Poverty Dispatch - June 8, 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:

• Welfare Reform - Wisconsin, New York
• Medicaid Programs - Michigan, Indiana
• Report: Rural Homelessness
• Joblessness and Unemployment
• Charter School for Foster Youth - Philadelphia, PA
• Summer Food Assistance for Children - California
• State Budget Cuts and Social Services - California
• Hurricane Katrina Victims and Trailers
• Payday Lending Regulation - South Carolina, Ohio
• Prisoner Re-entry - New York
• States and Health Insurance Coverage - Washington, Iowa

Today's Articles:

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Welfare Reform - Wisconsin, New York

W-2 revisions turn back clock on welfare reform, critics say. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Steve Schultze, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 7, 2009.
 

NY group calls for better welfare reform. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Valerie Bauman (Associated Press), Newsday. June 5, 2009.
 

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Medicaid Programs - Michigan, Indiana

Medicaid straining MDs. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Christina Rogers, Detroit News. June 8, 2009.
 

Officials fretting Medicaid shortfall. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Niki Kelly, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. June 7, 2009.
 

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Report: Rural Homelessness

Study reveals 'hidden homeless' in rural America. Read Article
By Clarke Canfield (Associated Press), Washington Post. June 6, 2009.
 

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Joblessness and Unemployment

Temporary work masks joblessness. Read Article
By Frank Bass (Associated Press), Burlington Free Press. June 6, 2009.
 

Hints of hope even as jobless rate jumps to 9.4%. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman and Jack Healy, New York Times. June 5, 2009.
 

Unemployment insurance buckles after years of underfunding. Read Article
By Olga Pierce, ProPublica. June 3, 2009.
 

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Charter School for Foster Youth - Philadelphia, PA

Unusual Phila. foster-care charter school holds lottery. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Martha Woodall, Philadelphia Inquirer. June 6, 2009.
 

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Summer Food Assistance for Children - California

7 in 10 valley kids may not have food when schools let out. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Nicole C. Brambila, Palm Springs Desert Sun. June 7, 2009.
 

More summer meal sites needed. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Nicole C. Brambila, Palm Springs Desert Sun. June 7, 2009.
 

Nonprofits can help starve summer's toll on children. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
Editorial, Palm Springs Desert Sun. June 7, 2009.
 

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State Budget Cuts and Social Services - California

Calif. contemplating rewrite of social contract. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Judy Lin (Associated Press), Sacramento Bee. June 7, 2009.
 

Nightmares come true for the neediest. (Column) Read Article
By George Skelton, Los Angeles Times. June 8, 2009.
 

California's agony can't be ignored. (Column) Read Article
By Neal Peirce, Denver Post. June 7, 2009.
 

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Hurricane Katrina Victims and Trailers

Katrina victims will not have to vacate trailers. Read Article
By Shaila Dewan, New York Times. June 3, 2009.
 

HUD sets options for hurricane victims in trailers. Read Article
By Becky Bohrer (Associated Press), Baton Rouge Advocate. June 3, 2009.
 

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Payday Lending Regulation - South Carolina, Ohio

Sanford vetoes payday lending bill. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Roddie Burris, The State. June 3, 2009.
 

More payday-lending ammo readied. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. May 31, 2009.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry - New York

At the bottom of job ladder. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Chris Churchill, Albany Times Union. June 7, 2009.
 

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States and Health Insurance Coverage - Washington, Iowa

Wash. health plan for poor to raise rates. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Curt Woodward (Associated Press), Seattle Times. June 8, 2009.
 

Reported number of uninsured children surprises state. (IOWA) Read Article
By Tony Leys, Des Moines Register. June 7, 2009.
 

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