 

Dentists needed to relieve wait. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Kathleen O'Dell, Springfield News-Leader. April 13, 2008.
 

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Report: The Working Poor in Washington, D.C.

D.C. boom not felt by all in city, study says. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post. April 14, 2008.
 

District’s working poor lack skills but want to work, new report says. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Michael Neibauer, Washington Examiner. April 14, 2008.
 

Community colleges seen as essential. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times. April 14, 2008.
 

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Joblessness and Unemployment Benefits

Job losses bolster calls for extension of benefits. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. April 9, 2008.
 

Jobless claims show weakness in state economy. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Mike Meyers, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. April 13, 2008.
 

Jobless benefits may extend. Read Article
By Deb Price, Detroit News. April 14, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters - Detroit, MI

Foreclosure fiasco traps renters, too. (DETROIT, MI) Read Article
By Nathan Hurst, Detroit News. April 14, 2008.
 

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Single-parent Families - Pennsylvania

Single parents go it alone. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Larissa Theodore, Beaver County Times. April 13, 2008.
 

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Children and Families of Prisoners - Rhode Island

Needs of prisoners’ children discussed. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Tom Mooney, Providence Journal. April 11, 2008.
 

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Poverty and Women in Retirement

Income gap gets worse in retirement. Read Article
By Mark Miller, The Ledger. April 12, 2008.
 

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Food Costs and Food Assistance

States push to get food to needy. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. April 14, 2008.
 

Food stamp numbers soar as funding squeeze looms. Read Article
By Herman Wang, Chattanooga Times Free Press. April 14, 2008.
 

'Hard times' push more to request food stamps. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Janell Ross, The Tennessean. April 14, 2008.
 

Rising costs devouring food stamps. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Reggie Jarrell, Quad Cities Online. April 13, 2008.
 

Food banks suffering. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Bob Moser and Mike Hasten, Lafayette Daily Advertiser. April 13, 2008.
 

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Energy Costs and Heating Assistance

As U.S. heating aid drops, Venezuela chips in. Read Article
By Vicki Ekstrom, Stateline.org. April 11, 2008.
 

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State Minimum Wages - Maine, Delaware

Lawmakers give first OK to wage hike. (MAINE) Read Article
By Susan M. Cover, Morning Sentinel. April 12, 2008.
 

Some employers fear minimum-wage hike. (DELAWARE) Read Article
By Andrew Eder, Wilmington News Journal. April 13, 2008.
 

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Welfare Reform and Politics

From welfare shift in ’96, a reminder for Clinton. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman, New York Times. April 11, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - South Carolina

Bill eases payday lending limits. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Jim DuPlessis, The State. April 11, 2008.
 

House panel strips key payday lending protection. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Jim Davenport (Associated Press), Myrtle Beach Sun News. April 10, 2008.
 

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Calculating High School Graduation Rates - Tennessee

Tennessee seeking standard grad rate. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Kelli Gauthier, Chattanooga Times Free Press. April 13, 2008.
 

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Insure Missouri Health Plan

Bill encourages transparency in medical costs. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By David A. Lieb (Associated Press), Columbia Missourian. April 13, 2008.
 

Insure Missouri alternative debuts: Bill's future unknown at this point. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Alyson E. Raletz, St. Joseph News-Press. April 14, 2008.
 

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State Budget Cuts and Health Spending - Florida

Gov. Crist tries to insure more as legislators cut health programs. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By John Kennedy, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. April 13, 2008.
 

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