Poverty Dispatch - June 29, 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:

• Applications for Assistance Programs - Michigan, Indiana
• Food Assistance Programs
• Joblessness and Unemployment
• Homelessness and Housing
• Economic Stimulus and Free and Low-cost Health Clinics
• Medicaid Reimbursement and Primary Care Doctors - Illinois
• Opinion: Poverty Measurement in the U.S.
• Jobless Households and Child Poverty - United Kingdom
• Black Infant Mortality Rate - Palm Beach, FL
• Adult Literacy and Employment - Philadelphia, PA
• College Loans and Income Based Payments

Today's Articles:

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Applications for Assistance Programs - Michigan, Indiana

Michigan braces for a surge in welfare applications. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Sara Murray, Wall Street Journal. June 26, 2009.
 

Daniels credited for nudge on welfare. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Eric Bradner, Evansville Courier and Press. June 28, 2009.
 

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Food Assistance Programs

Vouchers double value of food stamps at Boston farmers' markets. (BOSTON, MA) Read Article
By Andrew Ryan, Boston Globe. June 25, 2009.
 

Indiana's food banks expecting onslaught. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Lindsay Machak and Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star. June 29, 2009.
 

Experts say food stamp use stimulates the economy. Read Article
By Dee Henry, Hickory Daily Record. June 22, 2009.
 

Food stamp use grows in Tennessee. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Janell Ross, The Tennesean. June 27, 2009.
 

Food stamp program suspends asset test. (IDAHO) Read Article
Idaho Press-Tribune. June 26, 2009.
 

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Joblessness and Unemployment

City’s unemployment rate climbs to 9%; 361,000 are jobless, highest since 1993. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Patrick McGeehan, New York Times. June 18, 2009.
 

Jobless can't afford to wait. (NEBRASKA) Read Article
By Joe Ruff, Omaha World-Herald. June 29, 2009.
 

Mounting U.S. jobless claims force states to borrow. Read Article
By Tom Ryan and Andrew Stern, Oregon City News. June 29, 2009.
 

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Homelessness and Housing

Report: Chronic homelessness soars in Santa Clara County, but overall number without homes dips. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Lisa Fernandez, San Jose Mercury News. June 26, 2009.
 

Some veterans of recent wars find homelessness at home. Read Article
By Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times. June 29, 2009.
 

Homeless children in our midst. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Troy Moon, Pensacola News Journal. June 28, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus and Free and Low-cost Health Clinics

Stimulus money boosts health clinics serving poor. Read Article
By Kristen Wyatt (Associated Press), Washington Post. June 29, 2009.
 

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Medicaid Reimbursement and Primary Care Doctors - Illinois

Low pay from Medicaid keeps doctors away from primary care. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune. June 29, 2009.
 

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Opinion: Poverty Measurement in the U.S.

A new yardstick needed for poverty. (Opinion) Read Article
By C. Nicole Mason, Albany Times-Union. June 26, 2009.
 

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Jobless Households and Child Poverty - United Kingdom

Urban poverty and jobless link. (UNITED KINGDOM) Read Article
BBC News. June 24, 2009.
 

One in six children live in jobless households. (UNITED KINGDOM) Read Article
By Hannah Fletcher, The Times. June 24, 2009.
 

One in six children live in household with nobody working, finds ONS. (UNITED KINGDOM) Read Article
The Telegraph. June 24, 2009.
 

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Black Infant Mortality Rate - Palm Beach, FL

Why are so many black babies dying in Palm Beach County? (PALM BEACH, FL) Read Article
By Liz Balmaseda, Palm Beach Post. June 27, 2009.
 

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Adult Literacy and Employment - Philadelphia, PA

Low literacy limits half of Phila. workforce, study finds. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Jane M. Von Bergen, Philadelphia Inquirer. June 28, 2009.
 

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College Loans and Income Based Payments

New plan ties reduced college loan payments to income. Read Article
By Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times. June 29, 2009.
 

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