Advocates call for more funding for atty student loan relief programs

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Advocates call for more funding for atty student loan relief programs

As budget negotiations heat up in Albany, a group of legal aid advocates are making a push for legislation that would expand attorney student loan forgiveness.

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Indigent legal services face $120 million ‘funding sweep’ from governor

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Indigent legal services face $120 million ‘funding sweep’ from governor

The director of New York’s Office of Indigent Legal Services called on the state legislature to prevent the governor from taking over $120 million in funding from the office, and warned the funding sweep could have a dire impact on low-income New Yorkers’ ability to access free legal services.

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