Barbara Board doesn’t like to take credit for the accomplishments of Tarrant County’s Community Storehouse. She says that credit belongs to everybody who works for the nonprofit, from paid employees to volunteer workers. But Megan Stiller, director of development for the organization, said Board is the reason Community Storehouse […]
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Seattle Municipal Court has stopped charging fees for probation in criminal cases
Seattle Municipal Court, which handles misdemeanor cases in the city, has stopped charging fees for probation and other supervision services. The court’s judges voted unanimously earlier this month to eliminate the fees that people with convictions were sometimes ordered to pay while participating in probation, record checks, work crews and […]
Losing the extra $600 unemployment benefit may not have stopped Americans from spending money, J.P. Morgan credit card data show
© Getty Images In July, personal consumer spending rose by 1.9%, government data shows. At that point, unemployed Americans were still receiving an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits on top of their state benefits. Whether or not you believe the now-expired $600 weekly unemployment benefit was overly […]