Poverty Dispatch - May 11, 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:

• State Public Assistance Programs
• Kids Count Report - El Paso, TX
• Homelessness and Housing
• Dental Care for Low-income Children - Wisconsin
• Medicaid and Charity Care
• Economic Stimulus Spending
• Unemployment Benefits and Job Training
• Immigrant Workers and Unemployment
• Adult Literacy in the US
• Editorial: Second Chance Act and Prisoner Re-entry
• Opinion: The Economy and Poverty and Homelessness

Today's Articles:

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State Public Assistance Programs

For victims of recession, patchwork state aid. Read Article
By Jason DeParle, New York Times. May 9, 2009.
 

R.I. food stamp use ranks near bottom. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Ted Nesi, Providence Business News. May 11, 2009.
 

Pa. lawmaker seeks to close welfare loophole. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Angela Couloumbis, Philadelphia Inquirer. May 9, 2009.
 

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Kids Count Report - El Paso, TX

Study: Poverty rates higher along border, El Paso kids at disadvantage. (EL PASO, TX) Read Article
By Erica Molina Johnson, El Paso Times. May 8, 2009.
 

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Homelessness and Housing

Md. becomes first state in nation to protect homeless people under hate-crimes law. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Ben Nuckols (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. May 7, 2009.
 

New York charges rent for working homeless. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Julie Bosman and Andy Newman, New York Times. May 8, 2009.
 

Ready or not, Katrina victims lose temporary housing. (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Read Article
By Shaila Dewan, New York Times. May 7, 2009.
 

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Dental Care for Low-income Children - Wisconsin

Dental care in short supply for low-income Wisconsin children. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 9, 2009.
 

Report: Nearly 25% of Ohio children under 5 on 'brink' of hunger. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 10, 2009.
 

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Medicaid and Charity Care

Medicaid patients hurt as state squeezes providers. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Kathy Barks Hoffman (Associated Press), Detroit Free Press. May 9, 2009.
 

Clock is ticking down on state Medicaid payments. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat. May 11, 2009.
 

State sets new rules on free, low-cost hospital care. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By James Drew, Baltimore Sun. May 8, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus Spending

Stimulus watch: Jobs, but not where needed most. Read Article
By Matt Apuzzo and Brett J. Blackledge (Associated Press), San Antonio Express-News. May 11, 2009.
 

Cities cry foul on stimulus cash. Read Article
By Suzanne Sataline, Wall Street Journal. May 11, 2009.
 

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Unemployment Benefits and Job Training

Obama wants to ease rules on aid to jobless. Read Article
By Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle. May 9, 2009.
 

Obama proposes new rules on job training. Read Article
By Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times. May 8, 2009.
 

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Immigrant Workers and Unemployment

A year after Agriprocessors raid, Postville still struggles. (POSTVILLE, IA) Read Article
By Jens Manuel Krogstad, Quad-City Times. May 10, 2009.
 

Day laborers on Long Island, left at the curb. (Opinion) Read Article
By Lawrence Downes, New York Times. May 10, 2009.
 

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Adult Literacy in the US

Why do millions of Americans struggle with reading and writing? Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. May 7, 2009.
 

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Editorial: Second Chance Act and Prisoner Re-entry

Shrinking the prison population. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. May 10, 2009.
 

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Opinion: The Economy and Poverty and Homelessness

Far from over. (Opinion) Read Article
By Bob Herbert, New York Times. May 8, 2009.
 

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