Poverty Dispatch - July 7, 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 of Federal TANF Funds - Colorado
• State Medicaid Programs - Ohio, South Carolina
• Child Welfare Reform - Michigan, Nebraska
• Food Assistance Programs
• 'Food Deserts' and Access to Fresh Produce
• Utility Costs and Energy Assistance Programs
• Early Childhood Education
• Homelessness and Housing First - Colorado
• Affordable Housing and Renewable Energy - Ohio
• Home Foreclosures and Renters
• Paid Sick Leave
• Low-wage Workers, Car Ownership, and Transportation
• Low-income Families and Broadband Internet Access
• Immigration Enforcement and Employers, Workers, and Families
• For-profit Fundraisers and Non-profit Charities

Today's Articles:

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Spending of Federal TANF Funds - Colorado

Welfare money sits in coffers. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Allison Sherry, Denver Post. July 6, 2008.
 

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State Medicaid Programs - Ohio, South Carolina

Drug plan might cost millions. (OHIO) Read Article
By Alan Johnson, Columbus Dispatch. July 7, 2008.
 

Medical records going online, but will information be safe? (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Liv Osby, Greenville News. July 6, 2008.
 

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Child Welfare Reform - Michigan, Nebraska

Michigan set to reform foster care. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Mark Hicks, Detroit News. July 4, 2008.
 

State to revamp foster care system in settlement. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press. July 4, 2008.
 

Retooling Nebraska child welfare. (NEBRASKA) Read Article
By Martha Stoddard, North Platte Telegraph. July 1, 2008.
 

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Food Assistance Programs

School lunch aid made easier. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jennifer Smith Richards, Columbus Dispatch. July 7, 2008.
 

Food stamp outreach striving to boost use. (OHIO) Read Article
By Kate Giammarise, Toledo Blade. July 3, 2008.
 

Not Keeping Pace: Food-stamp applications rise; allotment amount falls short. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Bertrand M. Gutiérrez, Winston-Salem Journal. July 7, 2008.
 

Food-stamp increase can't come soon enough. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Yakima Herald-Republic. July 7, 2008.
 

Food stamps well run. (ALABAMA) Read Article
Editorial, Press-Register. July 3, 2008.
 

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'Food Deserts' and Access to Fresh Produce

Urban, rural communities lack supply of affordable produce. Read Article
By Valerie Bauman (Associated Press), USA Today. July 5, 2008.
 

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Utility Costs and Energy Assistance Programs

High natural gas costs expected to boost heating bills this winter. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 6, 2008.
 

Advocates for poor want state to hurry on energy aid. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Terry Collins, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. July 2, 2008.
 

Heating forecast? Painful. (NEW HAMPSHIRE) Read Article
By Kate Davidson, Concord Monitor. July 6, 2008.
 

It's hot now, but winter fuel bills are coming. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Newsday. July 6, 2008.
 

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Early Childhood Education

Kindergarten displays a gap: Some pupils will need more help to learn. (OHIO) Read Article
By Edith Starzyk, Cleveland Plain Dealer. July 7, 2008.
 

To succeed in school, some kids need Head Start. (Opinion) Read Article
By Kelly Flynn, Flint Journal. July 5, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and Housing First - Colorado

Focusing on housing first. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Bill Reed, Colorado Springs Gazette. July 6, 2008.
 

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Affordable Housing and Renewable Energy - Ohio

A home in the sun. (OHIO) Read Article
By Joey Nowak, Columbus Dispatch. July 6, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters

Low-income renters feel foreclosure pinch. Read Article
By David Handelman, Frederick News-Post. July 5, 2008.
 

Foreclosure stigma haunts would-be renters. Read Article
By J.W. Elphinstone (Associated Press), Dubuque Telegraph Herald. July 6, 2008.
 

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Paid Sick Leave

Cuts in paid sick days leave unhealthy employees stuck in the workplace. Read Article
By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times. July 7, 2008.
 

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Low-wage Workers, Car Ownership, and Transportation

It’s tough to get far without a car. Read Article
By Michael Andersen, The Columbian. July 6, 2008.
 

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Low-income Families and Broadband Internet Access

They are online but falling behind fast. Read Article
By Kelly Heyboer, Star-Ledger. July 6, 2008.
 

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Immigration Enforcement and Employers, Workers, and Families

Employers fight tough measures on immigration. Read Article
By Julia Preston, New York Times. July 6, 2008.
 

With E-Verify, too many errors to expand its use? Read Article
By Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. July 7, 2008.
 

Immigrant arrests sever parents, children. Read Article
By Daniel González, Arizona Republic. July 6, 2008.
 

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For-profit Fundraisers and Non-profit Charities

The give and take for charity. Read Article
By Charles Piller and Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times. July 6, 2008.
 

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