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Washington Informer: Swaruup, Adegbile Highlight Legal Aid Dinner
DC Bar: Legal Aid DC Honors Servants of Justice
The DC Bar's blog covers the 2024 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner
WTOP: DC law removes waiting period before divorce
A new law eliminates the waiting period before divorce in D.C. in an effort to help domestic violence survivors more quickly leave abusive spouses.
A new law eliminates the waiting period before divorce in D.C. in an effort to help domestic violence survivors more quickly leave abusive spouses.
The Washington Post: New D.C. law eliminates waiting period prior to divorce
A new D.C. law eliminates a waiting period before divorce, a change spurred by victim advocates who say it will particularly help domestic violence survivors seeking to separate from an abusive spouse.
A new D.C. law eliminates a waiting period before divorce, a change spurred by victim advocates who say it will particularly help domestic violence survivors seeking to separate from an abusive spouse.
WAMU: D.C. Councilmember Robert White on SNAP benefits, crime lab, and rental assistance
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the city will provide funding for additional SNAP benefits, ending a month-long saga between her administration and D.C. Council.
NBC Washington: DC mayor agrees to give SNAP benefits additional funding
Mayor Muriel Bowser will give SNAP benefits additional funding, avoiding a showdown with the D.C. Council and a possible lawsuit.
Washington Informer: Bowser Admin Reverses Course, Allocates Excess Funds for SNAP
After much back and forth, the Bowser administration acquiesced to D.C. Council members, advocates and constituents who demanded the temporary increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as mandated in the FY 2024 budget.
Washington City Paper: Facing Multiple Lawsuit Threats, Bowser Announces Plans to Reverse Course and Expand SNAP Benefits
Mayor Muriel Bowser says she’s suddenly reversing course on her monthlong refusal to implement a $40 million expansion of SNAP benefits required by law, just as a pair of residents prepared to sue the city over her intransigence.
DCist: D.C. Mayor Agrees To Implement SNAP Increase After Threat Of Lawsuit
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration will implement a legislatively-mandated increase to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following threat of legal action from the D.C. Council and Legal Aid on behalf of recipients of the food assistance program.
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