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The family of a former prosecution services bureau chief for the state Department of Justice has created an endowed scholarship fund in his honor to help a student at the University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law. “Our brother valued education and knew from his own law school experience as a married student with small children how helpful and supportive a scholarship would be,...

Family starts law scholarship in honor of former prosecutor  Victoria Advocate

Family starts law scholarship in honor of former prosecutor  KPVI News 6

DAVID BROOKS Last week the American people and Montana anglers and hunters got a big and long-awaited win with the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This truly bipartisan infrastructure legislation makes major investments in helping the nation and our state create high paying jobs, invest in our rural communities, and address the impacts of drought on our cold-water fishe...

New data provided by the Associations of Towns of New York State indicates that around 9% of communities have opted out of the zoning portion of recreational marijuana legalization. What does that mean? For towns that opted out, businesses will not be able to open if they sell or allow patrons to consume marijuana in those communities. How many towns is that? Across the state there are 84 of ...

LAKELAND — In the last year, a grand jury described Florida's mental illness treatment system as “a sad state” and one that has “urgent problems." In Polk County, mental health treatment stakeholders finished a year-long study recently that shows one in seven of your friends, neighbors and co-workers indicate that they live with depression or are otherwise at risk for behavioral health chal...

Polk Sheriff deputies walk along a trail to a homeless camp along the railroad tracks in Eloise Fl. Tuesday, May 25, 2021. ERNST PETERS/ THE LEDGER LAKELAND — In the last year, a grand jury described Florida's mental illness treatment system as “a sad state” and one that has “urgent problems." In Polk County, mental health treatment stakeholders finished a year-long study recently that shows ...

Mental Health: Law enforcement officers are first line of defense in war against 'invisible enemy'  The Ledger

Moving out of your residence to a retirement community or long term care facility, either assisted or skilled, is a transition that involves emotional, physical, financial and legal challenges. Each one of these factors could be an article unto itself, but we’ll stick to the legal ramifications. These communities are multi-million dollar investments for their owners, whether for-profit or non...

When Hamblen County Sheriff Esco Jarnagin was approached by a concerned citizen about some suspicious activity in their neighborhood, Jarnigan sent some deputies to check it out. What was expected to be a simple drug bust turned out to be a prostitution and human trafficking ring with tentacles reaching into Kentucky and Ohio. This was early in Jarnagin’s first term as sheriff, having served ...