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- Source: nytimes.com
Memo to Would-Be Members of the 1%: Move to the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic
Reaching for the American dream? Your best chances are probably in New York, New Jersey or Maryland. more
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- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: wtae.com
Pa. Workers More 'Upwardly Mobile'
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moreA new study of government economic data finds that Pennsylvania residents are more upwardly mobile than average, attaining greater heights on the earnings ladder than residents of most other states.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
- Source: New York Times
Overdraft Revenue Dropping, But Banks Aren't Giving Up
Until two years ago, the nation’s banks could automatically enroll customers in overdraft programs — the result was tens of billions of dollars in overdraft fees. more
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- Source: Penn Live
Prison Reform Expert Crunches Numbers to Help Pennsylvania Cut Its $1.86 Billion Inmate Costs
The architect of prison reform in Texas has crunched the numbers for Pennsylvania and will be presenting policy suggestions next month to Gov. Tom Corbett’s Justice Reinvestment Working Group.
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- Source: CBS News
Overdraft Fees Hit Unsuspecting Consumers
Despite two-year-old regulatory reforms that demanded that consumers affirmatively opt-in to costly overdraft programs for debit transactions, more than half of the consumers who incurred an overdraft fee over the past year were surprised to find out that they had overdraft coverage, according to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
- Source: Denver Post
Study: Consumers Unknowingly Agreeing to Overdraft Fees
Consumers remain confused about overdraft protection and the fees they generate, with better than half of them unknowingly opting into expensive coverage and a third of them not finding out until the charges started wracking up, according to a new study more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
- Source: NPR Marketplace
Overdraft America
Have you ever had to pay an overdraft penalty? You're far from alone if you have incurred such a fee, according to a survey of consumers commissioned by by Pew's Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project. more
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- Source: onlineathens.com
Gov. Deal Signs Criminal Justice System Overhaul
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation Wednesday that will overhaul the state's criminal justice system to provide alternative sentences for nonviolent offenders and reduce soaring prison costs. more
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- Source: ajc.com
Deal Signs Bill Revamping Many Criminal Sentences
Calling it a historic day for Georgia, an emotional Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday signed into law major changes to how the state punishes non-violent criminals. more
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- Source: WTOC
Deals Signs Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Georgia's criminal justice system faces some big changes. Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law HB 1176, which seeks alternative treatments for punishing nonviolent crimes and frees up prison space for offenders who pose a danger to society, according to the governor's office.
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- Source: Market Watch
Pew Applauds Georgia Leaders for Enacting Comprehensive Public Safety Reform
Bipartisan legislation will reduce recidivism and cut costs. The far-reaching package of reforms Governor Nathan Deal signed into law today places Georgia among a growing number of states leading the way towards data-driven, fiscally sound criminal justice systems. House Bill 1176 and accompanying budget measures were the product of an intensive bipartisan, inter-branch working group process and received unanimous support in both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly.
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Governor Deal Expected to Sign Criminal Justice Overhaul
Governor Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law today a statewide criminal justice overhaul. The legislation aims to reduce the number of nonviolent offenders in Georgia prisons.
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Deal to Sign Overhaul of Criminal Justice System
Gov. Nathan Deal is set to sign legislation that will bring sweeping changes to the state's criminal justice system, a priority he set early in his administration. more
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- Source: St. Louis Today
Bill to Trim Missouri's Prison Population Clears Legislature
The Missouri Legislature passed and sent to the governor today a bill that aims to gradually reduce the state's prison population by strengthening community supervision for nonviolent offenders. more
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- Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pushing Beyond Prisons: Governor to Sign Sweeping Justice Reform Bill
The way Georgia punishes thousands of nonviolent offenders will forever change when Gov. Nathan Deal signs landmark legislation Wednesday. It represents a first step in the governor's long-term plan to reserve prison beds for the state's most violent criminals.
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