Poverty Dispatch - April 20, 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' Joblessness and Unemployment
• Homelessness and Housing - Minnesota, Hawaii
• Children and Dental Care - Milwaukee, WI
• Poverty and School Funding
• Children of Immigrants in the U.S.
• Health Care and Insurance Coverage
• Poverty in Haiti and Trinidad
• Payday Lending Regulation
• Opinions: Cash Assistance Programs
• Opinions: Anti-poverty Forums
• G8 Meeting and UN Millennium Goals

Today's Articles:

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States' Joblessness and Unemployment

Odd dynamic propels Oregon jobless rate to No. 2. (OREGON) Read Article
By Richard Read, The Oregonian. April 17, 2009.
 

States get loans to pay jobless benefits. Read Article
By Stephenie Steitzer and Alex Davis, Louisville Courier-Journal. April 18, 2009.
 

California unemployment rate reaches 11.2%. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Marc Lifsher and Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times. April 18, 2009.
 

1 in 11 Illinoisans are jobless. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Francine Knowles, Chicago Sun-Times. April 17, 2009.
 

Prolonged job losses strain state agencies. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. April 17, 2009.
 

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Homelessness and Housing - Minnesota, Hawaii

Minnesota's bid to end long-term homelessness is faltering, hampered by the economy and less state funding. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jason Hoppin, Pioneer Press. April 20, 2009.
 

Study looks at homelessness in northwest Minnesota. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Brad Swenson, Bemidji Pioneer. April 19, 2009.
 

Economic crisis stalls homeless aid. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Will Hoover, Honolulu Advertiser. April 20, 2009.
 

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Children and Dental Care - Milwaukee, WI

Helping kids to smile. (Opinion) Read Article
By James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 18, 2009.
 

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Poverty and School Funding

House plays Robin Hood. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. April 17, 2009.
 

School funding gap gets wider. (TORONTO, ON) Read Article
By Patty Winsa, Toronto Star. April 11, 2009.
 

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Children of Immigrants in the U.S.

Downward path illustrates concern about immigrants' children. Read Article
By Jason DeParle, New York Times. April 18, 2009.
 

Struggling to rise in suburbs where failing means fitting in. Read Article
By Jason DeParle, New York Times. April 18, 2009.
 

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Health Care and Insurance Coverage

In North Carolina, recession breeds a health-care crisis. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Ceci Connolly, Washington Post. April 20, 2009.
 

Underinsured can be as bad as uninsured. Read Article
By Daniel Lee, Indianapolis Star. April 19, 2009.
 

Safety net health centers struggle to meet demand. Read Article
By Mike Stobbe (Associated Press), Palm Beach Post. April 19, 2009.
 

Uninsured patients visit ER less often, study says. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Renée C. Lee, Houston Chronicle. April 17, 2009.
 

Florida Hospital Association tells legislators further cuts to Medicaid will lead to job cuts, lost revenue. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Liz Freeman, Naples Daily News. April 16, 2009.
 

Hospitals' aid info can be hard to find. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim DeBrosse, Springfield News-Sun. April 19, 2009.
 

Mo. Senate passes compromise health insurance bill. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 17, 2009.
 

Texas Senate passes sweeping Medicaid bill. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Jackie Stone (Associated Press), Austin American-Statesman. April 17, 2009.
 

Legislators trying to make reimbursements more fair. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Dann Denny, Reporter-Times. April 20, 2009.
 

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Poverty in Haiti and Trinidad

Impoverished Haiti slips further as remittances dry up. (HAITI) Read Article
By Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post. April 17, 2009.
 

Americas leaders need not look far to see poverty and violence outside summit venue. (TRINIDAD) Read Article
By Frank Bajakvivian Sequera (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. April 17, 2009.
 

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Payday Lending Regulation

Lenders thwart Ohio law intended to limit high interest on payday loans. (OHIO) Read Article
By Bob Driehaus, New York Times. April 15, 2009.
 

Payday showdown? (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
The State. April 19, 2009.
 

391 percent payday loan. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. April 12, 2009.
 

Find compromise on payday loans. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Rapid City Journal. April 19, 2009.
 

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Opinions: Cash Assistance Programs

Welfare proposals fix what isn't broken. (MAINE) Read Article
By Rebekah Smith, Kennebec Journal. April 19, 2009.
 

Cutting assistance to the unemployable would be costly. (WASHINGTON) Read Article
By Stacey Schultz, Crosscut. April 16, 2009.
 

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Opinions: Anti-poverty Forums

State on track to tackle child poverty. (DELAWARE) Read Article
By Jodie Levin-Epstein, Wilmington News Journal. April 19, 2009.
 

The business case for ending childhood poverty. (DELAWARE) Read Article
By John H. Taylor Jr., Wilmington News Journal. April 19, 2009.
 

Strengthen poverty bill. (ONTARIO) Read Article
Editorial, Toronto Star. April 20, 2009.
 

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G8 Meeting and UN Millennium Goals

World 'very far' from UN's malnutrition goal: G8. Read Article
By Mark Medley, Vancouver Sun. April 20, 2009.
 

World lags on poverty goals: G8. Read Article
By Jeremy Smith and Svetlana Kovalyova, Washington Post. April 19, 2009.
 

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