Poverty Dispatch - January 22, 2009

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:

• States and Assistance Programs
• State Medicaid Programs
• Children's Health Insurance Coverage
• Joblessness and Unemployment
• People Living in Poverty - Kansas
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and Fighting Poverty
• Evaluating the Success of Anti-poverty Programs
• Global Poverty and Inequality
• Legal Aid Societies
• Colleges and Financial Aid
• State Minimum Wages
• Tax Refund Anticipation Loans

Today's Articles:

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States and Assistance Programs

Welfare bill filed in House. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Bryan Corbin, Evansville Courier Press. January 19, 2009.
 

Bill would delay more automation of welfare sign-ups. (INDIANA) Read Article
Associated Press, Indianapolis Star. January 21, 2009.
 

Schwarzenegger's plan would cut kids off welfare. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Karen de Sá, San Jose Mercury News. January 17, 2009.
 

More Central New Yorkers are seeking public assistance. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By John Doherty, Syracuse Post-Standard. January 21, 2009.
 

Wait times for food stamps, welfare grow. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Khurram Saeed, Journal News. January 18, 2009.
 

More parents file for child-care aid. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Allison Sherry, Denver Post. January 21, 2009.
 

More families seek food stamps. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Adam Wilson, The Olympian. January 19, 2009.
 

Minnesota's social service programs face big cuts as need grows. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Martiga Lohn (Associated Press), Pioneer Press. January 10, 2009.
 

GOP sees welfare as area to start tightening belt. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Mike Kaszuba, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. January 21, 2009.
 

House Republicans target welfare benefits for new residents. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jason Hoppin, Pioneer Press. January 21, 2009.
 

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State Medicaid Programs

Growing need for Medicaid strains states. Read Article
By Kevin Sack and Katie Zezima, New York Times. January 21, 2009.
 

Medicaid rate cut threatens access to care. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Maribeth Ward, Greencastle Banner-Graphic. January 20, 2009.
 

Ohio looks to save on Medicaid. (OHIO) Read Article
By Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer. January 22, 2009.
 

As N.C.'s budget tightens, Medicaid concerns grow. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Vicky Eckenrode, Wilmington Star-News. January 17, 2009.
 

Medicaid payment computer still ailing. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Lindsay Peterson, Tampa Tribune. January 17, 2009.
 

State Medicaid waiver going through. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. January 16, 2009.
 

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Children's Health Insurance Coverage

Illinois' All Kids health program not reaching everyone eligible. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune. January 16, 2009.
 

Obama will ease restraints on states’ health insurance programs for children. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. January 19, 2009.
 

Opinions differ on expanding childrens’ health insurance. Read Article
By Libby Cluett, Mineral Wells Index. January 19, 2009.
 

Out of step. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Houston Chronicle. January 19, 2009.
 

The latest entitlement. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Wall Street Journal. January 21, 2009.
 

Expand kids’ health insurance. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Buffalo News. January 21, 2009.
 

Health insurance. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Philadelphia Inquirer. January 17, 2009.
 

Kids' health care. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . January 18, 2009.
 

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Joblessness and Unemployment

States urged to help more jobless workers. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. January 21, 2009.
 

Congress, Obama toil to help jobless get health care. Read Article
By Amy Goldstein, Washington Post. January 17, 2009.
 

For the jobless, hope and fear for a new day. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman, New York Times. January 19, 2009.
 

More Americans joining military as jobs dwindle. Read Article
By Lizette Alvarez, New York Times. January 18, 2009.
 

The economy is bad, but 1982 was worse. Read Article
By David Leonhardt, New York Times. January 20, 2009.
 

Collecting unemployment can be a full-time job. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Jeff Harrington and Waveney Ann Moore, St. Petersburg Times. January 18, 2009.
 

California labors to meet jobless demand. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times. January 19, 2009.
 

State jobless rate hits 7.1%. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Dan Richman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 22, 2009.
 

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People Living in Poverty - Kansas

Poverty grows in Kansas. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Chris Green, Salina Journal. January 17, 2009.
 

Bad economy reducing state's affordable housing. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Tim Unruh, Salina Journal. January 19, 2009.
 

Housing costs often devour poor. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Tim Unruh, Salina Journal. January 19, 2009.
 

Disadvantaged student. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Edie Ross, Hutchinson News. January 20, 2009.
 

Need for social services increases. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Shajia Ahmad, Garden City Telegram. January 22, 2009.
 

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Fighting Poverty

MLK's dream exists as poverty persists. (Opinion) Read Article
By Al Sheahen, Los Angeles Daily News. January 19, 2009.
 

MLK Day: Looking for light. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Jacksonville Times-Union. January 19, 2009.
 

MLK's dream also included economic justice. Read Article
By Deepti Hajela (Associated Press), Austin American-Statesman. January 17, 2009.
 

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Evaluating the Success of Anti-poverty Programs

The devil's in the data: Innovations for Poverty Action of New Haven evaluates programs around the globe. Read Article
By Jim Shelton, New Haven Register. January 22, 2009.
 

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Global Poverty and Inequality

Inexplicable wealth of Afghan elite sows bitterness. (AFGHANISTAN) Read Article
By Pamela Constable, Washington Post. January 12, 2009.
 

Potholes on the path to prosperity. Read Article
By Michael Schuman, Time Magazine. January 22, 2009.
 

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Legal Aid Societies

Interest rate drop has dire results for legal aid. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. January 18, 2009.
 

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Colleges and Financial Aid

Colleges scramble to help cash-strapped students. Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. January 21, 2009.
 

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State Minimum Wages

Fla. minimum wage increase stirs debate. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Patrick Peterson, Florida Today. January 22, 2009.
 

Proposed bill would freeze minimum wage for tipped employees. (MONTANA) Read Article
By Erin Madison, Great Falls Tribune. January 17, 2009.
 

Bill would end yearly increases in the state's minimum wage. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Brad Shannon, The Olympian. January 21, 2009.
 

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Tax Refund Anticipation Loans

Demand grows for tax refund loans. Read Article
By Paul Donsky and Kirsten Tagami, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 7, 2009.
 

Need cash? Avoid costly loans tied to tax refund. Read Article
By Britt Johnsen, St. Cloud Times. January 20, 2009.
 

Officials warn of perils from tax refund loans. Read Article
By Lauren Garrison, New Haven Register. January 5, 2009.
 

'Refund anticipation loans' spurred lawsuit. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee. January 3, 2009.
 

High refund-loan rates hurting the working poor. Read Article
By Kevin Post, Press of Atlantic City. January 20, 2009.
 

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