The Amsterdam News publisher and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg join forces with other district attorneys to call for increased loan forgiveness for legal professionals.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (far back right) swears in new class as office makes significant strides in reducing attrition over past year (Credit: Laura Badger, Yakov Mantelman, Rosa Margarita McDowell/DANY Photo Unit) The Amsterdam News publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, before me.
We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909 –, the first time in the 125 years of this award it has been given to a Black woman publisher – We are proud to provide no paywall journalism for the Black community we serve, the largest Black and Brown community in the country. Publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, before me. We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909 –, the first time in the 125 years of this award it has been given to a Black woman publisher –to Albany asking for $4 million in the next fiscal budget toward expanding the loan forgiveness program. Four New York City district attorneys were among those who signed the letter: Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg, Bronx D.A. Darcel Clark, Queens D.A. Melinda Katz, and Staten Island D.A. Michael McMahon. Publisher and my father, Wilbert'Bill' Tatum, before me. We've been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909 -Law school debt remains a major hurdle for retaining both public defenders and prosecutors in today’s legal workforce. The letter piggybacks on existing state legislation, which proposes increasing the maximum money forgiven from $3,400 to $8,000 for more than eight years instead of the current six. In total, the bill could cover up to $64,000 in student debt for public sector attorneys. Currently, DALF can only spot $20,400 at most. Out of the pandemic came an exodus of public defenders and assistant district attorneys due to the high cost of living and lower-than-industry-average wages. Replacing those departing public sector lawyers is an issue for the same reason
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