The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, providing $550 million for the Legal Services Corp.

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The Legal Services Corp. will receive $15 million to fund legal aid in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 passed Monday by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Various lawyers, judges, lawmakers and others will get together for the first time Wednesday to discuss ways to pay for legal services and make them otherwise available to Wisconsin residents who can’t afford them.

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Logic doesn’t often prevail in the politics versus social services debate.

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Contracts Legal services; anticipatory breach

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As state money for indigent legal services dries up, there is another source that providers argue could be tapped for immediate relief: the thousands of dollars allocated for the State Bar of Wisconsin-sponsored Access to Justice Commission.

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Wisconsin’s poor could soon have far less options for civil legal service providers due to proposed cuts in the state budget.

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