Poverty Dispatch - April 2, 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:

• Safety Net Programs in U.S. States and Europe
• Cost Savings of Housing First and Supportive Housing
• Jobless Claims and Unemployment Rates
• Medicaid Funding - Louisiana
• Treatment Decisions for Medicaid Patients
• Poverty, Stress, and Children's Brain Development
• Tracking Special Education Students after High School - Oregon
• Report: States and the Achievement Gap
• Economic Stimulus Spending on Assistance Programs and Education
• State Health Insurance Plans - Massachusetts, Florida
• Economic Downturn and Libraries
• The G-20 Summit

Today's Articles:

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Safety Net Programs in U.S. States and Europe

Slipping through state's safety net. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Warren Wolfe, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. March 31, 2009.
 

Doyle's budget would not require children of Wisconsin Works parents to be in school. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Jason Stein, Wisconsin State Journal. March 31, 2009.
 

Critics say welfare changes cost Indiana $100 million so far. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Munster Times. March 30, 2009.
 

Safety nets not enough to allay fears in Europe. (EUROPE) Read Article
By Matthew Saltmarsh, New York Times. April 1, 2009.
 

Europeans look to welfare, not stimulus, in crisis. (EUROPE) Read Article
By Wiliam J. Kole (Associated Press), The State. April 1, 2009.
 

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Cost Savings of Housing First and Supportive Housing

Study: Seattle home for alcoholics saved taxpayers $4 million. (SEATTLE, WA) Read Article
By Vanessa Ho, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 1, 2009.
 

Study: Seattle housing for alcoholics saves money. (SEATTLE, WA) Read Article
By Donna Grodon Blankinship (Associated Press), Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 31, 2009.
 

Study: Supportive housing saves Ill. tax dollars. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Carla K. Johnson (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. April 1, 2009.
 

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Jobless Claims and Unemployment Rates

U.S. jobless claims rise unexpectedly. Read Article
Associated Press, New York Times. April 2, 2009.
 

Area jobless rate at record high. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By Terri Rupar, Washington Post. April 2, 2009.
 

Jobless rates rise in all metropolitan areas in Feb. from a year ago. Read Article
By Jeannine Aversa (Associated Press), USA Today. April 1, 2009.
 

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Medicaid Funding - Louisiana

Big Medicaid drop expected. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Michelle Millhollon, Baton Rouge Advocate. March 31, 2009.
 

State declining 2 more pots of stimulus cash. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Jan Moller and Robert Travis Scott, New Orleans Times-Picayune. April 1, 2009.
 

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Treatment Decisions for Medicaid Patients

Doctor vs. Medicaid _ who should decide treatment? Read Article
By Kelli Kennedy (Associated Press), Miami Herald. March 31, 2009.
 

Texas bill would require state permission before prescribing psychiatric drugs for kids on Medicaid. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Emily Ramshaw, Dallas Morning News. April 1, 2009.
 

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Poverty, Stress, and Children's Brain Development

Poverty goes straight to the brain. Read Article
By Brandon Keim, Wired News. March 30, 2009.
 

I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told. Read Article
The Economist. April 2, 2009.
 

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Tracking Special Education Students after High School - Oregon

Oregon tracks special ed students after high school. (OREGON) Read Article
By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian. April 1, 2009.
 

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Report: States and the Achievement Gap

Wisconsin lags nation in closing education gap, report finds. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 31, 2009.
 

Minority, low-income students cut into achievement gaps. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
Charleston Regional Business Journal. April 2, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus Spending on Assistance Programs and Education

California food stamp benefits go up 13.6%. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Michael Rothfeld, Los Angeles Times. April 2, 2009.
 

Food stamp recipients get help from stimulus. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By E.J. Schultz, Fresno Bee. April 1, 2009.
 

More jobless benefits on way. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. April 2, 2009.
 

Senate passes expansion of unemployment benefits. (OREGON) Read Article
By Peter Wong, Statesman Journal. April 2, 2009.
 

Federal funds may not stave off classroom cuts, California educators say. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Seema Mehta , Los Angeles Times. April 1, 2009.
 

Schools ponder how best to use stimulus funds. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Laura Diamond, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 30, 2009.
 

With state aid on the way, schools plan ahead. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Barbara O’Brien, Buffalo News. March 30, 2009.
 

School aid not enough for all. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Mark Boshnack, Oneonta Daily Star. April 1, 2009.
 

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State Health Insurance Plans - Massachusetts, Florida

A lesson on health care from Massachusetts. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. March 28, 2009.
 

'Cover Florida' health plan stumbles. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Anna Scott, Sarasota Herald Tribune. March 26, 2009.
 

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Economic Downturn and Libraries

Downturn puts new stresses on libraries. Read Article
By Susan Saulny and Karen Ann Cullotta, New York Times. April 1, 2009.
 

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The G-20 Summit

G-20 pact has new rules and commitments of $1.1 trillion. Read Article
By Mark Landler and David E. Sanger, New York Times. April 2, 2009.
 

G-20 gives $1 trillion to fight global crisis. Read Article
By Jane Wardell (Associated Press), Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. April 2, 2009.
 

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