Law Practice,
Government
May 24, 2019
House committee approves bigger legal aid budget
Despite the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate funding to an organization providing legal aid to low-income Americans, the House Appropriations Committee approved a funding bill that would increase the non-profit’s funds by $135 million to a total of $550 million, its largest ever budget.
Despite the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate funding to an organization providing legal aid to low-income Americans, the House Appropriations Committee approved a funding bill that would increase the non-profit’s funds by $135 million to a total of $550 million, its largest ever budget.
That would be a 33% increase over the 2019 funding for the Legal Services Corporation, an independent nonprofit established by Congress i...
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