Mobile banking, debt relief, & other hopeful stories

by Leigh Graham · 2009-07-06 12:00:00 UTC
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I'm travleing this afternoon and am leaving you with a collection of good news, promising policy developments, and innovative anti-poverty strategies that, ideally, give us hope to continue our work for another day.

"Mobile money seen as chance for the world's poorest" - Banking via cell phone need not be just a developing world strategy.  There are plenty of unbanked households and check-cashing dependent communities at home that could benefit from this.

Finally, the feds offer income-based student loan repayment, and loan forgiveness based on public service.  This is great news!

Medicaid will be restored to hundreds of families wrongfully denied benefits in Nebraska.

Federal minimum wage rises to $7.25/hour this month.  I remember writing about this 2 years ago (scroll down).

Finally, House Dems in PA vote to expand health insurance for low-income adults.  Let's see how the Senate responds.

(Photo of her cell phone by Samantha Celera)

Leigh Graham
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