Geography US: STATES

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New York City’s Right to Counsel law helps stem the epidemic of evictions, and provides a blueprint for Milwaukee

News Story (NATIONAL, Wisconsin)

New York City’s Right to Counsel law helps stem the epidemic of evictions, and provides a blueprint for Milwaukee

October 16, 2020 | James E. Causey | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
NYC was the first in the nation to pass the Right to Counsel. In 2019, evictions dropped 15%, from the same time in 2018.
Tags: COVID-19 | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Right to Counsel

12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

News Story (Michigan, NATIONAL)

12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

November 19, 2020 | Chris Arnold | National Public Radio (NPR)
The day after Christmas, millions of Americans will lose their jobless benefits, according to a new study. And that could spell financial ruin for many people, like 44-year-old Todd Anderson in the small town of Mackinaw City, Mich.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance

‘So Hard To Prove You Exist’: Flawed Fraud Protections Deny Unemployment To Millions

News Story (California, NATIONAL)

‘So Hard To Prove You Exist’: Flawed Fraud Protections Deny Unemployment To Millions

October 14, 2020 | Chris Arnold | National Public Radio (NPR)
Fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits have been a problem for a long time, and states have set up systems to try to prevent such fraud. But lost in that effort is arguably a bigger problem: Some of those systems have hurt millions of innocent people, keeping the benefits they deserve in limbo.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance