Although the State Attorney General may be the State’s chief law enforcement officer, he or she is not the only law enforcement officer. Over two weeks, we examine the relationship between State Attorneys General with different levels of government. Before turning to the conflicts with local government or with the federal government, we look at the increasing polarization of the country, in which there are not only “blue states” and “red states,” but within those states, there are “blue cities” and “red counties.” We then consider the implications of these conflicts this week in State Attorney General actions concerning the hot button topics of guns and opioids.

This week, we are going to meet with the Attorney General of Montana and President of NAAG, Tim Fox.

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