Poverty Dispatch - June 18, 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 Budget Cuts and Programs for the Poor
• Kids Count Report - Colorado
• Children's Health Insurance Coverage
• Programs for Children in Foster Care
• Joblessness and Unemployment
• Homelessness and Housing
• Increasing Need for Services and Programs
• Electronic Benefits Cards and Bank Fees
• Assistance Program Computing Systems - Colorado, Indiana
• Report: Charter Schools and Academic Achievement
• Health Insurance Coverage

Today's Articles:

Note: All links are external; some links may require a free registration at the host site (e.g., New York Times, Chicago Tribune).
Article links will open in new browser window.

State Budget Cuts and Programs for the Poor

Illinois suspends funerals for poor. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times. June 16, 2009.
 

Eliminating Child Welfare Program would 'break the law.' (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Linda Rush, The Southern. June 16, 2009.
 

Cut to subsidy program could spark more homelessness. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Paul Davis, Providence Journal. June 14, 2009.
 

Hundreds of Utahns to lose state aid this summer. (UTAH) Read Article
By Julia Lyon, Salt Lake Tribune. June 15, 2009.
 

L.A. County officials offer a novel idea to save millions. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Tribune. June 17, 2009.
 

County welfare reform proposal would drop low-income parent job requirement. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Troy Anderson, Daily Breeze. June 15, 2009.
 

State looks to cut legal aid available to poor. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Deborah Hastings (Associated Press), Redding Record Searchlight. June 16, 2009.
 

Region braces for welfare cuts. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Matt Wrye, Contra Costa Times. June 15, 2009.
 

Governor suggests $2 billion in cuts. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky and Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. June 17, 2009.
 

Medicaid cuts worry providers. (WYOMING) Read Article
By Allison Rupp, Caspar Star-Tribune. June 17, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Kids Count Report - Colorado

Colorado child-care costs high. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Allison Sherry, Denver Post. June 16, 2009.
 

Colorado childhood poverty rate continues to rise. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Steven K. Paulson (Associated Press), Vail Daily. June 16, 2009.
 

Colorado 'Kids Count' report: Child poverty up 85% since 2000. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Bob Mook, Denver Business Journal. June 16, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Children's Health Insurance Coverage

Children suffer as states cut health budgets. Read Article
By Vanessa Fuhrmans, Wall Street Journal. June 17, 2009.
 

Officials plan aggressive push to sign up kids for CHIP. (MONTANA) Read Article
By Mike Dennison, The Missoulian. June 18, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Programs for Children in Foster Care

Oregon House passes bill on foster kids' medication. (OREGON) Read Article
By Michelle Cole, The Oregonian. June 17, 2009.
 

Savings plan benefits teens leaving foster care. Read Article
By Wendy Koch, USA Today. June 14, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Joblessness and Unemployment

Work-sharing may help companies avoid layoffs. Read Article
By Steven Greenhouse, New York Times. June 15, 2009.
 

State boosts unemployment benefits by $18. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Neil Downing, Providence Journal. June 16, 2009.
 

State economic forecast bodes ill for jobless. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle. June 16, 2009.
 

Unemployed will be required to attend job-seeking skills workshop. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Steven Verburg, Wisconsin State Journal. June 16, 2009.
 

Michigan jobless rate is highest in decades. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Katherine Yung, Detroit Free Press. June 18, 2009.
 

Oregon jobless rate hits record 12.4 percent. (OREGON) Read Article
By Richard Read, The Oregonian. June 15, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Homelessness and Housing

Big jump found in Indianapolis family homelessness. (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Chicago Tribune. June 17, 2009.
 

Dozens more Indy families homeless. (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) Read Article
By Robert King, Indianapolis Star. June 18, 2009.
 

Hawaii public housing director urges veto of fees, limited stays. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Advertiser. June 18, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Increasing Need for Services and Programs

Tough times force more to seek help. (OREGON) Read Article
By Tracy Loew, Statesman Journal. June 17, 2009.
 

Number of food-stamp recipients sets record again. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World. June 17, 2009.
 

Legal Aid sees 56% rise in need for help. (OHIO) Read Article
By Olivera Perkins, Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 16, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Electronic Benefits Cards and Bank Fees

Bank fees charged to families in state debit program. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By David Wren, The State. June 15, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Assistance Program Computing Systems - Colorado, Indiana

Making the state's welfare system work better. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Susan Beckman, Kathy Hartman and Jeanne Nicholson, Denver Post. June 15, 2009.
 

Bill seeks audit of FSSA modernization. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Jake Grovum, Indianapolis Star. June 16, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Report: Charter Schools and Academic Achievement

Charter schools hit, miss in new report. Read Article
By Andrea Billups, Washington Times. June 16, 2009.
 

California charter schools stronger in reading than math. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times. June 15, 2009.
 

Report: Charter students do slightly worse. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Emily Johns, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. June 16, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Health Insurance Coverage

Cost concerns as Obama pushes health issue. Read Article
By Robert Pear and Jackie Calmes, New York Times. June 15, 2009.
 

BadgerCare Plus expanding to low-income adults without dependent kids. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Bill Novak, The Capital Times. June 16, 2009.
 

Return to top of page
 

Note: All links are external; some links may require a free registration at the host site (e.g., New York Times, Chicago Tribune).