News

10/13/11

CBPP: House and Senate Funding Bills Risk Loss of Rental Assistance For Thousands of Low-Income Families Editorial: Should state give free legal aid in civil cases? -Wisconsin's poor are entitled to an equal shot at civil justice Banks turn to demolition of foreclosed properties to ease housing-market pressures

10/12/11

List of Pooled SNTs in New York State (Updated) Fair Hearing of the Month Single Occupy Wall Street protester takes on 161st St. to rally against failing welfare system NY Times: Fingerprinting Those Seeking Food Stamps Is Denounced New Job Opening Posted

10/11/11

Free Software: Tweaking.com – Windows Repair 1.3.1 State Options That Expand Access to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Bank fees prompt call for more disclosure on checking accounts Do Social Media Policies Violate NLRA Section 7 Rights?

10/7/11

Medicaid Utilization Thresholds (MUTS or UT) in New York State – Limits on Number of Services per Year (Updated) Upstate Foreclosure Firm Fined $2 Million, Agrees to Overhaul Its Filing Practices Refocusing Responsibility For Dual Eligibles: Why Medicare Should Take The Lead Judge aims to protect rights of poor

10/6/11

Almost half of New Yorkers face foreclosure without attorneys SNAP: Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility Chart Report Examines Medicaid's Role for People with HIV NY Times: Freddie and Fannie Reject Debt Relief Suit alleges banks and mortgage companies cheated veterans and U.S. taxpayers

10/5/11

CLASP: Mandatory Drug Testing of TANF Applicants Ignores Big Picture 2011 Community Health Advocates RFP Work, Assistive Technology and Transition-Aged Youth NY Times: Foreclosures Are Killing Us Judge addresses legal services for the poor

10/4/11

High Poverty Rates Shadow Welfare Reform Court Programs Working Toward Normalcy in E-Discovery NY Times: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Medicaid Case The Latest on State TANF Cuts

10/3/11

Medicaid Managed Care Fact Sheet: Restricted Recipients- the way you receive your Medicaid benefits is changing Sizing up the Supreme Court: Four leading Supreme Court experts discuss the upcoming term Home heating program may see deep cuts For More and More Low-Income New Yorkers, Civil Legal Services Are Just Out of Reach