Poverty Dispatch - October 30, 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 irppubs@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Homelessness and Housing First Programs
• Homeless Families and Emergency Shelter - New York City
• State Budgets and Health Care Programs
• Free and Reduced Price Lunch Programs
• No Child Left Behind and Graduation Rates
• Teenage Pregnancy Rate - Alabama
• States, Payday Lending, and Predatory Lending
• Ballot Initiatives and State Budgets
• Report: Uninsured Children and Families
• Gender Gap in Cost of Health Insurance
• The Economy and Unemployment

Today's Articles:

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Homelessness and Housing First Programs

'Housing first' programs put roofs over Sacramento's homeless. (SACRAMENTO, CA) Read Article
By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee. October 27, 2008.
 

Project finds homes for homeless. (BOISE, ID) Read Article
By Frank Greve and Sandra Forester, Idaho Statesman. October 28, 2008.
 

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Homeless Families and Emergency Shelter - New York City

Record number of families seeking refuge in shelters. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times. October 29, 2008.
 

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State Budgets and Health Care Programs

States forced to cut health coverage for poor. Read Article
By Julie Appleby, USA Today. October 28, 2008.
 

Hawaii tries to save child health care. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Mark Niesse (Associated Press), San Diego Union-Tribune. October 28, 2008.
 

Don't let fight over FamilyCare hurt low-income families. (Opinion) Read Article
By John Bouman, Springfield Journal-Register. October 29, 2008.
 

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Free and Reduced Price Lunch Programs

Kids in poorer districts tend to eat healthier. Read Article
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Newsday. October 26, 2008.
 

Genesee County schools serving up more free and reduced price meals to students. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Linda Angelo, The Flint Journal. October 27, 2008.
 

Threat to school lunch leaves a bad taste. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News. October 28, 2008.
 

Changes to USDA school-meal program in Philadelphia condemned. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Alfred Lubrano, Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind and Graduation Rates

New rules aimed at highlighting, improving low graduation rates. Read Article
By Maria Glod, Washington Post. October 29, 2008.
 

Schools will face stiffer rules on graduation rates. Read Article
By Laura Heinauer, Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 2008.
 

New federal regulations on graduation rates have school officials worried. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Emily Johns, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. October 28, 2008.
 

No dropouts left behind: New rules on graduation rates. Read Article
By Kathleen Kingsbury, Time Magazine. October 30, 2008.
 

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Teenage Pregnancy Rate - Alabama

Teenage pregnancy rate on the increase in Alabama, nation. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Anna Velasco, Birmingham News. October 28, 2008.
 

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States, Payday Lending, and Predatory Lending

Payday lenders back measures to unwind state restrictions. Read Article
By Easha Anand, Wall Street Journal. October 28, 2008.
 

Payday lending pays $3.42 million for signatures. (OHIO) Read Article
By Laura A. Bischoff, Dayton Daily News. October 28, 2008.
 

Taking aim at predatory lending. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Wade H. Leonard, Commercial Dispatch. October 25, 2008.
 

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Ballot Initiatives and State Budgets

Ballot items may bring more budget woes. Read Article
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org. October 29, 2008.
 

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Report: Uninsured Children and Families

Most uninsured Texas children have working parents. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Corrie MacLaggan, Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 2008.
 

One in eight Colorado children are uninsured. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Hallie Woods, The Coloradoan. October 30, 2008.
 

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Gender Gap in Cost of Health Insurance

Women buying health policies pay a penalty. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. October 29, 2008.
 

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The Economy and Unemployment

Unemployment: The problem that may linger. Read Article
By Mark Kukis, Time Magazine. October 27, 2008.
 

Layoffs sweep from Wall St. across New York area. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Patrick McGeehan, New York Times. October 29, 2008.
 

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