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Legal Services of New Jersey Hit Hard by Economic Downturn:Must Raise $9 Million to Avoid Cuts in Staff and Services
In the July 10, 2008 issues of The Star-Ledger, Kate Coscarelli reports: "The primary funding source for Legal Services of New Jersey has dropped at a more precipitous rate than anticipated, and it is already projecting a $21...

BUDGET: Public Advocacy chief says budget cuts is unconstitutional
Blog post by Brandon Ortiz, Herald Leader, at Polwatchers Blog addresses more issues on the court's budget: Legal issues seen in state budget The state's chief public defender said Wednesday that the proposed state budget is unconstitutional because it would leave thousands of poor criminal defendants without legal representation...

State Budget Crisis, Cont.
More on the impending state budget crisis: The next fiscal year, which begins July 1, will be “one of the bleakest for state governments in the last three decades,” according to this article in Stateline, citing a new report from the the National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers...

PENDING: Legal Aid in budget bind
From Herald Leader: Legal Aid in budget bind * * * Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed budget includes no money for Kentucky's four Legal Aid programs, which previously received $1.5 million a year Ð about 14 percent of their budget...

A Call for Legal Services Funding
National Law Journal reports, "50 state bar presidents call for increase in legal aid funding." The presidents of the 50 state bar associations are asking congressional leaders to increase legal aid funding for low-income Americans next year by 14%, partly...

SEC Budget Request Remains Constant with Last Year's Budget
The SEC posted on its website its FY 2009 Congressional Justification for its budget. Its FY 2009 budget request totals $913 million, a $7 million (.8%) increase over the agency's FY 2008 budget...

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