Rochester’s Poor Have Twice as Many Errors on Credit Reports as National Average Empire Justice Center reports: “The fact that low-income consumers have a higher rate of serious errors on their credit reports than the general population is not likely to surprise advocates for low-income communities; however, it is also…
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A free webinar will be hosted on June 22 and June 29: “Denying ACCESS” is a free two-part webinar outlining strategies for fighting ICE ACCESS programs in local communities. Please join us on: Wednesday Wednesday, June 22nd from 2 pm EST to 3:30 pm EST and Wednesday, June 29th, from…
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From the AP: “A Texas judge plans to void the marriage of a transgender widow, preventing her from getting the death benefits of her firefighter husband who died last year battling a blaze….The suit claimed Nikki Araguz should receive no benefits because she was born a man and Texas doesn’t…
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The Obama Administration kicked off the Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System and Immigration Action Roundtables across the country. President Obama is calling for a national conversation on immigration reform that builds a bipartisan consensus to fix our broken immigration system so it works for America’s 21st century…
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a new policy toward a more open state: ”He explained that what is classified as public information, will be fully accessible and available for processing. That which is created with public money is in the public domain, and therefore also those who want to…
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From EarthJustice: Earthjustice and the Environmental Justice Research Center at Clark Atlanta University have collaborated to compile data for coal-fired power plant pollution and the impacts on low income communities and communities of color for EPA Region IV, which includes Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and…
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In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld, in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, the Legal Arizona Workers Act of 2007 and its so-called business death penalty for employers who repeatedly hire illegal immigrants. The state law also requires employers to check the federal E-Verify system before hiring new workers,…
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Catherine Lennon was forcibly evicted from her home on March 28, 2011. Lennon moved back in with the help of Take Back the Land-Rochester and is prepared to defend against a second eviction. From Take Back the Land: After attempts to renegotiate the mortgage were stonewalled by Fannie Mae, Catherine…
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