Poverty Dispatch - May 15, 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:

• State Health Care Plans - Iowa, Minnesota
• Privatization of Social Services - Indiana
• Editorial: Poverty Measurement
• Kids Count Report - Minnesota
• Child Welfare Removal Policies - New York City
• Food Stamp Program Enrollment - Florida
• The Farm Bill and the Food Stamp Program
• Medicaid Rule Change and Doctor Training Programs - New York
• Safety-net Hospitals and Quality of Care
• Paid Family Leave - New Jersey
• Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio
• Academic Achievement of American Indian Students - Oklahoma
• Study: Level of Education and Life Expectancy

Today's Articles:

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State Health Care Plans - Iowa, Minnesota

Health care reform targets kids and uninsured Iowans. (IOWA) Read Article
By Charlotte Eby, Quad-City Times. May 13, 2008.
 

Health care reform measure touted as national model. (IOWA) Read Article
By Rod Boshart, Cedar Rapids Gazette. May 13, 2008.
 

State to shrink Hawk-I ad budget. (IOWA) Read Article
By Tony Leys, Des Moines Register. May 13, 2008.
 

Pawlenty vetoes health care and education bills. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Kevin Duchschere, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. May 13, 2008.
 

Veto shouldn't be last word on health care. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. May 14, 2008.
 

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Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

Hundreds attend meeting to complain about new welfare system. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Nick Werner, Star Press. May 14, 2008.
 

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Editorial: Poverty Measurement

On the level. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Columbus Dispatch. May 13, 2008.
 

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Kids Count Report - Minnesota

More Minnesota children living in poverty. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
Duluth News Tribune. May 13, 2008.
 

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Child Welfare Removal Policies - New York City

Child Welfare tightens law on removal. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times. May 15, 2008.
 

NYC enacts tougher child welfare laws. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
Associated Press, Newsday. May 15, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Program Enrollment - Florida

Fla. households using food stamps about three times the national average. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Jamie Malernee, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. May 14, 2008.
 

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The Farm Bill and the Food Stamp Program

Politically popular farm bill gets election-year boost. Read Article
By Mary Clare Jalonick (Associated Press), Albany Times-Union. May 15, 2008.
 

Defying President Bush, Senate passes farm bill. Read Article
By David M. Herszenhorn and David Stout, New York Times. May 15, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Rule Change and Doctor Training Programs - New York

Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times. May 14, 2008.
 

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Safety-net Hospitals and Quality of Care

Quality lags at safety-net hospitals. Read Article
By Steven Reinberg, Washington Post. May 13, 2008.
 

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Paid Family Leave - New Jersey

N.J. enacts paid family leave. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. May 14, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio

Payday lenders likely doomed. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. May 15, 2008.
 

Ohio payday loan cap OK'd. (OHIO) Read Article
Cincinnati Enquirer. May 15, 2008.
 

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Academic Achievement of American Indian Students - Oklahoma

State's Indians show superb scores. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World. May 12, 2008.
 

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Study: Level of Education and Life Expectancy

The less the education, the higher the risk of dying early. Read Article
By David Brown, Washington Post. May 14, 2008.
 

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