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Health Care Cuts From Vaccinations to Research
Automatic cuts to federal health-care programs may make it more difficult for low-income Americans to get maternal and infant care, vaccinate their children, and receive treatment for mental illness. more
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Disability Prevalence Among Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients
What share of Americans on income-based government assistance are disabled in each state? The U.S. average is just over 30 percent. more
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Best of #StateReads: Most Florida 'Stand Your Ground' Cases Deadly
This week’s extraordinary journalism about state government, tagged to #StateReads on Twitter. more
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Official Homelessness Decreases but Advocates are Skeptical
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: New data run contrary to what many might think: Overall homelessness actually dropped from 2009 to 2011 in states with high unemployment and foreclosure rates. more
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25 States Have High Child Poverty Rates
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: While child poverty rates vary dramatically across the states, nationwide, one in five children lives in poverty - even in states that might surprise you.more -
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Protests Mark Child Poverty Forums in Kansas
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: Holding town hall meetings on ways to reduce childhood poverty might seem unlikely to offend anyone. But don't tell that to the folks in Kansas.more -
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Poverty May Be Worse Than in 'Official' Count
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: A new "supplemental" measure of poverty suggests that the number of Americans living below the poverty line may be significantly higher than the figure reported officially by the U.S. Census Bureau in September.more -
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States With Highest Poverty Levels Don't Always Have the Most on Welfare
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: Some say new census data show that key parts of the social safety net are out of sync with where the need for it. Others say the numbers are suspect.more -
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Infographic: Poverty Up, Incomes Cown in Most States
Data released Thursday (September 22) by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 20 states saw a 20 percent or higher increase in the poverty rate from 2007 to 2010. Over the same time, median incomes fell by more than 7 percent in 16 states. more
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States Weigh Cuts to Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Poor
The state version of a federal tax credit that Ronald Reagan once endorsed is now under fire from conservatives. more
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'Food Hardship' an Issue in 21 States, Report Says
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: At least one in five Americans in 21 states struggled to afford enough food for themselves and their families last year, a new report says ... Minnesota eyes a plan to get investors to fund social services ... California and Kentucky have cut more funds from mental health programs since 2009 than any other states, and more social policy news. more
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Social Programs Targeted in State Cutbacks
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: Deep social service cuts are being proposed by most governors ... Indiana finds money for its strapped unemployment insurance fund ... Delaware invests in financial literacy, and other social policy news. more
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Setting Up Health Insurance Exchanges, States Face Big Decisions
One of the biggest tasks states face under the new federal health care law is upon them. In the coming months, states have a lot of choices to make about how they want the private health insurance market to operate. more
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Poverty Rate Jumps to 14.3 Percent for 2009
TODAY'S TAKE: Census numbers released Thursday (Sept. 16) showed big jumps in the number of Americans living in poverty, as well as people without health insurance. The numbers may get worse before they get better. more
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More Poverty by Any Measure
Federal poverty thresholds have been based on the same formula since 1964. That is likely to change before long. But the number of poor is increasing no matter how you count them. more
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California's agony can't be ignored
Everyone knows public finances in California, America's once-fabled Golden State of opportunity, are in shambles. But should the rest of us care? The state's ever-rising deficit has hit $24.3 billion as the legislature's liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans remain in constant deadlock. Voters in May overwhelmingly rejected five "budget reform" ballot measures.more -
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Poverty Gap Among States Widens
Even as the economy pushes more people into poverty, revenue-strapped states can be expected to further cut spending on social welfare programs, particularly in poor states where people need it most, a new report predicts.more -
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Census - Uninsured Down, Poverty Up
The U.S. Census Bureau annual report on poverty shows modest gains in median income in 2007 and a decrease in the number of people who lack health insurance. But the number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to 37.3 million, despite six years of economic growth. Experts predict the picture will be worse this time next year.more -
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States Adopt Bold Anti-Poverty Measures
At least 15 states have declared war on poverty, launching broad, high-profile campaigns aimed at rooting out the causes of poverty and alleviating its effects on children.more -
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States Ranked on Pocketbook Issues
Texans are more likely than citizens in any other state to be living without health insurance. Women in Wyoming have the least earning power compared to men, and more Mississippians on average live in poverty than anywhere in the country.Those developments are part of a snapshot of Americans' economic situation released by the Census Bureau Aug. 29.more