Poverty Dispatch - May 21, 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 the Food Stamp Program
• Jobless Claims and Benefits
• People Living in Poverty - Iraq
• Report: Poverty and Inequality - London, UK
• Reports: Working Families and Basic Needs - Nebraska, Utah
• State Health Insurance Plans
• Housing Agencies and the Economic Stimulus
• State Budgets - California, Ohio
• Predatory Lending and Native Americans

Today's Articles:

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States and the Food Stamp Program

Food stamp stimulus hits state economies. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. May 19, 2009.
 

R.I. food stamp use up 40% since 2006. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Ted Nesi, Providence Business Journal. May 19, 2009.
 

Food stamp use jumps: Hard times push people to seek help. (NORTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Andrew Barksdale, Fayetteville Observer. May 19, 2009.
 

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Jobless Claims and Benefits

New filings fall, but long-term job claims rise. Read Article
Associated Press, New York Times. May 21, 2009.
 

Unemployment rises, initial claims drop. Read Article
By Joseph Weber, Washington Times. May 21, 2009.
 

Legislature extends, expands unemployment benefits. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Adam Jadhav, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 21, 2009.
 

Kansas governor signs bill boosting unemployment fund. (KANSAS) Read Article
Kansas City Star. May 19, 2009.
 

Jobless aid set to grow in Tennessee. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Chas Sisk, The Tennessean. May 20, 2009.
 

Jobless fund fix called inadequate. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 21, 2009.
 

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People Living in Poverty - Iraq

Study: Nearly 25 percent of Iraqis live in poverty. (IRAQ) Read Article
By Sameer N. Yacoub (Associated Press), Washington Post. May 20, 2009.
 

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Report: Poverty and Inequality - London, UK

London has highest rates of poverty and inequality in UK. (LONDON, UK) Read Article
By Helene Mulholland, The Guardian. May 19, 2009.
 

Poverty 'spreads from inner city.' (LONDON, UK) Read Article
BBC News. May 19, 2009.
 

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Reports: Working Families and Basic Needs - Nebraska, Utah

Report: Hard work, wages no longer enough for Nebraska families. (NEBRASKA) Read Article
By Erin Andersen, Lincoln Journal Star. May 20, 2009.
 

Low pay hurts many Utah working families. (UTAH) Read Article
By Lois M. Collins, Deseret News. May 19, 2009.
 

Utah working families face economic hardships. (UTAH) Read Article
By Dawn House, Salt Lake Tribune. May 19, 2009.
 

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State Health Insurance Plans

Group gives healthcare law high marks. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
Associated Press, Boston Globe. May 20, 2009.
 

Culver signs health insurance legislation. (IOWA) Read Article
By Charlotte Eby, Quad-City Times. May 20, 2009.
 

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Housing Agencies and the Economic Stimulus

Housing agencies protest rules for stimulus. Read Article
By Kevin Freking (Associated Press), Washington Post. May 19, 2009.
 

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State Budgets - California, Ohio

California, out of money, reels as voters rebuff leaders. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times. May 20, 2009.
 

No gold in state. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
The Economist. May 21, 2009.
 

Aging could cripple budget. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. May 20, 2009.
 

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Predatory Lending and Native Americans

Native Americans disproportionately affected by predatory lending. Read Article
By Rob Capriccioso, Indian Country Today. May 20, 2009.
 

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