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01/23/2012   ACTION ALERT: Stop Asset Test for SNAP Benefits
  Pennsylvania families with modest savings may be barred from getting SNAP benefits
01/23/2012   NKY.Com: Legal aid will have to turn away more
  Federal funding reduction means poor will be on their own in civil actions
12/30/2011   Get Your Tax Refund Fast and FREE!
  Claim as much as $5,751 by using these free resources to file your tax return.
10/26/2011   CLS to Testify at Congressional Hearing on SSI
  CLS will testify on Oct. 27 to preserve SSI for disabled children
08/31/2011   Replacement food stamps available for spoiled food
  Food bought with food stamps spoiled by power outages and floods can be replaced.
06/29/2011   Pennsylvania House passes state budget
  Would give DPW Secretary 'powers that no other secretary in state history has had'
06/26/2011   At struggling firms, workers holding on
  Wage theft a growing problem in hard times
06/21/2011   Poor targeted in Pa. budget
  DPW replaces schools on chopping block with $471 million cut proposed.
06/04/2011   Hard times a bad time to cut legal services
  An editorial last Saturday ('N.J. shouldn't cut Legal Services funding') was right on
05/19/2011   Bill Would Cut $600M+ in Unemployment Comp.
  On Monday (5/23), the PA house will vote on a bill that would cut unemployment comp
05/18/2011   Righting the Blight?
  Kensington properties, previously owned by Robert Coyle Sr., being purchased en masse
05/02/2011   A Rare, Happy Ending For Landvest Scam Victims
  A Rare, Happy Ending For Landvest Rental Scam Victims in Kensington
04/25/2011   Assistance to Those Terminated from adultBasic
  CLS Applauds Corbett Administration for Offering Additional Assistance to Pennsylvan
04/11/2011   New Efforts to Collect Court Costs and Fines
  Philadelphia courts have begun a new efforts to collect debts to the criminal courts
04/08/2011   Cut welfare to lessen impact of cuts to education?
  In Pa. budget fight, would cutting welfare lessen the impact of cuts to education?
04/04/2011   Stoneleigh Foundation: Two New Senior Fellows
  Stoneleigh Foundation Selects Two New Senior Fellows
03/31/2011   Advocates urge funding to halt foreclosures
  In the wake of state and federal cutbacks, advocates are seeking help to keep people
03/10/2011   New Website Helping Veterans with Legal Problems
  StatesideLegal is a resource for the legal needs and rights of military families
03/01/2011   CLS SSI Caselaw Outline
  CLS recently released its 2010 edition of Disability Under the Social Security Ac
02/18/2011   Corbett warned to delay Pa. health care plan's end
  CLS attorney is warning Gov. Tom Corbett's administration that it is violating federa
02/10/2011   UPDATE Util. Shut-off Moratorium Ends April 15
  CLS urges low-income utility customers with shut-off notices to apply for LIHEAP Cri
02/06/2011   Letter: How can Blue Cross toss its customers over
  Independence Blue Cross refuses to continue funding for adultBasic, affecting 12,000
01/31/2011   A Capitol question: What will Corbett cut?
  Can the new governor keep his pledge to cut billions of dollars out of the state budg
01/29/2011   Program is critical for low-income disabled youth
  Program is critical for low-income disabled youth
01/25/2011   Groups Urge Swift Action to Aid Jobless Homeowners
  Organizations are calling on HUD to implement Emergency Homeowner Loan Program
01/24/2011   File taxes by April 18 to receive tax credits
  Whether or not you owe income tax, you could get thousands of dollars in tax credits.
01/14/2011   What will come after money runs out for AdultBasic
  Next month, money is set to run out on Pennsylvania's low-cost health insurance prog.
01/06/2011   Philadelphia Homeowners Get Holiday Reprieve
  Phila. judge ordered 30-day moratorium on sheriff's sales awaiting federal program
12/17/2010   A break for children of prisoners
  Incarcerated mothers now have Saturday visiting hours with their children
12/15/2010   Utility Rate Hikes a 'Recipe for Fatality'
  PECO is increasing rates here in Philadelphia by 5%
12/04/2010   York Co. Prison Well-Versed in Treating Pregnant W
  PA's jails get high marks in one study for treatment of expectant mothers, though som
12/02/2010   Disabled and Elderly Sue PA to Restore Benefits
  CLS files lawsuit to restore benefits reduced without notice to plead.
