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Article: Civil Legal Assistance Act vetoed: foundation plans to fight on for funding next year.
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- Florida Bar News
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- June 15, 2005
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The distance from the pinnacle to the nadir was less than three weeks for supporters of Florida's Access to Civil Legal Assistance Act.
On May 6, devotees of the program, which is run through The Florida Bar Foundation and provides legal assistance for poor families with a variety of legal programs, were ecstatic. The pilot program was being expanded from seven circuits to statewide. Lawmakers approved a raise in funding from $1 million to $5 million.
Then on May 26, Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the appropriation. That means not only will the program not go statewide, but there is no funding for the seven circuit pilot programs which have been running for nearly ...