Poverty Dispatch - July 24, 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:

• Child Poverty - South Dakota
• Increased Need for Food Assistance
• Low-income Families and Nutrition
• Funding for Social Services - Ohio, Hawaii, Texas, Indiana, Nevada
• State Children's Health Insurance Program - Louisiana
• Low-income Children and Access to Dental Care
• The Homeless and Voting
• Housing Rescue Bill and Poor Neighborhoods
• Minimum Wage Increase
• Trends in Income and Wages
• Report: HIV/AIDS Cases in the South
• State Health Insurance Plans - Indiana, Ohio, Utah

Today's Articles:

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Child Poverty - South Dakota

Child poverty plagues Ziebach County, poorest in the nation. (SOUTH DAKOTA) Read Article
By Mary Garrigan, Rapid City Journal. July 22, 2008.
 

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Increased Need for Food Assistance

Food stamp use soars in Mass. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Jonnelle Marte, Boston Globe. July 23, 2008.
 

More needing public help. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Angelica A. Morrison, Utica Observer-Dispatch. July 23, 2008.
 

Families stretch food dollars with reduced-cost programs, pantries. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Mary Ann Ford, Bloomington Pantagraph. July 23, 2008.
 

Food help for needy mothers increases. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Sarita Chourey, Augusta Chronicle. July 23, 2008.
 

Donations drop, but need rises at food banks. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
Newport News Daily Press. July 24, 2008.
 

Food banks struggling to keep up with demand. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Deborah Circelli, East Volusia News-Journal. July 21, 2008.
 

Cupboard is bare. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Caroline An, Pasadena Star-News. July 21, 2008.
 

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Low-income Families and Nutrition

Getting healthy foods to poor people a struggle. (SEATTLE, WA) Read Article
By Manuel Valdes (Associated Press), Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 23, 2008.
 

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Funding for Social Services - Ohio, Hawaii, Texas, Indiana, Nevada

Counties urge help for poorest of poor. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. July 24, 2008.
 

More benefits for poor sought. (OHIO) Read Article
By Loren Genson, Chillicothe Gazette. July 24, 2008.
 

Federal funding cuts for low-income families. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Sneh Duggal, Molokai Times. July 24, 2008.
 

City looks at changing funding system for social services. (AUSTIN, TX) Read Article
By Suzannah Gonzales, Austin American-Statesman. July 23, 2008.
 

Editorial: Welfare in Indiana. (INDIANA) Read Article
Editorial, Evansville Courier and Press. July 23, 2008.
 

Utilities fund for poor petering out. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Timothy Pratt, Las Vegas Sun. July 23, 2008.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program - Louisiana

New LaCHIP plan insures more children. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Marsha Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate. July 23, 2008.
 

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Low-income Children and Access to Dental Care

Kids' smiles at risk. Read Article
By Jane Liaw, Hartford Courant. July 21, 2008.
 

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The Homeless and Voting

As economic woes mount, homeless plan to vote. Read Article
By Syantani Chatterjee, Washington Post. July 23, 2008.
 

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Housing Rescue Bill and Poor Neighborhoods

A housing rescue nears – but for whom? Read Article
By Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor. July 22, 2008.
 

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Minimum Wage Increase

Federal minimum wage to increase. Read Article
By Matthew Hay Brown, Baltimore Sun. July 23, 2008.
 

Minimum wage rises Thursday; experts debate merits of increase. Read Article
By Daniel Suddeath, News and Tribune. July 23, 2008.
 

Minimum wage boost kicks in today. Read Article
By Laura Olson, Indianapolis Star. July 24, 2008.
 

Some minimum wage workers get raise today. Read Article
Associated Press, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. July 24, 2008.
 

Ups, downs of new minimum wage. Read Article
By David Ranii, Charlotte Observer. July 24, 2008.
 

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Trends in Income and Wages

Moderate and lower earners under more pressure. Read Article
By Joanne Morrison, Washington Post. July 22, 2008.
 

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Report: HIV/AIDS Cases in the South

HIV cases on the rise, funding low in the South. Read Article
Associated Press, Clarion Ledger. July 20, 2008.
 

Report says AIDS hits South hard. Read Article
By Czerne M. Reid, The State. July 22, 2008.
 

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State Health Insurance Plans - Indiana, Ohio, Utah

Campaign aims to get kids, adults health insurance. (INDIANA) Read Article
Associated Press, Chicago Tribune. July 23, 2008.
 

Insuring the uninsured will be costly. (OHIO) Read Article
By Alan Johnson, Columbus Dispatch. July 24, 2008.
 

Grant to help insure low-income Utahns. (UTAH) Read Article
By Lisa Rosetta, Salt Lake Tribune. July 23, 2008.
 

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