Poverty Dispatch - November 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 irppubs@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Rates of Homelessness and Programs for the Homeless
• Food Assistance, Nutrition, and Health
• Self-Sufficiency and Work Supports - Georgia, Massachusetts
• State Funds for Unemployment Insurance
• States and Budget Cuts
• Health Insurance Programs
• Universal Health Care Proposal
• Payday Lending - Ohio
• Public Defenders and Caseloads - Nevada
• Charter Schools and the Achievement Gap - California
• Green Spaces and Health Gap Between Rich and Poor
• Opinions: Poverty Measurement - US, Canada
• Bolsa Familia Antipoverty Program - Brazil
• The Global Economy and Developing Nations

Today's Articles:

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Rates of Homelessness and Programs for the Homeless

In Boston, house calls for the homeless. (BOSTON, MA) Read Article
By Katie Zezima, New York Times. November 10, 2008.
 

Nation's homeless czar says helping the homeless also helps taxpayers. Read Article
By Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel. November 13, 2008.
 

Family homelessness rising in the United States. Read Article
By Ross Colvin, Reuters.com. November 12, 2008.
 

Dane County homeless families recorded longer stays at the Salvation Army shelter in 2007. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Karen Rivedal, Wisconsin State Journal. November 13, 2008.
 

New solutions sought as homeless ranks grow. (DETROIT, MI) Read Article
By Gregg Krupa, Detroit News. November 13, 2008.
 

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Food Assistance, Nutrition, and Health

When the cupboard is bare. Read Article
By David Cay Johnston, New York Times. November 10, 2008.
 

Low-income kids three times more likely to be obese. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News. November 12, 2008.
 

Dentist: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund soda. (MAINE) Read Article
By Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News. November 13, 2008.
 

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Self-Sufficiency and Work Supports - Georgia, Massachusetts

Georgia income study: How much is bare minimum? (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Dionne Walker (Associated Press), Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 11, 2008.
 

Study breaks down basic costs of living. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Blake Aued, Athens Banner-Herald. November 10, 2008.
 

Support for single moms shallow, quick to fade away. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Gintautas Dumcius, Gloucester Daily Times. November 13, 2008.
 

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State Funds for Unemployment Insurance

Indiana insolvent on jobless insurance. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Niki Kelly, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. November 13, 2008.
 

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States and Budget Cuts

Deep cuts proposed at DHHS. (MAINE) Read Article
By Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News. November 12, 2008.
 

Baldacci calls for ten percent state budget cut. (MAINE) Read Article
By Christopher Cousins, Ellsworth American. November 11, 2008.
 

Paterson calls for $5.2 billion in budget savings. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Danny Hakim, New York Times. November 12, 2008.
 

Rell: Steep cuts in scope of state government ahead. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant. November 13, 2008.
 

Public schools avoid cuts; state agencies to trim. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Natalie Chandler, Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 2008.
 

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Health Insurance Programs

Little time left for deal. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Marsha Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate. November 10, 2008.
 

Waiver is a life-saver for parents on state health insurance. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Warren Wolfe, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. November 11, 2008.
 

Ill. Supreme Court issues stay in FamilyCare case. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Deanna Bellandi (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. November 12, 2008.
 

A health care 'deluge.' (BALTIMORE, MD) Read Article
By Larry Carson, Baltimore Sun. November 13, 2008.
 

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Universal Health Care Proposal

Senator takes initiative on health care. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. November 11, 2008.
 

Baucus wants to overhaul health care in '09. Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), Washington Post. November 12, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending - Ohio

Defeated in Ohio, payday lenders look for options. (OHIO) Read Article
By Lisa Cornwell (Associated Press), Boston Globe. November 13, 2008.
 

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Public Defenders and Caseloads - Nevada

Defense of poor will improve, or so it is hoped. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Brian Eckhouse, Las Vegas Sun. November 13, 2008.
 

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Charter Schools and the Achievement Gap - California

Charters lead state's traditional schools in achievement for poor children, survey finds. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times. November 11, 2008.
 

Charters rated as top schools serving poor. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By George B. Sánchez, Los Angeles Daily News. November 11, 2008.
 

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Green Spaces and Health Gap Between Rich and Poor

Green areas lower health inequities between rich, poor. Read Article
Washington Post. November 6, 2008.
 

Green spaces 'reduce health gap.' Read Article
BBC News. November 7, 2008.
 

Green spaces reduce health gap. (Column) Read Article
By Steve Connor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 11, 2008.
 

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Opinions: Poverty Measurement - US, Canada

Who is poor? Guidelines don’t really tell us. (Column) Read Article
By Greg Schoener, Red Wing Republican Eagle. November 12, 2008.
 

We’ve done a poor job of defining real poverty. (CANADA) Read Article
By David Crane, Halifax Chronicle Herald. November 12, 2008.
 

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Bolsa Familia Antipoverty Program - Brazil

Brazil becomes antipoverty showcase. (BRAZIL) Read Article
By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor. November 13, 2008.
 

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The Global Economy and Developing Nations

World Bank ups poor-nation aid. Read Article
By Christopher Swann, Washington Post. November 12, 2008.
 

With crisis spreading, G-20 leaders eye quick relief. Read Article
By Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor. November 13, 2008.
 

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