Episode 9: Idaho Legal Aid Services

09/26/19 • 39 min

An in-depth visit with officials from Idaho Legal Aid Services, a non-profit law firm that helps low income Idahoans access the state's legal system through advocacy and education. With Executive Director Jim Cook and Deputy Director Sunrise Ayers.

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Episode 8: National Association of Attorneys General

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) was formed in 1907 and has members representing 56 American states and other jurisdictions. But what does it do? And how does a state like Idaho benefit from being part of such a group? We explore those questions and much more with NAAG Executive Director Chris Toth and Deputy Executive Director Al Lama during their recent visit to Boise.

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Episode 10: Open Meetings and Public Records

Our 10th podcast examines an issue near and dear to Attorney General Lawrence Wasden: government transparency. Journalist Betsy Russell joins A.G. Wasden and Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane to discuss the state's open meeting and public records laws, as well as the annual seminars the office conducts to educate reporters, citizens and government officials on transparency.