Western New York Law Center

7/31/12

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Jul 312012

 

• New Job Openings Posted
• NY Times: Poverty in America: Why Can’t We End It
• GAO Report – SNAP: Improved Oversight of State Eligibility Expansions Needed
• Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State (Updated)
• GIS 12 MA/021: Time Periods for Determining Medicaid Eligibility for Applicants Denied Temporary Assistance
• FTC Action Halts Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam That Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners of more than $2 Million

7/30/12

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Jul 302012

 

• Debt Crisis Looms for Law School Grads
• Health Plan Appeal Rights in New York After the Affordable Care Act
• Time not on the side of older Americans in housing slump
• Dealing With Your Credit Report Just Got a Lot Easier
• LSC Releases 2011 Annual Report
• Comments to CFPB on Inclusion of a Public Database in Complaint Process

7/27/12

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Jul 272012

 

• SJC: Civil Unions Equivalent to Marriage
• Foreclosures surge in first half of 2012
• NY Times: Clearing Away the Clutter From Tech Shopping

7/26/12

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Jul 262012

 

• 2012 Legal Assistance Partnership Conference
• Paralegal Opening – Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
• Choices Often Limited in ‘School Choice’ Programs
• Tools for Choosing a Medicaid Managed Long Term Care Plan
• Disability Rights Group Files ADA Suit Against Wal-Mart
• FTC Calls Wireless Phone Bill Cramming a Significant Consumer Problem
• NY Times: New York Initiative Aims to Shield Illegal Immigrants From Fraud

7/25/12

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Jul 252012

 

• Another “subprime” crisis: Student loans
• CRL’s Testimony: A National Payday Charter Is A Bad Idea
• Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services (Updated Article)
• NY Times: Evolving Technology Gives True Voices to Children Who Cannot Speak
• Report: Most likely to be Among Long-term Unemployed, Relatively Few Blacks get Unemployment Insurance Benefits

7/24/12

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Jul 242012

 

• HRA Materials Updated
• Private Student Loans Report
• New Job Opening Posted
• Managed Long Term Care (Updated Article)
• NY Times: 2 Lawsuits Detail Abuse of Disabled in State Care
• Though Bad Debts Fall, Lawsuits Over Collection Practices Rise

7/23/12

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Jul 232012

 

• GAO Report: Modernizing SSA Disability Programs
• Federal Spending on Kids Slips for First Time in 3 Decades
• iPad macros can type words and phrases for you
• Suffolk sued over child care services cuts
• Payday Lending in America: Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why
• Article: Regulators & mortgage companies did not effectively communicate with foreclosure victims

7/20/12

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Jul 202012

 

• New Job Opening Posted
• CFPB: Private Student Loans Report
• NY Times: Help for the Perplexed Home Buyer
• Report: FHA/VA Lending Concentrated in Neighborhoods of Color
• GAO Report: Further Actions Needed to Enhance Assessments and Transparency of Housing Programs