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News, Events & Information on topics such as family law, consumer issues, bankruptcy, evictions, and more. Legal Aid of Arkansas provides free civil legal services to individuals with low incomes in Arkansas, including advice and representation in consumer, family law, income maintenance, education, tax, employment, juvenile, health, individual rights, and housing cases.
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“This fund allows LGBTQ-serving nonprofits in our state to expand their impact on communities and help Arkansans pull together to build a more welcoming and supportive environment for us all,” said Heather Larkin, president of Arkansas Community Foundation ..read more
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“I urge all Arkansans to stay alert as they begin the clean-up process and use caution if approached with unsolicited home-repair offers,” said Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “Scams are common following severe weather and in these already difficult times fraud can place additional strain on Arkansans when services aren’t completed as promised ..read more
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide $13.6 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to enable 51 HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program agencies to conduct a range of fair housing enforcement and education and outreach activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic ..read more
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Terry Davis-Lowell, a courtroom translator, translates Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, for a defendant during Springdale District Court proceedings as bailiff Chris Moist of the Springdale Police Department stands by in Judge Jeff Harper's court in the Springdale city administration building. Davis-Lowell provides Marshallese and English translation for defendants and courtroom officials on Wednesdays. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe ..read more
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Kevin De Liban, the director of advocacy for Legal Aid of Arkansas, said there’s still a chance that the 69,000 Arkansans who lost 10 weeks of federal COVID unemployment benefits could still access some of that money eventually ..read more
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MARY HENNIGAN, ABBY ZIMMARDI AND RACHELL SANCHEZ-SMITH, Associated Press ..read more
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Jaden Zoe Atkins, Staff Attorney, Economic Justice ..read more