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Veterans' court proposal gets broad support in Augusta

AUGUSTA — A bill to create a military service entrance into Maine's court system — with a special court and alternative sentencing for veterans — drew support Tuesday from veterans, lawmakers, counselors and one grieving stepmother.

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Veterans Court addresses special needs

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Circuit Judge Robert Krebs is expanding the 19th Circuit Drug Court to include a Veterans Court program to address the needs of military veterans in Jackson, George and Greene counties. Krebs says he has seen special needs ...

2012-01-27 08:45:19 on Biloxi Sun Herald | preview

Veteran's Court Now in Session in Dauphin County

On Friday the Dauphin County Veteran’s Court heard its first two cases. Under the direction and leadership, of Judge Bruce Bratton, the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office and the Lebanon VA Medical Center veterans who are in trouble ...

2012-01-27 23:32:57 on FOX43.com | preview

Veterans Court celebrates first graduate

(WEAU) - Thursday, a troubled veteran took his first step towards a new life. Alexander Rud is the first graduate of the Chippewa Valley Veterans Treatment Court. The Veterans Court helps men and women who have had trouble with the law when they return ...

2012-01-26 23:19:49 on WEAU-TV 13 | preview

Public hearing on veterans treatment court set for Tuesday

AUGUSTA — While proposed legislation aimed at helping veterans through the creation of a veterans treatment court has already gained tremendous support, state Rep. Maeghan Maloney, D-Augusta, has reached out to veterans and others in hopes ...

2012-01-30 04:16:54 on Sun-Journal | preview

First two defendants enlist in Dauphin County's new Veterans Court

A retired Navy mechanic and an Army veteran of the Iraq War today became the first two criminal defendants to enter Dauphin County's new Veterans Court program. The program, modeled on others across the state and nation, focuses on providing ...

2012-01-27 17:49:21 on PennLive.com | preview

Injured Iraq veteran files to run for Chandler council

A 27-year-old Army veteran who was injured in Iraq has filed paperwork ... He said the debt "is being taken care of." Maricopa County Superior Court records show Kane and his wife divorced in 2009, and that in 2006, Midway Pontiac-Buick-GMC ...

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Veterans Affairs Department sued over same-sex marriage

A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday challenging the Veterans Affairs Department for refusing to recognize ... s “hard to predict” when the case will make it before the Supreme Court. “The earliest it gets to the Supreme Court would be three to ...

22 min 4 sec ago on Politico.com | preview

Commissioners Court to consider naming unpaid Veterans Service Officer

Upshur County Commissioners Court will consider naming a volunteer unpaid Veterans Service Officer at its 9 a.m. meeting Tuesday, Pct. 2 Comm. Cole Hefner announced Thursday night. By a split vote, the court last year approved abolishing the county’s ...

2012-01-29 19:27:12 on Gilmer Mirror | preview

Washington County court system sets up program to help combat veterans who've run afoul of the law

A new diversion program launched Monday in Washington County will help combat veterans who have landed in the court system and need help getting out. "We don't leave any troops on the battlefield. We take care of ourselves, and that's what this ...

2012-01-31 03:32:46 on Pioneer Press | preview