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Civil Legal Services Funding State Budget Outcomes
Legislative funding for civil legal services and domestic violence legal services was maintained and OCA funding included as requested in enacted state budget.
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Empire Justice Center 2013 State Legislative Priorities
Empire Justice budget and substantive legislative priorities for 2013.
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Resources for those Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Here are some helpful resources and links as you and your clients deal with the aftermath of Sandy. We’ll do our best to keep updating it.
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Historic Funding Included in the State Budget for Expanded Access to Legal Services
As New York continues its struggle back to economic stability, low income New Yorkers’ need for legal assistance has only intensified, leaving at least 80% of their legal needs unmet.
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Legislative Update: 2012 Budget Outcomes
As the New York State budget process draws to a close, Empire Justice Center is pleased to share with you several exciting achievements that will have a positive impact on low income New Yorkers.
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Empire Justice Center Statement on the Budget
Empire Justice Center applauds the Governor and the Legislature for achieving a number of very positive things that will provide assistance to struggling New Yorkers.
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Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012.
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State Budget Results: Funding for Legal Services - Cuts, Restorations and Hope for the Future
The legal services community has suffered significant losses over the past few years as state legislative funding has dropped from approximately $13 million in 2009, to $6 million in 2010 to less than $3.5 million in this year’s budget.
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Empire Justice Center 2011-12 State Legislative Priorities
New York State has long led the nation in crafting effective and responsive policies in times of crisis; our ability to lead and to foster innovation in the face of adversity is second to none. We all agree that New York must pursue new approaches and new policies that will help our state recover from the economic recession so that we can begin to thrive once again.
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Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York
There is a growing crisis in the Courts of New York State. Each year, more than 2.3 million New Yorkers try to navigate the State’s complex civil justice system without a lawyer.
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