Poverty Dispatch - May 28, 2009

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 irppubs@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• State Budget Cuts - California
• Joblessness and Unemployment
• Homelessness and Housing
• Education Reform and the Achievement Gap
• High School Graduation Rate - Iowa
• Food Stamp Program and Farmers' Markets
• Reports: Income and Poverty - Korea, Finland, Albania, Ireland
• Health Insurance Coverage and Costs
• Economic Stimulus Spending and States
• The Poor and Donations to Charity
• Opinion: Global Poverty Alleviation
• Welfare Programs - Minnesota, Louisiana
• State Minimum Wage - Rhode Island
• Spending on Drug Abuse and Prevention
• Opinion: Prisoner Re-entry Programs - Indiana
• Anderson Herald Bulletin Special Report - Indiana

Today's Articles:

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State Budget Cuts - California

Poor would be hard hit by proposed California budget cuts. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Eric Bailey and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times. May 22, 2009.
 

California begins hunt for deeper cuts. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times. May 22, 2009.
 

Schwarzenegger sends lawmakers $5 billion in proposed cuts. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Michael Rothfeld and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2009.
 

State may ax Healthy Families help. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Timm Herdt, Ventura County Star. May 24, 2009.
 

Healthcare cuts would mean higher costs and possibly deaths, officials warn. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Eric Bailey and Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times. May 28, 2009.
 

Billions in new cuts loom for California — including eliminating welfare and closing most state parks. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Karen de Sa, San Jose Mercury News. May 26, 2009.
 

Governor's budget ax poised over children's health care programs. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee. May 28, 2009.
 

Governor's plan ends welfare as we know it. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Kurtis Alexander, San Jose Mercury News. May 28, 2009.
 

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Joblessness and Unemployment

Unemployment hits less-educated workers much harder than those with degrees. Read Article
By Jim Stratton, Orlando Sentinel. May 22, 2009.
 

U.S. jobless rate likely to pass Europe's. Read Article
By Floyd Norris, New York Times. May 22, 2009.
 

California led U.S. in job losses in April. Read Article
Associated Press, New York Times. May 22, 2009.
 

New York state's replacing of unemployment checks with debit cards can add costs for the jobless. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Delen Goldberg, Syracuse Post-Standard. May 24, 2009.
 

Charging the jobless. (NEW YORK) Read Article
Editorial, Syracuse Post-Standard. May 28, 2009.
 

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Homelessness and Housing

Teenage homelessness in Tarrant County is an often invisible problem. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Alex Branch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 26, 2009.
 

Survey says homelessness up 20 percent. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Thomas Michalski, Tampa Bay Newspapers. May 25, 2009.
 

State uses $18.5 million to prevent homelessness. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Marcus Green, Louisville Courier-Journal. May 28, 2009.
 

Homeless count in county rises by 12 percent. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Anna Bakalis, Ventura County Star. May 28, 2009.
 

Phila. program to ease homelessness shows results. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Jennifer Lin, Philadelphia Inquirer. May 27, 2009.
 

City temporarily stops charging rent to the working homeless. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Julie Bosman, New York Times. May 21, 2009.
 

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Education Reform and the Achievement Gap

Education overhaul facing big hurdles. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By James Vaznis, Boston Globe. May 28, 2009.
 

School achievement gap isn't closing, study finds. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Steve Urbon, Standard-Times. May 19, 2009.
 

Lessons learned from the Chicago Public Schools. (Commentary) Read Article
By Timothy Knowles, Education Week. May 26, 2009.
 

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High School Graduation Rate - Iowa

Iowa's graduation rate declines. (IOWA) Read Article
By Melissa Walker, Des Moines Register. May 22, 2009.
 

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Food Stamp Program and Farmers' Markets

A fresh break for the needy. Read Article
By Jane Black, Washington Post. May 27, 2009.
 

Farmers markets now take food stamps. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Nanci Bompey, Asheville Citizen-Times. May 16, 2009.
 

Farmers' markets open to food-stamp clients. (MAINE) Read Article
By Megan V. Malloy, Kennebec Journal. May 11, 2009.
 

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Reports: Income and Poverty - Korea, Finland, Albania, Ireland

Income gap widest ever. (KOREA) Read Article
By Moon Gwang-lip, JoongAng Daily. May 22, 2009.
 

Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer. (FINLAND) Read Article
By David J. Cord, Helsinki Times. May 28, 2009.
 

Albania's poverty levels in decline. (ALBANIA) Read Article
By Manjola Hala, Southeast European Times. May 25, 2009.
 

Inner city poverty 'masked by influx of rich residents.' (IRELAND) Read Article
By Carl O'Brien, Irish Times. May 26, 2009.
 

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Health Insurance Coverage and Costs

Study: Insured pay 'hidden tax' for uninsured health care. Read Article
By Seung Min Kim, USA Today. May 28, 2009.
 

Costs snarling health overhaul. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Kay Lazar, Boston Globe. May 28, 2009.
 

Massachusetts, model for universal health care, sees ups and downs in policy. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. May 28, 2009.
 

Chains' health clinics not in needy areas, study finds. Read Article
By Carla K. Johnson (Associated Press), Philadelphia Inquirer. May 26, 2009.
 

States consider cutting drug help for seniors. Read Article
By Ray Henry (Associated Press), Kansas City Star. May 27, 2009.
 

Hopes narrowing for CHIP expansion. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Jackie Stone (Associated Press), Dallas Morning News. May 27, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus Spending and States

Stimulus projects bypass hard-hit states. Read Article
By Brad Heath, USA Today. May 27, 2009.
 

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The Poor and Donations to Charity

They are more generous -- even in hard times. Read Article
By Jaweed Kaleem and Frank Greve, Miami Herald. May 24, 2009.
 

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Opinion: Global Poverty Alleviation

Poverty’s two-way street. Read Article
By Deepa Narayan, New York Times. May 26, 2009.
 

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Welfare Programs - Minnesota, Louisiana

Is Minnesota's welfare system a magnet -- or just an easy target? (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jason Hoppin, Pioneer Press. May 23, 2009.
 

House committee revives welfare drug testing bill. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Melinda Deslatte, Baton Rouge Advocate. May 27, 2009.
 

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State Minimum Wage - Rhode Island

R.I. Senate ties wage hike to consumer price index. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. May 28, 2009.
 

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Spending on Drug Abuse and Prevention

Governments' drug-abuse costs hit $468 billion, study says. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. May 28, 2009.
 

Report: Government not spending much on drug prevention. Read Article
CNN.com. May 28, 2009.
 

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Opinion: Prisoner Re-entry Programs - Indiana

A hard look at prisoner re-entry protocols is needed. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ed Manier, South Bend Tribune. May 24, 2009.
 

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Anderson Herald Bulletin Special Report - Indiana

Special reports series: Coping with hard times. (ANDERSON, IN) Visit Series Homepage
Anderson Herald Bulletin. May 28, 2009.
 

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