Poverty Dispatch - May 1, 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:

• Unemployment and Government Health Programs
• State Children's Health Insurance Program - Texas
• State Health Insurance Programs - Wisconsin, Missouri
• Income and Health Insurance Costs
• General Assistance and Time Limits - Oakland, CA
• Public Housing and Work Requirements - Chicago, IL
• Homelessness and City Housing Programs
• Report: Crime Against the Homeless
• Reports: Child Well-being - Minnesota, Connecticut
• Farm Bill and Food Stamp Program
• Low-income Energy Assistance and Solar Power - Minnesota
• Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio
• Wages and Tipped Workers
• States and Voter Identification Laws
• Opinion: Low-Wage Workers and Transportation
• No Child Left Behind 'Reading First' Program
• Cash Incentives and Student Achievement
• Sex Education Legislation - Minnesota

Today's Articles:

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Unemployment and Government Health Programs

Study warns job losses will strain government health programs. Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. April 29, 2008.
 

Even less help in hard times. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. May 1, 2008.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program - Texas

Advocates: Insure all Texas children. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Corrie MacLaggan, Austin American-Statesman. April 30, 2008.
 

More kids enrolled in CHIP, but state lags in coverage. (TEXAS) Read Article
By April Castro (Associated Press), Dallas Morning News. April 29, 2008.
 

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State Health Insurance Programs - Wisconsin, Missouri

BadgerCare Plus off to a healthy start. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Guy Boulton amd Stacy Forster, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 29, 2008.
 

Missouri Senate passes revamped health-care bill. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Kit Wagar, Kansas City Star. April 28, 2008.
 

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Income and Health Insurance Costs

Workers' health insurance costs soar. Read Article
By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2008.
 

Rise in health coverage charted. Read Article
By Peggy O'Farrell, Cincinnati Enquirer. April 29, 2008.
 

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General Assistance and Time Limits - Oakland, CA

Hundreds protest cuts in welfare payments. (OAKLAND, CA) Read Article
By Chris Metinko, Oakland Tribune. April 28, 2008.
 

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Public Housing and Work Requirements - Chicago, IL

CHA votes to expand resident work requirements. (CHICAGO, IL) Read Article
By Sara Olkon, Chicago Tribune. May 1, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and City Housing Programs

S.F.'s Care Not Cash a success, audit shows. (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Read Article
By Wyatt Buchanan, San Francisco Chronicle. May 1, 2008.
 

City hits pay dirt with program for homeless. (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Read Article
By David Smith, The Examiner. May 1, 2008.
 

Give them homes. (Opinion) Read Article
By Laura Vanderkam, USA Today. April 29, 2008.
 

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Report: Crime Against the Homeless

Tougher laws considered against attacks on homeless. Read Article
By Marisol Bello, USA Today. April 28, 2008.
 

Ohio high on list of assaults against homeless. (OHIO) Read Article
By Stan Donaldson, Columbus Dispatch. April 30, 2008.
 

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Reports: Child Well-being - Minnesota, Connecticut

Report: Girls face higher barriers. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press. April 29, 2008.
 

'Two Minnesotas' for girls. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio. April 28, 2008.
 

State's low-income children fare poorly. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post. April 30, 2008.
 

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Farm Bill and Food Stamp Program

Crop subsidies switched to feeding needy as food prices rise. Read Article
By Mary Clare Jalonick (Associated Press), Washington Post. April 30, 2008.
 

Edging toward a farm bill. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Morning Sentinel. April 29, 2008.
 

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Low-income Energy Assistance and Solar Power - Minnesota

Sun powers heaters for low-income families. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Tim Post, Minnesota Public Radio. April 30, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio

Ohio GOP lawmakers aim to cap payday loan rates at 28 percent. (OHIO) Read Article
By Aaron Marshall, Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 30, 2008.
 

Ohio House OKs 28% cap on payday loans. (OHIO) Read Article
By Aaron Marshall, Cleveland Plain Dealer. May 1, 2008.
 

Payday-lending bill advances. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. May 1, 2008.
 

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Wages and Tipped Workers

Tip-dependent workers feeling the slump. Read Article
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2008.
 

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States and Voter Identification Laws

With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock and John Gramlich, Stateline.org. April 29, 2008.
 

Critics blast Indiana voter ID ruling. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Deborah Hastings (Associated Press), Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. April 29, 2008.
 

Indiana voter ID ruling is victory for GOP. (INDIANA) Read Article
By James Oliphant, Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2008.
 

Decision is likely to spur voter ID laws in more states. Read Article
By Ian Urbina, New york Times. April 29, 2008.
 

Voter ID decision may roll to Mississippi. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Jerry Mitchell, Clarion Ledger. April 29, 2008.
 

Challenge to Ga. voter ID law to move ahead. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Shannon McCaffrey (Associated Press), Macon Telegraph. April 29, 2008.
 

Voter ID ruled legal, but state law on hold. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Patrick Marley and Stacy Forster, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 28, 2008.
 

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Opinion: Low-Wage Workers and Transportation

The bell tolls for low-income drivers. (Opinion) Read Article
By Julie McClintock, News and Observer. April 29, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind 'Reading First' Program

Study: 'Reading First' program fails to boost reading skills. Read Article
By Maria Glod, Washington Post. May 1, 2008.
 

Study: Bush administration's reading program hasn't helped. Read Article
By Nancy Zuckerbrod (Associated Press), Detroit News. May 1, 2008.
 

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Cash Incentives and Student Achievement

Schools use cash as an incentive to boost attendance and scores. Read Article
By Sean J. Miller, Christian Science Monitor. April 29, 2008.
 

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Sex Education Legislation - Minnesota

House passes bill requiring age-appropriate sex education. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Tim Pugmire, Minnesota Public Radio. April 29, 2008.
 

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