Legal Services E-lerts
Funding

Legal Services in Connecticut Crumbling Due to Funding Slump -- Staff to be Laid Off and Services to Decline 30 Percent Despite Clients’ Increased Need for Help with Foreclosures, Domestic Violence, and Unpaid Bills

– 11/25/08

Rhode Island Bar Urges Mandatory IOLTA Contributions for All Attorneys and Requests that State Require Lawyers to Maintain IOLTA Accounts in Banks Paying Comparable Interest Rate

– 11/25/08

Annual $50 “Attorney Assessment” Helps Some Legal Services Programs Cope with Lost Revenue as IOLTA Rates Fall in Wisconsin, But Distribution of the Revenue Will Not Equalize Funding Shortfalls Across Programs

– 11/14/08

Wyoming Legal Services to Give Up LSC Funds

– 11/07/08

20,000 People Won’t Receive Legal Help in Eviction, Foreclosure, Health Coverage, and Bankruptcy Cases, as 54% Drop in IOLTA Revenue Forces 40% Cuts in IOLTA Grants

– 11/07/08

Budget Shortfall Prompted Minnesota Public Defenders to Discontinue Representing Parents in Child Protection Cases, Shifting the Responsibility and the Cost to Counties

– 10/30/08

Homeowners Could Benefit From New Foreclosure Bills in NJ Introducing: Waiver of Realty Transfer Fees; Opportunity to Rent Until Able to Rebuy; New Fees to Initiate Foreclosures; Appropriations for Legal Services

– 10/24/08

CA Congressional Candidate, Dean Andal, Citing Opposition to Federal Funding of Suits Against Local Government and his View that a “Culture of Corruption” is Prevalent in Washington Says he Will “Take Aim” At LSC

– 10/24/08

Legal Services of Maumee Valley (Indiana), After Declining to Merge with Indiana Legal Services and Other Providers, Loses Significant Funding and Closes Doors

– 10/17/08

Community in Nevada Considers $3 Filing Fee Increase that Would Raise $540,000 Per Year to Fund Services of Self-Help Center

– 10/17/08

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