In the Media

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Immigrants Lobby D.C. Council To Support and Fund A Package Of Bills

Legal Aid's June Lee was quoted in DCist's coverage of advocacy efforts at the D.C. Council: “It’s kind of premised on the idea that if you want to be pro-immigrant, you also want to be anti-poverty, you want to be anti-discrimination.”

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D.C. housing officials say they will stop overpaying landlords

Legal Aid's Amanda Korber was quoted in The Washington Post on D.C. Housing Authority overpayments to landlords: “It was a problem that was raised, recognized and anytime somebody tried to address it, it seems like they were kind of hushed."

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Leadership, waitlists, vouchers: Unpacking key findings in HUD’s DCHA audit

Legal Aid's Amanda Korber was quoted in Greater Greater Washington's coverage of HUD's D.C. Housing Authorty audit.

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D.C. Council to vote on housing authority overhaul in packed meeting

Legal Aid's Amanda Korber was quoted in The Washington Post on the proposed overhaul of the D.C. Housing Authority: “The Mayor’s majority on the Board of Commissioners is what got DCHA to where it is today — a failing agency that has lost its sense of purpose and mission.”

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A Pivotal Reform to Protect Consumers: D.C.'s New Debt Collection Law

Volunteer Staff Attorney Tom Papson details the District's updated debt collection law in the Washington Lawyer

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Concerns Grow During Delay of Unemployment Benefits in DMV

Days after President Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, people seeking unemployment benefits continued to wait for payments to be issued.

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