Poverty Dispatch - November 20, 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:

• Increasing Applications to Assistance Programs - Oregon
• Homeless Children and Families
• U.S Families and Food Insecurity
• Poor Children, Nutrition, and Obesity
• Medicaid Reimbursement and Hospitals - Illinois
• Unemployment Rates
• Teenage Pregnancy - Milwaukee, WI
• State College Funding and Enrollment - California
• School Segregation - Twin Cities, MN
• States and Cuts to Programs for the Elderly and Disabled
• Pension Benefits and Retirees' Income - Louisiana
• Family Leave and Sick Leave

Today's Articles:

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Increasing Applications to Assistance Programs - Oregon

Jobless statistics boil down to this: struggling families. (OREGON) Read Article
By Michelle Cole, The Oregonian. November 17, 2008.
 

More Oregon families seek welfare help. (OREGON) Read Article
Statesman Journal. November 19, 2008.
 

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Homeless Children and Families

Homeless shelter use up 19%. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Advertiser. November 19, 2008.
 

Homeless kids find new direction at Covenant House. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel. November 20, 2008.
 

A hardscrabble life for homeless teens in suburbs. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Paul Levy, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. November 18, 2008.
 

More area children are homeless, hungry. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Patti Zarling, Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 19, 2008.
 

More area children are homeless, hungry. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
Fairfax County Times. November 19, 2008.
 

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U.S Families and Food Insecurity

Smokers' homes more likely to house hungry kids. Read Article
By Ed Edelson, Washington Post. November 4, 2008.
 

More U.S. families are skipping meals. Read Article
By James Thalman, Deseret News. November 18, 2008.
 

1 person out of 11 goes hungry in N.J. (NEW JERSEY) Read Article
By Judy Peet, Star-Ledger. November 20, 2008.
 

Going without food. (OREGON) Read Article
By Shelby Martin, Register-Guard. November 20, 2008.
 

Oregon's among the hungriest U.S. states. (OREGON) Read Article
By Sanne Specht, Mail Tribune. November 19, 2008.
 

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Poor Children, Nutrition, and Obesity

Many poor, obese kids actually aren't eating enough, study reveals. Read Article
By Jan Jarvis, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 2008.
 

The dual burden of being overweight and undernourished. (Column) Read Article
By Adam Drewnowski, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 18, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Reimbursement and Hospitals - Illinois

Delays in Medicaid payments putting squeeze on hospitals. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Debra Pressey, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. November 19, 2008.
 

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Unemployment Rates

Michigan jobless rate soars to 9.3%. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Brian J. O'Connor, Detroit News. November 20, 2008.
 

Oregon's jobless rate spikes to 7.3%. (OREGON) Read Article
By Richard Read, The Oregonian. November 17, 2008.
 

Jobless claims reach a 16-year high. Read Article
Associated Press, New York Times. November 20, 2008.
 

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Teenage Pregnancy - Milwaukee, WI

Teen birth rate falls to 28-year low. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 18, 2008.
 

Pearls of wisdom pay off. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Dani McClain, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 18, 2008.
 

A welcome drop. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 18, 2008.
 

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State College Funding and Enrollment - California

CSU may cut future enrollment by 10,000. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times. November 18, 2008.
 

California Universities will cut enrollment unless state increases money. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Tamar Levin, New York Times. November 18, 2008.
 

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School Segregation - Twin Cities, MN

Minority populations in suburbs rise -- and so do number of segregated schools. (TWIN CITIES, MN) Read Article
By Cynthia Boyd and Beth Hawkins, MinnPost. November 18, 2008.
 

The rise of voluntarily segregated schools: new trend, familiar problems. (TWIN CITIES, MN) Read Article
By Beth Hawkins and Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost. November 19, 2008.
 

State and educators can't agree on how to spend integration funds. (TWIN CITIES, MN) Read Article
By Beth Hawkins and Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost. November 20, 2008.
 

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States and Cuts to Programs for the Elderly and Disabled

States cut services for elderly, disabled. Read Article
By Philip Shishkin, Wall Street Journal. November 20, 2008.
 

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Pension Benefits and Retirees' Income - Louisiana

Rules keep some retirees' pensions below poverty. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Sarah Chacko, Baton Rouge Advocate. November 19, 2008.
 

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Family Leave and Sick Leave

Lawmakers push to expand paid leave. Read Article
By Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal. November 19, 2008.
 

Family leave rules tighten; military families eligible. Read Article
By Stephanie Armour, USA Today. November 13, 2008.
 

MMAC to sue over sick pay ordinance. (MILWAUKEE, WI) Read Article
By Georgia Pabst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 17, 2008.
 

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