Poverty Dispatch - August 21, 2008

NOTE: Next week's Poverty Dispatches will be compiled in one edition and posted on Thursday, August 28. There will be no Dispatch on Monday, August 25.

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 Welfare Programs - Indiana, Nevada
• State Medicaid Programs
• State Health Insurance Programs - Massachusetts, Kentucky
• Child Care Subsidies - New York, California
• Effect of Food Prices on Food Banks and Schools
• Utility Costs and Assistance Programs
• Washington Post Series on Low-wage Workers
• Post-Katrina Housing - Mississippi
• Homelessness and School Children - California
• Jobless Benefits - Ohio
• States and Paid Sick Leave

Today's Articles:

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State Welfare Programs - Indiana, Nevada

Feds credit state on welfare aid. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Niki Kelly, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. August 21, 2008.
 

Cutting through red tape. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Bryan Corbin, Evansville Courier and Press. August 21, 2008.
 

Roob: proposed rule would cost some food stamps. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. August 20, 2008.
 

New welfare policy could leave 300 families without checks. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun. August 19, 2008.
 

Welfare officials drop toughest rule changes. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Geoff Dornan, Nevada Appeal. August 20, 2008.
 

Nevada welfare benefits cut by new plan. (NEVADA) Read Article
Associated Press, Tahoe Daily Tribune. August 21, 2008.
 

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State Medicaid Programs

Opportunity knocks as Medicaid IT contracts expire. Read Article
By Maureen McKinney, Government Health IT. August 20, 2008.
 

Report fails to identify firms with workers on Medicaid. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By David A. Lieb (Associated Press), Columbia Missourian. August 19, 2008.
 

State Medicaid changes criticized. (WEST VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette. August 20, 2008.
 

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State Health Insurance Programs - Massachusetts, Kentucky

439,000 more get health coverage. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Kay Lazar, Boston Globe. August 20, 2008.
 

State urged to sign up more kids for health plan. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier-Journal. August 19, 2008.
 

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Child Care Subsidies - New York, California

563 Monroe County families lose day care subsidies, have 2 weeks to adjust. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Stephanie Veale, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. August 20, 2008.
 

Child care providers caught in crossfire. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Martin Espinoza, Santa Rosa Press Democrat. August 21, 2008.
 

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Effect of Food Prices on Food Banks and Schools

Food banks struggle to keep up. Read Article
By Jennifer Langston, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 19, 2008.
 

School cafeterias struggling to keep food on the table. Read Article
By Greg Toppo, USA Today. August 8, 2008.
 

More families requesting free or reduced lunch. Read Article
By Greg Toppo, USA Today. August 19, 2008.
 

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Utility Costs and Assistance Programs

Power rates spike in some states. Read Article
By Daniel Petty, Stateline.org. August 21, 2008.
 

New program unveiled to help with utility bills. (WEST VIRGINIA) Read Article
Charleston Gazette. August 18, 2008.
 

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Washington Post Series on Low-wage Workers

Clinging to dreams of a better life. Read Article
By Chris L. Jenkins, Washington Post. August 16, 2008.
 

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Post-Katrina Housing - Mississippi

Post-Katrina, Miss. regains people but lacks housing. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Rick Jervis, USA Today. August 20, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and School Children - California

Homeless students spike. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Sunita Vijayan, Salinas Californian. August 20, 2008.
 

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Jobless Benefits - Ohio

Ohio jobless benefits fund could seek taxpayer help. (OHIO) Read Article
By Tom Breckenridge, Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 19, 2008.
 

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States and Paid Sick Leave

States push laws requiring paid sick days. Read Article
By Stephen Singer (Associated Press), Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 20, 2008.
 

Business group tallies sick-leave plan's costs. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Provance, Toledo Blade. August 20, 2008.
 

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