Poverty Dispatch - October 13, 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:

• People Living in Poverty - Charlottesville, VA
• Medicaid Enrollment and Low-wage Workers
• States and Health Insurance Coverage
• Census: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
• Report: Employer-based Health Insurance Coverage
• Post-Katrina New Orleans and Subsidized Housing
• Racial Unemployment Gap - Milwaukee, WI
• Strengthening Families Initiative - Texas
• Home Energy Assistance and Utility Shutoffs
• Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting
• Poor Schools and Teacher Quality - Tennessee
• No Child Left Behind and School Progress
• Charities, Donations, and Increasing Need for Services
• Car Ownership Programs for Low-income Workers

Today's Articles:

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People Living in Poverty - Charlottesville, VA

City confronts rising poverty. (CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA) Read Article
By Rachana Dixit, Charlottesville Daily Progress. October 11, 2008.
 

Making ends meet: City schools adapt to low-income needs. (CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA) Read Article
By Rachana Dixit, Charlottesville Daily Progress. October 12, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Enrollment and Low-wage Workers

Medicaid strained by low-pay jobs. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Craig Harris, Arizona Republic. October 12, 2008.
 

With economy down, Medicaid enrollment on the rise. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Liz Freeman, Naples Daily News. October 11, 2008.
 

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States and Health Insurance Coverage

Pa. health-care battle shows states struggle alone. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Martha Raffaele (Associated Press), York Daily Record. October 11, 2008.
 

For immigrants, checking to see if the doctor is in. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Joe Berger, New York Times. October 10, 2008.
 

Children left behind on health care. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Andy Miller, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 12, 2008.
 

Efforts to improve child health strong, but need work. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
Memphis Commercial Appeal. October 13, 2008.
 

Cash woes bruise health. (UTAH) Read Article
By Heather May and Lisa Rosetta, Salt Lake Tribune. October 13, 2008.
 

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Census: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

Census finds growing number of people in Memphis metro area without health coverage. Read Article
By Tom Charlier, Memphis Commercial Appeal. October 12, 2008.
 

Rural counties lag in health coverage. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Cathleen F. Crowley, Albany Times Union. October 11, 2008.
 

Census estimates health coverage. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Patrick Howington, Louisville Courier-Journal. October 10, 2008.
 

1 in 5 in state lacked health coverage in '05, data say. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Maria Konopken, Arizona Republic. October 10, 2008.
 

Many Floridians lack health insurance, study says. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By John Dorschner, Miami Herald. October 9, 2008.
 

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Report: Employer-based Health Insurance Coverage

Report: Ind. workers losing job-provided coverage. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. October 13, 2008.
 

Employers continue to drop insurance. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Karen Garloch, Myrtle Beach Sun News. October 10, 2008.
 

Employer-sponsored health coverage drops. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jennifer Muir, Orange County Register. October 13, 2008.
 

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Post-Katrina New Orleans and Subsidized Housing

Three years later, 6,500 subsidized New Orleans apartments fester. (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Read Article
By Katy Reckdahl, New Orleans Times-Picayune. October 10, 2008.
 

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Racial Unemployment Gap - Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee’s black/white jobless gap is highest in U.S. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Joel Dresang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 12, 2008.
 

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Strengthening Families Initiative - Texas

Staffing woes ail program aiding poor. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle. October 12, 2008.
 

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Home Energy Assistance and Utility Shutoffs

Income limits for heating aid rise. (MAINE) Read Article
By Dieter Bradbury, Portland Press Herald. October 10, 2008.
 

Many more families qualify for heating-assistance funds. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Chris Mckenna, Times Herald Record. October 10, 2008
 

A struggle to stay warm. (OHIO) Read Article
By Brian Gadd, Coshocton Tribune. October 12, 2008.
 

Residents coping with utility shut-off issues. (OHIO) Read Article
By Brian Gadd, Zanesville Times Recorder. October 12, 2008.
 

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Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting

No longer a stigma to be a teen mom, but life still can be hard. Read Article
By Jodi Heckel, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. October 12, 2008.
 

Most teen pregnancies caused by adult men. Read Article
By Hayley Graham, Kankakee Daily-Journal. October 13, 2008.
 

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Poor Schools and Teacher Quality - Tennessee

Poorest schools tend to have novice teachers, state reports. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Clay Carey, The Tennessean. October 12, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind and School Progress

Under ‘No Child’ law, even solid schools falter. Read Article
By Sam Dillon, New York Times. October 12, 2008.
 

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Charities, Donations, and Increasing Need for Services

Charities report slowdown in donations. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Chris Kenning, Louisville Courier-Journal. October 11, 2008.
 

Demand for food on rise in region. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Kristy Davies, Cherry Hill Courier Post. October 13, 2008.
 

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Car Ownership Programs for Low-income Workers

NH program puts low-income workers into new cars. Read Article
By Kathy McCormack (Associated Press), Foster's Daily Democrat. October 12, 2008.
 

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