11/24/2010   Debt Collector Scam Has People Paying Money
  A consumer alert about a scam involving alleged con-artists posing as debt collectors
11/18/2010   Foreclosures: Banks' big mistake
  Last month, in an unprecedented show of force, the attorneys general of all 50 states
10/26/2010   PBS: Homeowners frustrated with loan modifications
  CLS alumnus featured in special report on the struggle many face to avoid foreclosure
10/25/2010   Inquirer: Disturbing trend in foreclosure crisis
  Former CLS attorney Alan White and PLA's Irwin Trauss contribute to news column
09/20/2010   CLS advocates for passage of House Bill 2400
  If passed, the bill would modernize unemployment compensation in Pennsylvania
09/14/2010   PW: Shackling prisoners during birth outlawed
  CLS' Kathleen Creamer helped draft state legislation to outlaw the common practice
09/14/2010   URGENT: TANF EMERGENCY FUND SET TO EXPIRE SEPT 30
  If Congress doesn't extend TANF Emergency Fund, as many as 250,000 could be jobless
07/14/2010   Inquirer: City launches mortgage scam alerts
  CLS attorney and client are featured in article on new consumer protection program
07/14/2010   ABC News: Call hotline for mortgage scam alerts
  CLS & other City partners are protecting consumers from mortgage modification scams.
07/06/2010   Philadelphia Weekly: 'A Fate Worse Than Debt'
  CLS' Kerry Smith and her client featured in expose on debt settlement industry
07/01/2010   CLS pro bono collaboration a success
  National magazine features CLS' work with Dechert, Penn Law on landlord tenant cases
06/22/2010   Action Alert: Speak out against PECO rate hikes
  PECO rate hikes will be up for debate at two public hearings and your opinion matters
06/07/2010   CLS honors advocates at Breakfast of Champions
  Keynote Speaker, the Justice Dept.'s Laurence Tribe, draws many to CLS' annual event
06/01/2010   'Unsung Hero': Brenda L. Marrero
  CLS Attorney Brenda L. Marrero named one of Legal Intelligencer's 'Unsung Heroes'.
05/10/2010   Inquirer: Pa. to create 20,000 jobs
  CLS' Dietrich comments on stimulus funded state subsidized jobs program
05/03/2010   Mother Jones: Discrimination against minorities?
  CLS client Evelyn Houser featured in article on case against Census Bureau
04/29/2010   Pa. will manage high-risk pool for health coverage
  CLS' Kristen Dama speaks on WHYY about the federally funded state program
04/28/2010   Medicare settlement will increase program access
  Changes will benefit low-income senior citizens and people with disabilities
04/26/2010   NY Times Editorial on Census Lawsuit
  Bureau's controversial background check policy unfairly denies minorities employment
04/26/2010   Census Worker Class Action Case
  Learn more about the case and how to submit your story to the plaintiff's team
04/20/2010   Fox 29: New Class Action Lawsuit vs U.S. Gov.
  CLS' Sharon Dietrich contributes to coverage of case against Census Bureau
04/14/2010   Inquirer: U.S. Census Lawsuit
  CLS involved in class action against Census Bureau for racial discrimination
04/06/2010   File taxes by April 15 to receive tax credits
  Whether or not you owe income tax, you could qualify for thousands in tax credits
04/05/2010   Philly Foreclosure Diversion Program in the news
  CNN story on how the pilot program has helped Philadelphians avoid foreclosure
04/01/2010   LIHEAP deadline extended to April 16
  Apply before deadline for help paying heating bills
03/24/2010   CLS ranked in Philadelphia Top Workplaces 2010
  New survey results put CLS among the best small companies in the Philadelphia area
03/17/2010   NY Times: Pa. insurance rate increase for poor
  CLS' Kristen Dama quoted in national news coverage of Pa. premium hikes
03/17/2010   Puerto Rico birth certificates to expire July 1
  What you need to know about getting a new Puerto Rico birth certificate
03/17/2010   Hundreds in Harrisburg to restore benefits
  CLS took part in a rally on Tuesday to restore SSP for elderly and disabled
03/16/2010   Inquirer: 'Price hike hits Pa. adultBasic plan'
  Escalating premiums for the state-run program spell trouble for many Pennsylvanians.
03/10/2010   Op-Ed: 'Pa. premium hikes deepen coverage crisis'
  CLS' Jon Stein and Kristen Dama on AdultBasic coverage and its impending expiration
03/02/2010   Philadelphia Foundation selects CLS for $45K grant
  Foundation raises $331K; part will go to CLS' mortgage foreclosure prevention work
03/01/2010   PHA Section 8 wait list open to public March 1
  Applications will be accepted for 2 weeks, 7 days/week, 8am-7pm
02/22/2010   Patriot-News: Rendell wants to change PA sales tax
  CLS' Richard Weishaupt in article on the governor's proposed changes to sales tax
02/22/2010   Daily News: Is home where the heart is?
  CLS' Kathy Gomez in article on how housing problems can lead to the break up a family
02/16/2010   Inquirer: Where are stimulus funds for jobs?
  Pennsylvania has not drawn down funds that would create jobs for the unemployed
02/16/2010   Inquirer: Does Rendell's budget shortchange needy?
  CLS' Jon Stein in article questioning proposed cuts to programs benefiting the needy
02/16/2010   6ABC: Getting your boss to pay you
  CLS' Suzanne Young comments on rising number of employers not paying employees
02/09/2010   Federal Stimulus Money Could Help Needy Families
  Pennsylvania has until September 2010 to draw down $330 Million in federal aid

 

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