The House Appropriations Committee should vote Thursday to approve a “significant increase” in funding to the Legal Services Corporation, the New York State Bar Association said Thursday.

A subcommittee has proposed an $85 million cut to its current funding of $385 million, the state bar said. In New York, seven legal services providers would likely be impacted by the cuts.


Sharon Stern Gerstman

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“To carry out its critical mission, the corporation needs a significant increase in its rather than a cut of $85 million,” state bar president Sharon Stern Gerstman said in a statement. “Through LSC grants, local organizations help low-income Americans with critical legal needs.”

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