Poverty Dispatch - September 18, 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:

• State Budgets and Spending on Social Services
• Privatization of Social Services - Indiana
• Report: Child Poverty - Massachusetts
• Medicaid Coverage - Rhode Island, Minnesota
• Defining Homelessness
• Shelter for Homeless Families - New York City
• Food Stamp Programs - Washington, Louisiana
• Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program
• Child Support Enforcement - Tennessee
• Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates
• Study: Welfare Spending and Abortion Rates
• Abstinence-only Education - Kentucky
• State Ballot Initiatives on Health Care

Today's Articles:

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State Budgets and Spending on Social Services

Poverty gap among states widens. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. September 16, 2008.
 

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Privatization of Social Services - Indiana

Roob: Floods delaying expansion of welfare changes. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. September 16, 2008.
 

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Report: Child Poverty - Massachusetts

Childhood poverty increasing in Mass. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By David Abel, Boston Globe. September 17, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Coverage - Rhode Island, Minnesota

Medicaid proposal draws concerns. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. September 16, 2008.
 

Questions abound over Rhode Island Medicaid plan. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Cynthia Needham, Providence Journal. September 17, 2008.
 

State, federal pols fight to insure poor Minnesota parents. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Betsy Sundquist, Minneapolis Finance and Commerce. September 17, 2008.
 

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Defining Homelessness

Capitol strives to define 'homeless.' Read Article
By Rachel L. Swarns, New York Times. September 15, 2008.
 

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Shelter for Homeless Families - New York City

City reaches deal on shelter for homeless. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Leslie Kaufman and David W. Chen, New York Times. September 17, 2008.
 

No more court oversight for NYC homeless services. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Sara Kugler (Associated Press), Newsday. September 17, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Programs - Washington, Louisiana

Food stamp ranks grow in state. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By John Iwasaki and Brad Wong, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 17, 2008.
 

La. asks for help on food stamps. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Bill Barrow, New Orleans Times-Picayune. September 18, 2008.
 

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Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program

Many bracing for winter utility bills. (OHIO) Read Article
By Tracy Turner, Columbus Dispatch. September 18, 2008.
 

U.S. heating aid gets additional $121 million. Read Article
By Andrew Miga (Associated Press), Philadelphia Inquirer. September 18, 2008.
 

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Child Support Enforcement - Tennessee

State warns deadbeat parents they could lose licenses. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
Memphis Commercial Appeal. September 16, 2008.
 

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Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates

Birth rate for adolescents is on the rise again after 15 years of decline. Read Article
By Jenifer Goodwin, San Diego Union-Tribune. September 13, 2008.
 

Poverty, school failure lead to teen pregnancy. (Opinion) Read Article
By Mary Patrice Erdmans, Hartford Courant. September 16, 2008.
 

Pregnancy often puts success out of reach for teens. (Opinion) Read Article
By June Carbone and Naomi Cahn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 4, 2008.
 

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Study: Welfare Spending and Abortion Rates

Study says federal aid can reduce abortions. Read Article
By Bob Smietana, The Tennessean. September 16, 2008.
 

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Abstinence-only Education - Kentucky

No more abstinence education? (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Mary Meehan, Lexington Herald-Leader. September 16, 2008.
 

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State Ballot Initiatives on Health Care

Health care reform goes to voters. Read Article
By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org. September 17, 2008.
 

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