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Poverty Rising in Idaho According to Kids Count Report

Public News Service-ID July 27, 2010 Poverty Rising in ID According to Kids Count Report BOISE, Idaho - The number of children living in poverty in Idaho was on the rise even before the recession, and is likely still going up, according to the new Ki...

Ernesto G. Sanchez of Idaho Legal Aid - the First Recipient of the Idaho State Bar Diversity Section "Justice for All" Award.

The ISB Diversity Section voted unanimously to establish a special award from the Diversity Section to an individual who has made a singularly important and meaningful contribution to the promotion of diversity in the legal profession and in the la...

ILAS and the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program Jointly Call on all Fourth District Attorneys

The lawyers at Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS) furnish almost all eviction defense for families on the brink of homelessness in the Treasure Valley. Massive job loss due to the Great Recession has inundated ILAS with meritorious cases from growin...

Law Day 2010: Statement of John G. Levi, Chairman, LSC Board of Directors

Washington, DC -- Every year on May 1, the nation celebrates Law Day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day in 1958 as "a day of national dedication to the principle of government under law."The theme for this year's observance is Law ...

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Closes Nine Field Offices

Department of Health and Welfare Closes Nine Field Offices, Lays Off 126 Workers Due to Budget Deficit As part of a series of measures to address a personnel budget shortfall, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will close nine of its 29...

Requests for Help With Foreclosures, Unemployment on the Rise

Washington, DC -- Requests by low-income Americans for help with foreclosure and unemployment problems are increasing, officials at the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) said at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing today on LSC's budget requ...

ILAS Attorney Working Hard On and Off the Job

With a young son and a full-time job as an attorney at Idaho Legal Aid, it isn’t easy finding time to fight for humane treatment of animals. But Sunrise Ayers manages to do it -- Read More