Poverty Dispatch - November 10, 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 - Minnesota, Florida, Maryland, Iowa
• Female Veterans and Homelessness
• State Budget Cuts and Medicaid - Pennsylvania, New York
• Medicaid Rule and Outpatient Services
• Food Stamp Program - Vermont, Texas
• Free and Reduced-price Lunch Program
• Teenage Pregnancy - Florida
• U.S. Unemployment Rate
• Young Low-income Workers - Philadelphia, PA
• Social Work and Financial Training
• Mentoring Program for Children of Incarcerated Parents - Missouri
• School Choice Voucher Program - Milwaukee, WI
• Paid Sick Leave - Milwaukee, WI
• Public Defenders, Caseloads, and Income

Today's Articles:

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Homelessness and Housing - Minnesota, Florida, Maryland, Iowa

Housing crisis puts pressure on fight against family homelessness. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Kristof Traudes, Downtown Journal. November 10, 2008.
 

Youths without homes critical. Read Article
By Helmut Schmidt, The Forum. November 10, 2008.
 

Homelessness: Numbers grow, resources don't. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Josh Salman, Florida Times-Union. November 10, 2008.
 

Not only adults suffer from homelessness. (Opinion) Read Article
By Mark Imes, Ocala Star-Banner. November 9, 2008.
 

Precarious refuges for Cecil County homeless. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Scott Calvert, Baltimore Sun. November 9, 2008.
 

Money, consensus lacking in efforts to aid Des Moines homeless. (IOWA) Read Article
By Jason Pulliam, Des Moines Register. November 7, 2008.
 

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Female Veterans and Homelessness

Female veterans facing tough road. Read Article
By James Hannah (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. November 9, 2008.
 

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State Budget Cuts and Medicaid - Pennsylvania, New York

Budget ax threatens Medicaid even as rolls grow. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Brad Bumsted and Chris Togneri, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. November 10, 2008.
 

Paterson says schools and Medicaid face cuts. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Danny Hakim, New York Times. November 9, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Rule and Outpatient Services

New U.S. rule pares outpatient Medicaid services. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. November 7, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Program - Vermont, Texas

Food stamp program set for expansion. (VERMONT) Read Article
By Lauren Ober, Burlington Free Press. November 9, 2008.
 

The Watchdog: For family, little aid from food stamps. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Dave Lieber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 2008.
 

Make food stamps program more accountable. (Opinion) Read Article
By Judy Guenseth, Galesburg Register-Mail. November 7, 2008.
 

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Free and Reduced-price Lunch Program

More families seek reduced-cost school lunches. Read Article
By Anna Sale, National Public Radio. November 9, 2008.
 

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Teenage Pregnancy - Florida

Teen pregnancy may be on the rise in Southwest Florida. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Pete Bishop, Naples Daily News. November 8, 2008.
 

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U.S. Unemployment Rate

U.S. jobless rate hits 14-year high. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman, New York Times. November 7, 2008.
 

Are jobless next to need a bailout? Read Article
By Ron Scherer, Christian Science Monitor. November 10, 2008.
 

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Young Low-income Workers - Philadelphia, PA

Working poor and young hit hard in downturn. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. November 8, 2008.
 

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Social Work and Financial Training

Social workers boosting expertise on money woes. Read Article
By David Crary (Associated Press), Washington Post. November 9, 2008.
 

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Mentoring Program for Children of Incarcerated Parents - Missouri

Mentor me. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Lindsey Howald, Columbia Tribune. October 31, 2008.
 

One match at a time. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Lindsey Howald, Columbia Tribune. November 7, 2008.
 

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School Choice Voucher Program - Milwaukee, WI

20,000 students now use vouchers. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 9, 2008.
 

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Paid Sick Leave - Milwaukee, WI

Paid sick leave referendum wins big. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Georgia Pabst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 4, 2008.
 

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Public Defenders, Caseloads, and Income

Citing workload, public lawyers reject new cases. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. November 8, 2008.
 

Public defenders moonlight to pay off school debt. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio. November 9, 2008.
 

Boone County public defenders refuse cases. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Tara Cavanaugh, Columbia Missourian. October 19, 2008.
 

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