Poverty Dispatch - February 5, 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:

• Joblessness and Unemployment
• State TANF Programs - Florida, Pennsylvania
• Food Assistance Programs
• State Medicaid Programs - Wisconsin, Rhode Island
• Aging Out of Foster Care - Missouri
• Children's Savings Accounts
• Economic Stimulus Package
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• Home Foreclosures and Renters
• Faith-based Initiatives

Today's Articles:

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Joblessness and Unemployment

New jobless claims surge to 626,000. Read Article
By Howard Schneider, Washington Post. February 5, 2009.
 

Deluge is holding up benefits to unemployed. Read Article
By Chris L. Jenkins, Washington Post. February 5, 2009.
 

State furloughs may further delay unemployment benefits. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times. February 5, 2009.
 

California jobless benefit appeals pile up. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times. February 2, 2009.
 

Ohio lost 1 in 20 jobs in this decade. (OHIO) Read Article
By William Hershey, Dayton Daily News. February 5, 2009.
 

Why losing a job can hurt men more. Read Article
By Christopher Wink, Philadelphia Inquirer. February 4, 2009.
 

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State TANF Programs - Florida, Pennsylvania

More are on welfare in Southwest Florida. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Janine Zeitlin, Southwest Florida News-Press. February 5, 2009.
 

Welfare funds, like need, would rise. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By John Luciew, Patriot-News. February 5, 2009.
 

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Food Assistance Programs

Hawaii Legislature considers expanding food stamp eligibility. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Derrick DePledge, Honolulu Advertiser. February 5, 2009.
 

US schools pushing breakfast programs. Read Article
By Lisa Cornwell (Associated Press), Washington Post. February 4, 2009.
 

Vilsack: USDA must serve eaters as well as farmers. Read Article
By Jane Black, Washington Post. February 5, 2009.
 

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State Medicaid Programs - Wisconsin, Rhode Island

New computer system at Medicaid agency creates backlog of cases. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. February 4, 2009.
 

R.I. House approves Medicaid oversight. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. February 4, 2009.
 

R.I. may lack personnel to redo Medicaid. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal. February 2, 2009.
 

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Aging Out of Foster Care - Missouri

Many older youths in state custody opt out — and end up in trouble. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Nancy Cambria, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 3, 2009.
 

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Children's Savings Accounts

Cash on delivery. Read Article
By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Boston Globe. February 1, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus Package

Obama's stimulus bill pushes social agenda, too. Read Article
By Liz Halloran, National Public Radio. January 29, 2009.
 

In stimulus bill, US funds for schools double. Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. February 5, 2009.
 

Don’t we already have a health plan for the poor? Read Article
By Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times. February 4, 2009.
 

A state with a wish list for stimulus spending. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jesse McKinley, New York Times. February 1, 2009.
 

La. could get large Medicaid boost. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Marsha Shuler, Baton Rouge Advocate. January 30, 2009.
 

Sins of omission: The forgotten poor. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. February 1, 2009.
 

Economic crisis could jumpstart health care reform. (Editorial) Read Article
By Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . February 2, 2009.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Obama signs children’s health insurance bill. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. February 4, 2009.
 

Obama signs bill extending kids' health insurance. Read Article
By Kevin Freking and Philip Elliott (Associated Press), Washington Post. February 4, 2009.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters

Forgotten in foreclosures, renters forced to live in decaying homes. (BOSTON, MA) Read Article
By Jenifer B. McKim, Boston Globe. February 3, 2009.
 

Foreclosure crisis hits Dorchester renters hard. (BOSTON, MA) Read Article
By Laura Crimaldi, Boston Herald. February 1, 2009.
 

Boise renters increasingly caught in foreclosure crisis. (BOISE, ID) Read Article
By Brad Talbutt, Idaho Statesman. February 2, 2009.
 

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Faith-based Initiatives

White House panel will guide faith-based programs. Read Article
By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times. February 4, 2009.
 

Obama broadens Bush's faith-based initiative. Read Article
By Mark Silva, Daily Press. February 5, 2009.
 

Obama's faith in faith-based works. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Christian Science Monitor. February 6, 2009.
 

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