Poverty Dispatch - August 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:

• 2007 Census Report: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage
• 2007 Census Report: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage: Midwest States
• 2007 Census Report: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage: Other States
• Measuring Poverty in the US
• Janesville Gazette Series on Living in Poverty - Wisconsin
• State Medicaid Programs - Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma
• Children's Health Insurance Coverage - California
• Food Stamp Program and Farmer's Markets
• Home Foreclosures and Renters - California
• Post-Katrina Housing
• Home Energy Assistance Programs
• Early Childhood Education - Kansas
• No Child Left Behind

Today's Articles:

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2007 Census Report: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage

Census - Uninsured down, poverty up. Read Article
By Christine Vestal and Pauline Vu, Stateline.org. August 26, 2008.
 

Poverty rate held steady last year, Census says. Read Article
By Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post. August 27, 2008.
 

Number of Americans without health insurance falls. Read Article
By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times. August 27, 2008.
 

A decline in uninsured is reported for 2007. Read Article
By Ian Urbina, New York Times. August 26, 2008.
 

Upbeat U.S. census report masks economic plight. Read Article
By Tony Pugh, Detroit Free Press. August 26, 2008.
 

Census: Income rose, middle class grew in 2007. Read Article
By Ron Scherer, Christian Science Monitor. August 27, 2008.
 

Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady. Read Article
By Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar (Associated Press), Austin American-Statesman. August 26, 2008.
 

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2007 Census Report: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage: Midwest States

More join Ohio's 'working poor.' (OHIO) Read Article
By Sherri Williams, Columbus Dispatch. August 27, 2008.
 

Cleveland is No. 2 big city in annual poverty ranking. (OHIO) Read Article
By Robert L. Smith, Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 26, 2008.
 

Despite rising poverty, Cleveland household income grows. (OHIO) Read Article
By Robert L. Smith and Olivera Perkins, Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 26, 2008.
 

City has nation’s 7th highest poverty rate. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Bill Glauber and Ben Poston, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 27, 2008.
 

Census: Green Bay poverty rate up. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Paul Srubas, Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 27, 2008.
 

Income erodes, poverty gains in Minnesota. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Warren Wolfe, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. August 27, 2008.
 

Census: Data shows Minnesota poverty stable. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Annie Baxter, Minnesota Public Radio. August 26, 2008.
 

Fewer Hoosiers were uninsured in 2007. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Daniel Lee, Indianapolis Star. August 27, 2008.
 

Census shows Hoosiers' income rose slightly in 2007. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Tim Evans, Mark Nichols and Ted Evanoff, Indianapolis Star. August 27, 2008.
 

Michigan income down, poverty up. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Mike Wilkinson and Darren Nichols, Detroit News. August 27, 2008.
 

Incomes fall in Michigan, number in poverty rises. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By John Flesher (Associated Press), Booth Newspapers. August 27, 2008.
 

Thousands more in West Michigan hit 'extreme poverty' as state woes continue. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Ted Roelofs, Grand Rapids Press. August 27, 2008.
 

Detroit is poorest big city in U.S. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Megha Satynarayana and Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press. August 27, 2008.
 

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2007 Census Report: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage: Other States

Health insurance venture propels Commonwealth to top of the list. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Stephen Smith, Boston Globe. August 27, 2008.
 

Census: Texas leads nation in percentage of uninsured. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Nin-Hai Tseng, Austin American-Statesman. August 27, 2008.
 

Camden still among poorest cities in U.S. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Deborah Hirsch, Courier-Post. August 27, 2008.
 

Next U.S. census could show more poverty in Phila. area. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Alfred Lubrano, John Duchneskie and Matt Katz, Philadelphia Inquirer. August 27, 2008.
 

State’s ’07 poverty rate up to 17.9%. (ARKANSAS) Read Article
By Toby Manthey, Arkansas Democrat Gazette. August 28, 2008.
 

Poverty rate declines in New York. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Sam Roberts, New York Times. August 26, 2008.
 

Census figures show South Florida poverty rates down. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Rob Barry and Trenton Daniel, Miami Herald. August 27, 2008.
 

Poverty rate up slightly for Appalachia region. (APPALACHIA) Read Article
By P.J. Dickerscheid (Associated Press), Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. August 28, 2008.
 

Poverty rate fell in 2007, census data show. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Rich Connell and David Pierson, Los Angeles Times. August 27, 2008.
 

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Measuring Poverty in the US

Who's poor? It depends on where you live, some say. Read Article
By Nate Berg, Christian Science Monitor. August 26, 2008.
 

U.S. poverty line seen as poor indicator. Read Article
By Steve Henn, Marketplace, American Public Media. August 25, 2008.
 

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Janesville Gazette Series on Living in Poverty - Wisconsin

Living in Poverty. (Series Homepage) Visit Series Homepage
Janesville Gazette.
 

What is poverty? (JANESVILLE, WI) Read Article
By Stacy Vogel, Janesville Gazette. August 24, 2008.
 

Changing economy, changing society fuel poverty increase. (JANESVILLE, WI) Read Article
By Stacy Vogel, Janesville Gazette. August 24, 2008.
 

Does poverty = crime? Scholars disagree. (JANESVILLE, WI) Read Article
By Stacy Vogel, Janesville Gazette. August 24, 2008.
 

Poverty's punch: Stress, uncertainty haunt children in poverty. (JANESVILLE, WI) Read Article
By Stacy Vogel, Janesville Gazette. August 25, 2008.
 

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State Medicaid Programs - Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma

FSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. August 22, 2008.
 

State's Medicaid plan may not be broad enough. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Robert T. Garrett, Dallas Morning News. August 22, 2008.
 

Online plan cuts Medicaid sign-up time. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Kim Archer, Tulsa World. August 22, 2008.
 

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Children's Health Insurance Coverage - California

Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jordan Rau, Los Angeles Times. August 24, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Program and Farmer's Markets

Foods stamps come to more farmer’s markets. Read Article
By Valerie Bauman (Associated Press), Journal-Advocate. August 26, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters - California

Foreclosures ensnare low-income renters. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By William Heisel, Los Angeles Times. August 26, 2008.
 

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Post-Katrina Housing

Hurricanes' displaced 'fighting to find a place to live.' Read Article
By Rick Jervis, USA Today. August 25, 2008.
 

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Home Energy Assistance Programs

Home heat aid package is delayed. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Brian Lockhart, Stamford Advocate. August 22, 2008.
 

Seniors 'panic' on cost of heat. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Paula J. Owen, Worcester Telegram. August 22, 2008.
 

State frees up $10 million to help consumers with rising power bills. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Rebecca Mowbray, New Orleans Times-Picayune. August 25, 2008.
 

Maine gov.'s plan boosts heating aid. (MAINE) Read Article
By Jason Claffey, Foster's Daily Democrat. August 25, 2008.
 

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Early Childhood Education - Kansas

Report: Pre-K programs can cut crime. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Jesse Fray, Lawrence Journal-World. August 26, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind

Bush education law: shift ahead? Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. August 21, 2008.
 

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