December 2014

12/31/14

New Job Opening Posted USA Today Editorial: Court Secrecy Kills Short sale tax break signed into law 21 states raising minimum wage on January 1 Mandatory Enrollment of Nursing Home residents into Managed Care & MLTC – scheduled to begin Feb. 1, 2015

12/30/14

CFPB Report Finds Loopholes In Military Lending Act Rules Rack Up Costs For Servicemembers ABA urges SCOTUS to uphold ethics rule banning judicial candidates from soliciting contributions MLTC Roll-Out – FIDA NEWS – Training Reminder Dec. 3rd on FIDA, Plan list, roll-out schedule, Pooled Trusts Again Allowed for Married MLTC Enrollees

12/29/14

Policy Matters December 2014 Comments on the Military Lending Act As Medicaid rolls swell, cuts in payments to doctors threaten access to care Massachusetts ATJ Commission and Governor Issue “Best Practices for State Agencies to Enhance State Administrative Justice”

12/26/14

Policy Matters December 2014 Rise in Loans Linked to Cars Is Hurting Poor Colorado AG Suthers files civil suits against 2 more foreclosure law firms

12/24/14

Disability Law News – December 2014 1.4 million veterans live in poverty in the United States Judge throws out Arizona sheriff’s immigration suit against Obama MERS wins in class-action suit from Minnesota counties

12/23/14

TalkPoverty.org: Utility Policy Reform Must Be a Focus for Lawmakers Health Insurance Coverage for People with HIV Under the Affordable Care Act: Experiences in Five States How Much of the Medicare Spending Slowdown Can be Explained? Insights and Analysis from 2014

12/22/14

Marital Disruption and Health Insurance State Prison Health Care Spending: State Fact Sheets News from NYLAG Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program – Library of Past Medicaid Newsletters GAO Report: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Action Is Needed to Better Promote Employment-Focused Approaches

12/19/14

New Job Opening Posted Changing Patterns in U.S. Immigration and Population Report: True High-Speed Broadband Competition In The U.S. Remains Largely Nonexistent FHFA Director Responds to Housing Advocates: Broadening Mortgage Access is a 2015 Priority Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation that will Help Families Avert Crisis When they Lose their Child Care Subsidy