Category: News

April 2016 E-Newsletter

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March 2016 E-Newsletter

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Favorable Decision for New York Medicaid Recipients

On March 4, 2016, the U.S. District Court issued an important decision in Fishman v. Daines in favor of low-income elderly and disabled New York Medicaid recipients who seek fair hearings to challenge New York State’s termination of…

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Settlement Secured in SNAP Class Action to Benefit Low-Income Nebraskans

NCLEJ and Nebraska Appleseed have secured a settlement in a Nebraska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) class action lawsuit, which will help tens of thousands of low-income Nebraska families. The case challenged a system-wide failure by the Nebraska state…

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February 2016 E-Newsletter

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January 2016 E-Newsletter

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Low-Income Georgia Households to Receive $22 Million to Compensate for Their Wrongly Deprived Food Stamps

Tens of thousands of low-income Georgia families who were wrongly deprived of food stamps will receive $22 million as part of an agreement negotiated by NCLEJ. This agreement will provide relief to nearly 48,000 households across the state,…

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NCLEJ Article Addresses Due Process Issues When Modernized Public Benefits Systems Fail Families

NCLEJ’s Gina Mannix, Marc Cohan, and Greg Bass have authored an article, “How to Protect Clients Receiving Public Benefits When Modernized Systems Fail: Apply Traditional Due Process in New Contexts,” for the public interest law journal Clearinghouse Review….

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Georgia Governor Rescinds Executive Order Banning Syrian Refugees from Resettlement Benefits

On January 4, 2016, Governor Nathan Deal of Georgia rescinded an executive order he issued in November banning Syrian refugees from resettlement benefits. In December 2015, NCLEJ sent a letter to counsel representing Georgia’s Division of Family Services…

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Louisiana Restores Food Stamp Benefits for Thousands

On December 18, 2015, the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (NOWCRJ) and NCLEJ filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana for threatening to terminate food stamps for more than 31,000 low-income individuals. Outgoing Louisiana Governor…

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