Poverty Dispatch - November 17, 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:

• The Economy, State Budgets, and Program Cuts
• State Funds for Unemployment Insurance
• Effectiveness of Safety Net Programs
• Hospitals and Care for the Poor and Uninsured
• State Health Care Programs - California, Louisiana, Connecticut
• Kids Count Report - Montana
• Hunger and Food Assistance
• The Economy and Schools
• States' High School Education Reforms
• School Segregation - Twin Cities, MN
• Prisoner Re-entry and Education Programs
• The Financial Crisis and the World's Poor

Today's Articles:

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The Economy, State Budgets, and Program Cuts

Facing deficits, states get out sharper knives. Read Article
By Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times. November 16, 2008.
 

States craft plans to stimulate economy. Read Article
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org. November 14, 2008.
 

Cities cut while hoping for government aid. Read Article
By Alice Gomstyn and Kate Barrett, ABC News. November 17, 2008.
 

State budget process a mess. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Ryan Keith, State Journal-Register. November 16, 2008.
 

Northeast Ohio job losses spread; experts say economy will get worse. (OHIO) Read Article
By Alison Grant and Tom Breckenridge, Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 17, 2008.
 

Medicaid cuts will affect thousands. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Liv Osby, Greenville News. November 17, 2008.
 

SC agencies making cuts in tough budget times. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
Associated Press, The State. November 15, 2008.
 

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State Funds for Unemployment Insurance

Claims draining state jobless fund. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Jeff Swiatek, Indianapolis Star. November 14, 2008.
 

Ohio jobless fund likely to run dry; state would have to borrow federal money. (OHIO) Read Article
By Tom Breckenridge, Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 13, 2008.
 

Jobless-benefits fund is low. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. November 11, 2008.
 

Michigan employers to pay more into jobless fund. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Chris Christoff, Detroit Free Press. November 15, 2008.
 

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Effectiveness of Safety Net Programs

Will the safety net catch economy's casualties? Read Article
By David Greenhouse, New York Times. November 16, 2008.
 

Welfare reform and women's college enrollment. Read Article
By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed News. November 14, 2008.
 

The unemployed could use a hand, too. (Column) Read Article
By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post. November 13, 2008.
 

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Hospitals and Care for the Poor and Uninsured

Providers close doors to poor. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Marshall Allen, Las Vegas Sun. November 16, 2008.
 

Michigan and Kalamazoo hospitals grapple with flood of under-insured patients. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Alex Nixon, Kalamazoo Gazette. November 16, 2008.
 

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State Health Care Programs - California, Louisiana, Connecticut

Health plan for California kids may end new enrollment. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Aurelio Rojas, Sacramento Bee. November 14, 2008.
 

California considers capping enrollment in poor children's health program. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jordan Rau, Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2008.
 

La. health-care outline drawn. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Marsha Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate. November 15, 2008.
 

Medicaid program on skids, Jindal says. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Jan Moller, New Orleans Times-Picayune. November 15, 2008.
 

Rell reverses herself on health plan for the poor. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Keith M. Phaneuf, Journal Inquirer. November 15, 2008.
 

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Kids Count Report - Montana

Poverty numbers improve slightly. (MONTANA) Read Article
By Jennifer McKee, The Missoulian. November 15, 2008.
 

Hopeful signs in Montana's juvenile system. (MONTANA) Read Article
Editorial, Billings Gazette. November 17, 2008.
 

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Hunger and Food Assistance

50 percent more US children went hungry in 2007. Read Article
By Michael J. Sniffen (Associated Press), Boston Globe. November 17, 2008.
 

Few here get their fill of food stamps. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle. November 16, 2008.
 

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The Economy and Schools

Tough economy hammers schools, colleges. Read Article
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org. November 17, 2008.
 

Enrollments drop at Modesto-area schools as foreclosures, unemployment rise. (MODESTO, CA) Read Article
By Michelle Hatfield, Modesto Bee. November 16, 2008.
 

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States' High School Education Reforms

Three states eye bold high school reforms. Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. November 14, 2008.
 

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School Segregation - Twin Cities, MN

Twin Cities-area schools more segregated than ever. (TWIN CITIES, MN) Read Article
By Beth Hawkins and Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost. November 17, 2008.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry and Education Programs

College in prison? Read Article
By Keith Herbert, Newsday. November 13, 2008.
 

Harford program aims to help inmates stay out. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By David Kohn, Baltimore Sun. November 4, 2008.
 

Program finding success in reforming inmates. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Donna Vavala, Panama City News Herald. November 16, 2008.
 

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The Financial Crisis and the World's Poor

For those making $2 a day, it might get worse. Read Article
By Laurie Goering, Chicago Tribune. November 14, 2008.
 

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