11/14/11

High Court Will Take Up Fair Lending Case
GAO Report – Medicaid: Prototype Formula Would Provide Automatic, Targeted Assistance to States during Economic Downturns
Turn a bare drive into an external unit for $19.99
A job vital to the state's poor goes unfilled
Work-Oriented Programs in Child Support

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11/10/11

NYC Settles False Claims Act Suit on Medicaid Personal Care – Selfhelp and 41 Non-Profit Organizations Demand Feds Use $70 Million Fine to Ensure Access to Home and Community-Based Services
US foreclosure activity hit 7-month high in Oct.
New York City Homelessness And Statewide Food Stamp Usage On The Rise
Foreclosure Prevention Programs Urge State to Pick Up Funding
What Directions for Public Health under the Affordable Care Act?

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11/9/11

How to Protect Seniors From Skyrocketing Drug Costs When EPIC Cuts Occur in January 2012
Empire Justice Testimony on Foreclosure Funding and Process at Assembly Hearing in NYC
The Nation: Stop the Big Bank Payday Predators
Job Opening: Staff Attorney – Disability Justice Program >
What's in Your Legal Toolkit? A free webinar for legal aid receptionists and intake staff throughout New York State

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11/8/11

New HRA Policy Bulletins Posted
Borrower Advocates Want Freeze on Foreclosures by Baum Law Firm
Increase in SNAP Benefits = Healthier Children
Who are Low-Asset Low-Income Families?
New Job Openings Posted

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11/7/11

FAQ On HSAs: The Basics Of Health Savings Accounts
How to hide documents and folders on your computer from prying eyes
Standing up to financial juggernauts
Immigrant Diversity and Social Security: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects

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11/4/11

Recession Drives More Americans to Poverty-Wracked Neighborhoods
Fair Hearing of the Month
NY Times: Bleak Portrait of Poverty Is Off the Mark, Experts Say
NEDAP's short video on tenant screening reports – barriers to fair housing in NYC

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11/3/11

Some 15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps
Do Housing Voucher Households Cause Crime?
Women's Programs Face Deep Cuts as States Tackle Budget Deficits
General Assistance Programs: Safety Net Weakening Despite Increased Need
4 million borrowers eligible for foreclosure review <

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11/2/11

Proposed Change in HUD’S "Minimum Rent" Policy Could Raise Rents for Several Hundred Thousand Poor Families
Making Your Organizations Voice Heard: Advocacy, Lobbying and Required Reporting
Empire Justice & Legal Aid Society Comments on Proposed Federal Regulation on Medicaid Eligibility
More Than 25% Of Medicare Drug Plans Get Poor Ratings
NY Times: Allied Home Mortgage Is Sued Over Bad Loans
Foreclosure reviews may aid millions

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