Poverty Dispatch - June 22, 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:

• Joblessness and Unemployment
• State Medicaid Cuts
• Medicaid Reform - Illinois, Florida
• Increasing Need for Assistance Programs
• Debt and Poverty Measurement
• Homelessness and Housing Programs
• State Budget Cuts
• Utility Bills and Shut-offs - Michigan
• UN Report: World Hunger
• State Minimum Wage - Illinois
• Job Losses and Child Support Payments
• Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren - United Kingdom

Today's Articles:

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Joblessness and Unemployment

Tracking the recession: States target jobs. Read Article
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org. June 22, 2009.
 

In D.C., more jobs and more jobless. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Read Article
By V. Dion Haynes and Emma L. Carew, Washington Post. June 20, 2009.
 

Jobless numbers fall, but new claims rise. Read Article
By Associated Press, New York Times. June 18, 2009.
 

10.1% jobless rate in West is 25-year high in region. Read Article
By Associated Press, New York Times. June 19, 2009.
 

California jobless rate hits record high in May. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jim Downing and Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee. June 20, 2009.
 

State's 11.5% jobless rate highest since 1941. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle. June 20, 2009.
 

Underemployment has doubled. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Troy Anderson, Long Beach Press-Telegram. June 18, 2009.
 

Recession hits Los Angeles hard because of 'informal employment.' (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Howard Fine, Los Angeles Business Journal. June 19, 2009.
 

Number of jobless in Iowa hits 22-year high. (IOWA) Read Article
By Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register. June 20, 2009.
 

Ohio jobless rate jumps to 10.8 percent. (OHIO) Read Article
By William Hershey, Dayton Daily News. June 19, 2009.
 

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State Medicaid Cuts

Patients feel ache of state Medicaid cuts. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Christina Rogers, Detroit News. June 20, 2009.
 

State health dept. looks to shield local Medicaid providers. (WYOMING) Read Article
By Bill McCarthy, Wyoming Tribune Eagle. June 22, 2009.
 

If state cuts Medicaid, poor get wounded. (PENNSYLVANIA) Read Article
By Michael Pound, Beaver County Times. June 21, 2009.
 

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Medicaid Reform - Illinois, Florida

Medicaid reform tied to state budget crisis. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Dean Olsen, State Journal-Register. June 20, 2009.
 

Medicaid reform not ready to go statewide. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Bob LaMendola, South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 19, 2009.
 

Legislative agency pans Fla. Medicaid experiment. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Bill Kaczor (Associated Press), Miami Herald. June 18, 2009.
 

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Increasing Need for Assistance Programs

Numbers on welfare see sharp increase. Read Article
By Sara Murray, Wall Street Journal. June 23, 2009.
 

Hunger trumps Colorado Plains pride. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Colleen O'Connor, Denver Post. June 21, 2009.
 

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Debt and Poverty Measurement

Debt pushes millions below poverty line. Read Article
By Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle. June 18, 2009.
 

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Homelessness and Housing Programs

R.I. schools seeing more homeless students. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Paul Davis, Providence Journal. June 22, 2009.
 

Low-income renters worry about Pawlenty's credit cut. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio. June 22, 2009.
 

More than 1,800 Leon County families depending on Section 8 housing. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Will Brown, Tallahassee Democrat. June 22, 2009.
 

Struggling to find a home. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Will Brown, Tallahassee Democrat. June 22, 2009.
 

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State Budget Cuts

States turning to last resorts in budget crisis. Read Article
By Abby Goodnough, New York Times. June 21, 2009.
 

Budget crisis forces deep cuts at Calif. schools. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
Associated Press, USA Today. June 20, 2009.
 

Los Angeles teacher layoffs hit neediest schools. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
Associated Press, USA Today. June 13, 2009.
 

Budget means social services will suffer. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Karen McDonald, Peoria Journal Star. June 18, 2009.
 

California’s solution to $24 billion budget gap is going to bring some pain. Read Article
By Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times. June 21, 2009.
 

Ohio has plenty of company in scramble to balance budget. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Provance, Toledo Blade. June 22, 2009.
 

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Utility Bills and Shut-offs - Michigan

Customers, utilities feel heat as unpaid bills mount. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press. June 22, 2009.
 

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UN Report: World Hunger

UN: World hunger reaches 1 billion mark. Read Article
By Alessandra Rizzo, Munster Times. June 22, 2009.
 

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State Minimum Wage - Illinois

Illinois minimum wage climbing to $8. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Mike Riopell, Bloomington Pantagraph. June 22, 2009.
 

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Job Losses and Child Support Payments

Job losses mean more child support coming from unemployment pay. Read Article
By Brooke Adams, Salt Lake Tribune. June 22, 2009.
 

Job losses hurting child support. Read Article
By Marisol Bello, USA Today. June 17, 2009.
 

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Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren - United Kingdom

Are grandchildren making the working class poorer? Read Article
By Owen Bowcott, The Guardian. June 22, 2009.
 

Carer grandparents 'face poverty.' Read Article
By Sean Coughlan, BBC News. June 22, 2009.
 

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