Kathleen McGowan, Author at City Limits

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Responsible for two of this year’s most challenging legal cases, the lawyers of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund have hit the mattresses.

ByKathleen McGowan 2 minRead time

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May 1999

Uncategorized

WELFARE COUNTER-DEVOLUTION

Welfare advocates haven’t gotten anywhere with the city, so they’ve taken their pleas to Albany.

ByKathleen McGowan 3 minRead time

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May 1999

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WAITING FOR THE SCHMIDT TO HIT

The mayor’s committee on CUNY postponed the scheduled announcement of its plans on Friday, leaving those in the system analyzing hints and rumors.

ByKathleen McGowan 3 minRead time

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May 1999

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THE JIGGETTS IS UP

For more than ten years, an odd legal precident provided a few hundred dollars a month toward rent for families on welfare. A new ruling says that money isn’t good…

ByKathleen McGowan 2 minRead time

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May 1999

Government

SECTION 8 DISSECTED: FREE-MARKET FRENZY THREATENS TENANTS

The clock is ticking. Over the next five years, landlords will be able to leave the federal Section 8 program, threatening the affordability of tens of thousands of New York…

ByKathleen McGowan 4 minRead time

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May 1999

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