H.R. 2909 - An act to improve the measure of poverty
Amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved method to measure poverty so as to enable a better assessment of the effects of programs under the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Co sponsors and key committee staff are accepting comments on this important issue
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Income, poverty and health insurance estimates -- Current Population Survey
These national estimates will be released Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
Additional information regarding the time and format of the data release will be included in a separate announcement closer to the release date. News releases, reports and data tables are available on the Census Bureau's home page. Go to http://www.census.gov/ and click on "Releases."

Mobilizing Rural Communities:
The Northern Plains Initiative Conference Event Information
October 8 and 9, 2009. Click here for more information.

New Report from South Dakota Voices for Children - Summit on South Dakota Children in Poverty: SEEKING SOLUTIONS, BUILDING PROSPERITY - Click here to read the full report
Media Coverage:
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, KELO-TV, KDLT-TV, Rapid City Journal, KEVN-TV ,KOTA-TV
South Dakota Public Radio:
Audio 1, Audio 2

North Dakota Economic Security Alliance Summit of Organizations and Leaders
November 5 & 6, 2009, Bismark, ND

Summit on South Dakota Children in Poverty
November 18 & 19, 2009.

New Reports from the Iowa Policy Project
Expanding Iowa's Earned Income Tax Credit - The Long Term Benefits to the State
A Healthier Iowa Labor Market: Medicaid Expansions and the Impact on Incomes and Work Choices