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Poverty Dispatch - January 15, 2009IRP 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:
Today's Articles:Note: All links are external; some links may require a free registration at the host site (e.g., New York Times, Chicago Tribune). Kids Count Report - Michigan
Kids Count report highlights disparities of race, poverty and geography. (MICHIGAN)
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Michigan kids living in poverty on the rise. (MICHIGAN)
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Michigan's child poverty rate rises. (MICHIGAN)
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Children in poverty increasing in Michigan and Genesee County; One out of four children live in poverty, report says. (MICHIGAN)
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States and Unemployment Insurance
Texas Workforce Commission swamped with calls for jobless benefits. (TEXAS)
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State must borrow from feds to pay the jobless. (OHIO)
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Help near for state’s unemployed. (INDIANA)
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Jobless center drowning in sea of benefit claims. (COLORADO)
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Georgia layoffs drive up unemployment numbers. (GEORGIA)
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Working through hope and despair at Long Beach job center. (CALIFORNIA)
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State Budgets and Economic Stimulus
Cash-strapped states anxiously await federal government funds.
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Struggling states cut healthcare for poor before Obama can bolster coverage.
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Report: Pa., Ohio need billions to meet social services needs.
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Pa., Ohio issue plea for federal assistance to needy.
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State Children's Health Insurance Program
Families seeking insurance for kids.
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House votes to expand children’s health care.
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House votes to expand health insurance program to 4 million more children.
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House votes to expand child health insurance.
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State Medicaid Programs - West Virginia, Iowa, Kentucky
Medicaid expansion would boost state economy, report says. (WEST VIRGINIA)
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State will wait on Medicaid cut. (IOWA)
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Medicaid deficit up 25 percent. (KENTUCKY)
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Medicaid deficit soars to $232 million. (KENTUCKY)
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Rates of Homelessness
Number of homeless likely to increase. (OHIO)
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Homelessness thought rising. (INDIANA)
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New breed of homeless expected. (NEVADA)
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Agencies see increase in number of homeless. (ARIZONA)
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Tally of '05-'07 homeless in region likely outdated. (CALIFORNIA)
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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Cold rush: Heat aid goes fast. (MAINE)
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Heating aid to be a hot commodity. (OHIO)
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Fuel aid requests jump 27 percent this year. (VERMONT)
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More seek heating-bill help with low-income energy assistance.
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Record number of households looking for home heating assistance this winter, new survey says.
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Food Assistance Programs
A growing number of county households getting food stamps. (COLORADO)
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11.000 Minnesotans will keep food stamp eligibility. (MINNESOTA)
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N.D. aims for more kids eating school breakfast. (NORTH DAKOTA)
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Food stamp requests tell bleak tale. (NORTH CAROLINA)
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Agriculture Dept. nominee to push food for poor.
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America's moral failure: Rising food insecurity. (Opinion)
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Education Costs and Funding
Students paying more and getting less, study says.
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Economics sore subject for public schools.
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Medical and Prescription Drug Costs
Drug costs soar for seniors. (MASSACHUSETTS)
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Seeing Red.
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Questions and comments email irpweb@ssc.wisc.edu Posted: 6 December, 2004 Last Updated: 15 January, 2009 |