Poverty Dispatch - August 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:

• Study: Working Poor Living in Concentrated Poverty
• States and Medicaid Programs and Funding
• Children's Health Insurance Programs - Wisconsin, Texas, Utah
• Low-income Children and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke - West Virginia
• Iowa Flooding and Residents Living in Poverty
• Safety Net Hospitals and Covering the Uninsured
• Homeless Families and School Children - Minnesota, Florida, California
• GED Completion Rate - Wisconsin
• Home Energy Costs and Assistance Programs
• Prison Nursery Programs - Ohio
• States and Prison Health Care
• Alternatives to Payday Lending
• Payday Lending Ballot Initiative - Ohio

Today's Articles:

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Study: Working Poor Living in Concentrated Poverty

Poor see gains of 1990s reversed. Read Article
By Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. August 12, 2008.
 

Study: Numbers of working poor increase. Read Article
By Marisol Bello, USA TODAY. August 12, 2008.
 

Study: Working poor families grow more concentrated in poor neighborhoods. (HARTFORD, CT) Read Article
By Janice Podsada, Hartford Courant. August 12, 2008.
 

Pockets of poverty rise in metropolitan areas. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) Read Article
By Allie Shah, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. August 12, 2008.
 

Study shows intense poverty in Rochester. (ROCHESTER, NY) Read Article
By Gary McLendon, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. August 14, 2008.
 

Allentown sees spike in poverty, study finds. (ALLENTOWN, PA) Read Article
By Patrick Lester and Arlene Martínez, Allentown Morning Call. August 14, 2008.
 

A poor showing for a rich nation. (Column) Read Article
By James Ragland, Dallas Morning News. August 13, 2008.
 

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States and Medicaid Programs and Funding

States fail to report health provider sanctions. Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), Washington Post. August 12, 2008.
 

Medicaid bears brunt of states' budget crunch. Read Article
By Ron Scherer, Christian Science Monitor. August 15, 2008.
 

D.C.'s Medicaid rules criticized. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Daniel LeDuc, Washington Post. August 9, 2008.
 

Health care or welfare? Battle of semantics is taking shape. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By David A. Lieb (Associated Press), Springfield News-Leader. August 9, 2008.
 

Fourth delay in care plan sought. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Kay Lazar, Boston Globe. August 9, 2008.
 

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Children's Health Insurance Programs - Wisconsin, Texas, Utah

More kids’ health can be insured. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 13, 2008.
 

State expects flat growth for Children's Health Insurance Program. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Robert T. Garrett, Dallas Morning News. August 11, 2008.
 

Uninsured children not getting vital health care. (UTAH) Read Article
By James Thalman, Deseret News. August 14, 2008.
 

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Low-income Children and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke - West Virginia

More W.Va. kids live with smoking in home, study finds. (WEST VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette. August 13, 2008.
 

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Iowa Flooding and Residents Living in Poverty

Cedar Rapids saw poor hit the hardest. (IOWA) Read Article
By William Petroski, Des Moines Register. August 13, 2008.
 

Minorities, poor hit hard by historic flood. (IOWA) Read Article
By Rick Smith, Cedar Rapids Gazette. August 13, 2008.
 

Study says poor suffered most in Iowa flooding. (IOWA) Read Article
By Mike Glover (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. August 13, 2008.
 

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Safety Net Hospitals and Covering the Uninsured

Safety-net hospitals limit services to the uninsured, study finds. Read Article
By Chris Seper, Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 13, 2008.
 

Do safety-net hospitals put money over mission? Read Article
By Carol M. Ostrom, Seattle Times. August 12, 2008.
 

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Homeless Families and School Children - Minnesota, Florida, California

'Perfect storm:' More families are on the street. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Mary Jane Smetanka, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. August 12, 2008.
 

Number of homeless families grows amid foreclosure crisis. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel. August 14, 2008.
 

Homework without a home. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Kathy Johnston, San Lius Obispo New Times. August 13, 2008.
 

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GED Completion Rate - Wisconsin

Wisconsin GED completion lags behind other states. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Amy Hetzner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 11, 2008.
 

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Home Energy Costs and Assistance Programs

Rising fuel costs a chilling concern for Mass. residents. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Rachel Dolin, Bay State Banner. August 14, 2008.
 

Falling into 'fuel poverty.' Read Article
By Stephanie I. Cohen, MarketWatch. August 11, 2008.
 

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Prison Nursery Programs - Ohio

In Ohio, inmate mothers care for babies in prison. (OHIO) Read Article
By Steve Inskeep, Morning Edition, National Public Radio. August 13, 2008.
 

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States and Prison Health Care

36 states release ill or dying inmates. Read Article
By Marty Roney, USA Today. August 13, 2008.
 

Federal overseer seeks to seize $8 billion for California prison healthcare. Read Article
By Michael Rothfeld, Los Angeles Times. August 14, 2008.
 

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Alternatives to Payday Lending

FDIC pilot program explores alternatives to payday loans. Read Article
By Jordan Weissmann, Washington Post. August 12, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Ballot Initiative - Ohio

Payday-loan petition circulators accused of misinforming voters. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. August 13, 2008.
 

Petitioners misrepresent payday-loan law, critics say. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Provance, Toledo Blade. August 13, 2008.
 

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