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Primary geographic focus: Oklahoma
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News StoryOklahoma’s New Access to Justice Commission
Legal Aid Services of OklahomaMarch 14, 2014
The Oklahoma Supreme Court signed an Order on March 13, 2014, establishing The Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission.
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News StoryOklahoma sees rise in foreclosures in 2015
Robert EvattTulsa World
January 16, 2016
More Tulsans faced eviction last year than in 2014, according to a new report from real estate data service RealtyTrac.
Profile
Staff attorney learns about helping people
Ralph SchaeferTulsa World
August 4, 2016
Igor Petrovich learned a lot about helping people in one year.
News Story
For Thousands, Civil Courts Are Out of Reach
Trevor BrownOklahoma Watch
September 20, 2016
Every month, thousands of Oklahomans show up in local courts on civil cases with no attorney representing them because they can’t afford the fees or aren’t aware that legal aid is available.
News Story
Legal Aid, CN enter partnership to boost tribal members’ health
Tahlequah Daily Press (OK)December 3, 2016
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma recently received a grant from the federal AmeriCorps program as part of the Obama administration's investment in tribally-sponsored AmeriCorps programming.
News Story
Trump Budget Cuts Put Struggling Americans on Edge
Sabrina Tavernise, Trip GabrielNew York Times (NYT)
March 17, 2017
Legal Aid Services helped Joe and Paula Frye keep their home in Oklahoma. Now that program’s federal funding may be in jeopardy.
Op-Ed
A $15 tax bill nearly cost a family their home. With Trump, it would have
Martha BergmarkGuardian
April 3, 2017
The president wants to scrap legal aid, which countless Americans rely on when they cannot afford a private attorney. If he succeeds, it would be devastating.
News Story
Oklahoma navigators report more people signing up for insurance under Obamacare
Meg WingerterOklahoman
November 19, 2017
Widespread uncertainty over health reform hasn't kept people from coming for help.
Editorial
For too many in Oklahoma, ‘justice for all’ is a myth
OklahomanDecember 18, 2017
The idea of “justice for all” is just that for too many Oklahomans — an idea, and not a bedrock certainty as declared in our Pledge of Allegiance. That bedrock often turns to sand for the state's poor.
News Story
Legal Aid bracing for possible cut to federal funding
Ralph SchaeferTulsa World
January 8, 2018
That revenue makes up 35 percent of the Legal Services Corporation, and the U.S. House of Representatives has offered a 25 percent cut, he said, and worst-case scenario would mean a $1 million cut to LASO.
News Story
Proposed Cuts to Civil Legal Services Will Deny Courtroom Justice to the Poor
Eleanor J. BaderTruthout
March 11, 2018
Last year -- fiscal 2018 -- Trump identified the Legal Services Corporation as one of 19 organizations to be completely eliminated.
News Story
With one of the worst eviction rates in the country, Tulsa has a major problem. Tenants and landlords are frustrated by what’s going on
Michael OverallTulsa World
July 30, 2018
Tulsa has nation’s 11th-highest eviction rate.
News Story
Tulsa Area United Way funding upstart programs to offer new solutions to old problems
Michael OverallTulsa World
December 19, 2018
The winners include Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, which will develop a mediation program to help families facing evictions to stay in their homes.
Op-Ed
Point of View: Justice reform in Oklahoma must include civil legal assistance
Molly Aspan, Dwight L. SmithOklahoman
March 13, 2019
Criminal justice reform is not reform without civil legal assistance. The providers of civil legal assistance need to be at the criminal justice reform table.
News Story
Tulsa to focus ‘multi-faceted approach’ on high eviction rate
Michael OverallTulsa World
November 11, 2019
The eviction-prevention initiatives will involve a coalition of city departments, Legal Aid, the Oklahoma Policy Institute and nonprofit agencies, Gligo said.
News Story
Renters and landlords face uncertain future amid COVID-19
Tulsa WorldApril 12, 2020
News Story , Television News
Legal experts discuss evictions with Oklahoma City Council
KOKH-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)April 28, 2020
Op-Ed
Point of View: Legal aid is a front-line responder
Katie Dilks, Michael FigginsOklahoman
May 10, 2020
Blog Post
Unsung Heroes of Obamacare’s Enrollment Surge
Martha BergmarkHuffington Post
April 3, 2014
From coast to coast, legal aid organizations helped low- and moderate-income Americans sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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