Poverty Dispatch - July 28, 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
• Family Success Centers - New Jersey
• State Medicaid Programs - Louisiana, Utah, Florida, Oklahoma
• State Health Insurance Plans - Oklahoma, Florida
• Food Stamp Program - Maine
• Child Welfare and Foster Care
• Editorial: Poverty Measurement
• Economic Hardship and Increasing Need for Assistance
• Utility Costs and Assistance Programs
• Tenant Advocacy and Foreclosures and Evictions
• Report: High School Graduation Rates
• No Child Left Behind and Free Tutoring
• Race, Law Enforcement, and Corrections

Today's Articles:

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Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

Needy Hoosiers struggle to get aid. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Lesley Stedman Weidenbener and Grace Schneider, Louisville Courier-Journal. July 27, 2008.
 

Welfare concerns prompt forum. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Arthur E. Foulkes, Terre Haute Tribune-Star. July 26, 2008.
 

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Family Success Centers - New Jersey

Helping families right where they live. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Michael Winerip, New York Times. July 27, 2008.
 

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State Medicaid Programs - Louisiana, Utah, Florida, Oklahoma

Medicaid revamp among hot topics in health care. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Jan Moller, New Orleans Times-Picayune. July 25, 2008.
 

Proposed Medicaid waiver looks beneficial — but is it? (UTAH) Read Article
By James Thalman, Deseret News. July 26, 2008.
 

Study defends Medicaid pilot. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Christine Jordan Sexton, Miami Herald. July 19, 2008.
 

Few tap healthy behavior program. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Kevin Turner, Jacksonville Times-Union. July 25, 2008.
 

Report slights state Medicaid. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Kim Archer, Tulsa World. July 24, 2008.
 

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State Health Insurance Plans - Oklahoma, Florida

Insuring working poor set as goal. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Mick Hinton, Tulsa World. July 25, 2008.
 

Insurers so far not thrilled with state insurance plan. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Liz Freeman, Naples Daily News. July 27, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Program - Maine

Food stamps help 177,966 Mainers. (MAINE) Read Article
By Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News. July 28, 2008.
 

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Child Welfare and Foster Care

Neglect, poverty put kids in peril. (OREGON) Read Article
By Eunice Kim and Tracy Loew, Statesman Journal. July 27, 2008.
 

Abused children often return to public care. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Justin Vellucci, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. July 28, 2008.
 

Finally, a foster care fix. (Opinion) Read Article
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Los Angeles Times. July 25, 2008.
 

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Editorial: Poverty Measurement

A poor measure. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Houston Chronicle. July 25, 2008.
 

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Economic Hardship and Increasing Need for Assistance

Demand soars as donations decline at L.A.-area food banks. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By Jennifer Oldham, Los Angeles Times. July 28, 2008.
 

Low-wage workers, retirees join the growing list of needy. (OHIO) Read Article
By Bridgette Outten, Matt Sanctis and Samantha Sommer, Springfield News-Sun. July 27, 2008.
 

Increased demand strains supplies at local food pantries. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Phil Devitt, Standard-Times. July 28, 2008.
 

Charities suffer as donations diminish. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Debbie Kelley, Colorado Springs Gazette. July 28, 2008.
 

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Utility Costs and Assistance Programs

Fuel cost now driving up electric bills. Read Article
By Ron Scherer, Christian Science Monitor. July 25, 2008.
 

Energy bill answers elusive. (MAINE) Read Article
By Victoria Wallack, Mount Desert Islander. July 25, 2008.
 

Arizona deserves federal funds for energy bills. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Arizona Daily Star. July 25, 2008.
 

Help from the heat. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Arizona Republic. July 25, 2008.
 

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Tenant Advocacy and Foreclosures and Evictions

A helping hand in hard times. (ALBANY, NY) Read Article
By Tim O'Brien, Albany Times-Union. July 28, 2008.
 

Program to notify renters of foreclosure filings. (CLEVELAND, OH) Read Article
By Brian Albrecht, Cleveland Plain Dealer. July 26, 2008.
 

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Report: High School Graduation Rates

New report hits IPS graduation rates. (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) Read Article
By Andy Gammill, Indianapolis Star. July 25, 2008.
 

Study: Black males falter in IPS. (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) Read Article
By Andy Gammill, Indianapolis Star. July 26, 2008.
 

State has lowest graduation rate for black males. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press. July 26, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind and Free Tutoring

Few in Metro use free tutoring. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Natalia Mielczarek, The Tennessean. July 27, 2008.
 

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Race, Law Enforcement, and Corrections

Statewide report: Police ask to search minorities’ cars more often. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Aaron Chambers, Rockford Register Star. July 27, 2008.
 

California to begin integrating prisons for men. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Ashley Surdin, Washington Post. July 27, 2008.
 

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