Poverty Dispatch - May 22, 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:

• Privatization of Social Services - Indiana
• Medicaid Cuts and Dental Coverage - California
• Medicaid Prescription Drug Plan - Pennsylvania
• State Children's Health Insurance Program - Colorado
• Florida Low-cost Health Care Plan
• Rising Costs and Assistance Agencies - Illinois
• Affordable Housing - Ohio, New Jersey
• Home Foreclosures and Renters
• Retirement-age Women Living in Poverty
• Bank Accounts and Savings for the Low-income
• States and No Child Left Behind Proficiency Levels
• Juvenile Offender Sentencing Laws - Illinois
• Sentencing Guidelines and Discrimination

Today's Articles:

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Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

Welfare shift debuts under fire. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Niki Kelly, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 22, 2008.
 

ACLU lawsuit targets Indiana welfare changes. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. May 19, 2008.
 

New system called not needy-friendly. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Dan Carpenter, Indianapolis Star. May 21, 2008.
 

Finding the welfare balance. (INDIANA) Read Article
Editorial, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 22, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Cuts and Dental Coverage - California

State budget to chop dental benefits for poor. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle. May 20, 2008.
 

Dentists, seniors warn against plan to cut dental benefits for adults on Medi-Cal. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Barbara Grady, Oakland Tribune. May 19, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Prescription Drug Plan - Pennsylvania

$95 million prescription for savings. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 21, 2008.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program - Colorado

Stats spun in child-health push. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Tim Hoover, Denver Post. May 22, 2008.
 

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Florida Low-cost Health Care Plan

New Florida law allows low-cost health policies. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. May 22, 2008.
 

Crist signs health-care-reform bill. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Jim Ash, Tallahassee Democrat. May 21, 2008.
 

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Rising Costs and Assistance Agencies - Illinois

Cost of free food gets ever higher for pantries. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Megan Twohey, Chicago Tribune. May 20, 2008.
 

Many social service agencies struggling. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Bob Seidenberg, Evanston Review. May 22, 2008.
 

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Affordable Housing - Ohio, New Jersey

Too few homes for low-income renters. (OHIO) Read Article
By Mark Ferenchik, Columbus Dispatch. May 21, 2008.
 

NJ affordable housing revamp weighed. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Tom Hester Jr. (Associated Press), Newsday. May 22, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters

Renters suffering from foreclosure crisis. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Tony Holt, Hernando Today. May 22, 2008.
 

When your landlord's in trouble, you could be too: Foreclosure may surprise tenant with eviction. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Stefanie Murray, Ann Arbor News. May 20, 2008.
 

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Retirement-age Women Living in Poverty

Poverty in the golden years. Read Article
By Samantha Maziarz Christmann, Buffalo News. May 18, 2008.
 

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Bank Accounts and Savings for the Low-income

Nonprofit aims to reach 'unbanked.' Read Article
By Gary Haber, Wilmington News Journal. May 21, 2008.
 

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States and No Child Left Behind Proficiency Levels

Many states leave behind education law. Read Article
By Amy Fagan, Washington Times. May 20, 2008.
 

Bar to hit No Child law rising. Read Article
By Crystal Owens, Athens Banner-Herald. May 21, 2008.
 

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Juvenile Offender Sentencing Laws - Illinois

Some county officials leery of bill that would treat many 17-year-old offenders as juveniles. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune. May 21, 2008.
 

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Sentencing Guidelines and Discrimination

Study: Sentencing guidelines ease discrimination. Read Article
By Larry O'Dell (Associated Press), Detroit News. May 22, 2008.
 

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