Economic Justice

DMV holds for bridge tolls return, along with deep inequities

Jan 27, 2025 Comments Off on DMV holds for bridge tolls return, along with deep inequities
May 16 @ 4:48 pm

A story by Noah Baustin in today’s San Francisco Standard examines the post-pandemic return of DMV registration holds for unpaid bridge and FasTrak tolls and fees. Since the fall of 2023, regional Bay Area toll agencies have resumed the practice of sending unpaid tolls, fees and fines to the DMV…

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“A qualified yes”: new Social Security rules on remote appeal hearings

Oct 17, 2024 Comments Off on “A qualified yes”: new Social Security rules on remote appeal hearings
May 16 @ 4:48 pm

The AARP website features an in-depth examination of new Social Security Administration (SSA) rules for remote access to appeal hearings. The new rules make permanent some exceptions to requirements for in-person hearings by SSI/SSDI claimants. SSA put these exceptions in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. The story quotes a number…

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