Poverty Dispatch - July 3, 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:

• Medicaid Expansion - Maryland
• Medicaid Rule Changes
• Editorials: Child Poverty - Michigan, Missouri
• The Working Poor and Food Security - New York, Illinois
• States and Unemployment Benefits
• Minimum Wage Increase - Michigan
• No Child Left Behind and States' Flexibility
• Seniors on Fixed Incomes and Costs of Living
• State Budgets and the Economy
• Green Solutions and Low-income Families

Today's Articles:

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Medicaid Expansion - Maryland

Medicaid reaches more. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Laura Smitherman, Baltimore Sun. July 1, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Rule Changes

"Safety net" hospitals dodge Medicaid cuts this year. Read Article
By Suzanne Bohan, Contra Costa Times. June 30, 2008.
 

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Editorials: Child Poverty - Michigan, Missouri

Children in poverty deserve a better life. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Editorial, Ann Arbor News. July 1, 2008.
 

Dump poverty data. (MISSOURI) Read Article
Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 30, 2008.
 

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The Working Poor and Food Security - New York, Illinois

State aims to help families struggling to buy food. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Kirk Semple, New York Times. July 2, 2008.
 

Chicago’s working poor struggle to get enough to eat, study shows. (CHICAGO, IL) Read Article
By Monée Fields-White, Chicago Business News. July 2, 2008.
 

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States and Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment benefits extended 13 weeks. Read Article
By Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Star-Ledger. June 30, 2008.
 

States' unemployment funds dwindling. Read Article
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins (Associated Press), Detroit News. July 3, 2008.
 

Jobless Ohioans will get extra aid. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. July 3, 2008.
 

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Minimum Wage Increase - Michigan

Base pay rate rises today to $7.40. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Deb Price, Detroit News. July 1, 2008.
 

Michigan's minimum wage rises to $7.40 Tuesday. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By David Eggert (Associated Press), Crain's Detroit Business. July 1, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind and States' Flexibility

Ga. gets new 'No Child Left Behind' rules. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Laura Diamond, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 1, 2008.
 

State to test revamped No Child. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Kelly Soderlund, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. July 2, 2008.
 

Ohio will try new system to improve poor schools. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jennifer Smith Richards, Columbus Dispatch. July 2, 2008.
 

Illinois gains flexibility under No Child Left Behind. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Emily Krone, Daily Herald. July 3, 2008.
 

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Seniors on Fixed Incomes and Costs of Living

For many, golden years mean less travel, more work. Read Article
By Sandra Block, USA Today. June 30, 2008.
 

Rising prices hammer seniors on fixed incomes. Read Article
By Lynn O'Shaughnessy, USA Today. July 1, 2008.
 

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State Budgets and the Economy

Sour economy limits states' options in '08. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org. July 2, 2008.
 

Budget pain hits states, with relief not in sight. Read Article
By Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times. July 1, 2008.
 

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Green Solutions and Low-income Families

Low-income homes green — and affordable. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Kathleen Moore, Schenectady Daily Gazette. July 1, 2008.
 

Can a greener economy help solve poverty? Read Article
By Steve Berg, MinnPost. May 30, 2008.
 

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