Mt. Democrat Article from October 4, 2021
Roberta Long of the Mountain Democrat starts the article with this testimonial: “When I put this guidebook on the coffee table preparing to review it, my husband picked it up and didn’t put it down for 20 minutes. “I had no idea,” he said. “I never thought about it,” referring to the need to support families of men and women in law enforcement. “This guidebook is incredible.”
Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Gillibrand Bill to Aid Officers Disabled in Line of Duty
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to improve access to assistance for first responders permanently disabled in the line of duty. The Protecting America’s First Responders Act establishes guidelines for determining eligibility for federal benefit under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program and provides the Justice Department with new tools to more uniformly and efficiently adjudicate benefit claims.
Wife Of Injured Billings Police Officer Takes Fight For Injured Officers To Our Nation’s Capital
The silvery scars that run up and down Ladd Paulson’s legs serve as a faint reminder of the not one but two near-fatal motorcycle crashes he suffered while on the job as a Billings police officer.
The first happened in 2002 while he was on his police motorcycle following up on suspicious activity. Even with his lights on and siren blaring, a car T-boned him at 50 miles an hour. The impact threw him into a nearby ditch and caused a brain injury, broken ribs, a fractured skull and kidney, a crushed leg, collapsed lung, perforated diaphragm and — the most critical — a transected aorta.