Poverty Dispatch - April 21, 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 - Louisiana
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• State Health Care Plans - Massachusetts, Ohio, Minnesota
• Report: States and Child Poverty
• State Budget Cuts and Social Programs - Florida
• Costs of Living and Increased Need for Services
• Food Stamp Program - Vermont
• Prisoner Re-entry Programs - South Dakota, Tennessee
• Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio
• KIPP Charter Schools and Evaluating Test Scores
• Colleges and Financial Aid for Low-income Students
• Trends in Hourly Work and Wages

Today's Articles:

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People Living in Poverty - Louisiana

Living poor in Louisiana. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Patrick Courreges, Baton Rouge Advocate. April 20, 2008.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

President is rebuffed on program for children. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. April 19, 2008.
 

Bush administration ruled out of bounds on health care. Read Article
By Stephen Majors (Associated Press), Akron Beacon Journal. April 18, 2008.
 

State aims to help children without insurance. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Larry Carson, Baltimore Sun. April 16, 2008.
 

State aims to help children without insurance. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Melody Brumble, Shreveport Times. April 20, 2008.
 

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State Health Care Plans - Massachusetts, Ohio, Minnesota

States look to tobacco tax for budget holes. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. April 21, 2008.
 

Strickland trying to insure more children. (OHIO) Read Article
By Joan Mazzolini, Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 19, 2008.
 

Pawlenty is concerned that health care legislation might raise costs. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Warren Wolfe and Patricia Lopez, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. April 21, 2008.
 

Overhaul of state's health-care system in lawmakers' hands. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Matthew Stolle, Rochester Post-Bulletin. April 20, 2008.
 

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Report: States and Child Poverty

Report lauds Connecticut's role in reducing child poverty. Read Article
By Ann Marie Somma, Hartford Courant. April 18, 2008.
 

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State Budget Cuts and Social Programs - Florida

Hard times put kids at risk, as well as programs to serve them. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald. April 18, 2008.
 

Medicaid a target as Florida seeks $1-billion in health cuts. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Stephen Nohlgren, St. Petersburg Times. April 19, 2008.
 

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Costs of Living and Increased Need for Services

Woes push social aid up. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal. April 20, 2008.
 

Soaring cost of living spurs pantry, food-stamp demands. (UTAH) Read Article
By Julia Lyon, Salt Lake Tribune. April 21, 2008.
 

Harvest of need. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Elaine Thompson, Worcester Telegram and Gazette. April 21, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Program - Vermont

State tries to boost food stamps. (VERMONT) Read Article
By Mel Huff, Rutland Herald. April 19, 2008.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry Programs - South Dakota, Tennessee

Life after prison. (SOUTH DAKOTA) Read Article
By Matthew Gruchow, Argus Leader. April 20, 2008.
 

Chattanooga: Finding jobs hard for felons. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Adam Crisp, Chattanooga Times Free Press. April 21, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio

Need for payday-loan cap doubted. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. April 18, 2008.
 

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KIPP Charter Schools and Evaluating Test Scores

New report from KIPP charters. (Column) Read Article
By Jay Mathews, Washington Post. April 20, 2008.
 

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Colleges and Financial Aid for Low-income Students

The (yes) low cost of higher ed. Read Article
By David Leonhardt, New York Times. April 20, 2008.
 

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Trends in Hourly Work and Wages

Workers get fewer hours, deepening the downturn. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman, New York Times. April 18, 2008.
 

The wage that meant middle class. Read Article
By Louis Uchitelle, New York Times. April 20, 2008.
 

Trapped in the middle. Read Article
By Justin Lahart and Kelly Evans, Wall Street Journal. April 19, 2008.
 

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