| 12-01-00 Investing in Montana's
Families. Working families in Montana cannot afford health insurance, but a new
federal opportunity allows Montana to create an affordable insurance program at minimal
cost.
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| 11-01-00 Idaho's SSI Policy.
Low-income, Idaho families with a disabled member receiving SSI cannot access
welfare. This report explains why Idaho should work to bring families of disabled
people out of poverty.
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| 08-01-00 Shortchanging Our Children.
The Arkansas enrollment process for the ARKids health insurance program prevents children
from accessing the healthcare they need. New policies can improve eligibility.
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| 08-01-00 Keeping Our Children Hungry.
South Carolina's Food Stamp Program fails to provide access to food, but changing
eligibility will allow families to get the food they need.
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| 06-01-00 Left Alone. Working, poor families
in Idaho struggle to get childcare assistance through Idaho Child Care Program
(ICCP). The state can improve access and increase eligibility.
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| 05-01-00 Access Denied. Families across
the nation face barriers trying to access Food Stamps, Medicaid, CHIP and Childcare.
Congress can take steps to ensure access to these important safety-net programs.
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| 05-01-00 No Healthy Start in Montana.
State enrollment process prevents children from accessing CHIP and Medicaid. This
report discusses how Montana can provide greater health insurance coverage to children.
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| 04-01-00 Hunger Pangs. Oregon's low-income
families struggle to access Food Stamps. This report explains how the state
can do to improve their Food Stamp Program.
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| 02-01-00 Idaho's Health Care
Resources. Idaho's non-profit hospitals are pushing families into debt and even
bankruptcy while holding millions of dollars in profits. Some hospitals have
converted to for-profit and have pocketed millions of community asset dollars. Idaho
should take steps to ensure affordable care and protect their community assets.
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| 02-01-00 Bitter Harvest. Idaho
discriminates against agricultural workers from being eligible for the state's minimum
wage, resulting in poverty wages. This report calls on state legislature to ensure
farmworkers get paid.
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| 01-01-00 The Washington Economy.
Many working families in Washington live below the poverty level. This report
discusses why Washington should seek living wages.
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| 01-01-00 Investing in Idaho's
Families. Many Idaho families do not have healthcare insurance, but by using
federal funds, Medicaid can expand so more children and working families will receive the
important health coverage they need.
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| 01-01-00 Empty Promises. Idaho
farmworkers have no protection under the minimum wage law and are being cheated out of
wages by farm labor contractors. This report explains the need for equal protection
under the state's minimum wage law and how to ensure farmworkers receive their earned
wages.
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