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Proposed federal cuts to funding for legal aid to the poor would severely impact local providers that are already struggling to serve clients. The House has passed a $70 million cut in Legal Services Corp. funding from the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. The corporation is a federal provider of legal services to low-income Americans. One of its recipients is Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc., which serves 14 counties including Monroe and surrounding counties from Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border.
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Funding for the Legal Services Corporation, the nonprofit provider of civil legal aid for low-income Americans, would be reduced by $8 million in a plan approved by a Senate committee. The $396 million proposed Senate budget for fiscal 2012 would represent a 2 percent cut to the organization, which also received funding from private sources. Under a House plan, funding to the organization would be cut by 26 percent to $300 million.
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...CHAPTER XVI: LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION. PART 1614: PRIVATE ATTORNEY ... a recipient of Legal Services Corporation funding shall devote an amount equal to at least twelve an...
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Funding cuts to Legal Services Corporation will not be as severe as originally proposed. The cut for this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, will be $15.8 million instead of the $70 million reduction passed by the House in mid-March. Every dollar provided for civil legal assistant helps low- income individuals gain access to our justice system," said LSC Board Chairman John G. Levi. "We are grateful that funding cuts will not be as deep as initially proposed and we look forward to working with the Congress on fiscal year 2012 funding to provide even greater access to justice. ...
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The White House budget request for Fiscal Year 2012, released today, recommends $450 million in funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to provide civil legal assistance to low-income Americans requesting help to avert foreclosures, obtain veterans' benefits, escape domestic violence, and deal with consumer fraud and other critical matters. LSC is currently funded at $420 million, as part of a short-term funding bill that continues federal operations at Fiscal Year 2010 levels. That short-term measure expires March 4, and Congress is working to complete a Fiscal Year 2011 funding bill. Congressional appropriations to LSC represent the largest single source of funding for civil legal assistance.
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This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes amendments to the Legal Services Corporation's regulations on termination procedures, enforcement, and suspension procedures.
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WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies approved a $440 million Fiscal Year 2011 budget for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) on June 29. The funding increase was announced by Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D- W.Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee, and represents a nearly 5 percent increase in the LSC budget. Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) is the Subcommittee's ranking member.
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The House Appropriations subcommittee has approved a $28 million increase for the Legal Services Corporation as part of its FY 2008 funding bill. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies approved the funding increase for the group, which is an independent, non-profit corporation created by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to justice and to provide high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans.
