BOISE, Idaho, July 31 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Draft Idaho Content Standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science are among the proposed administrative rules available for public comment on the State Department of Education website. The public comment period extends until Sept. 30 and is part of a comprehensive review process that began last summer and culminates with action by the State Board of Education and the Idaho Legislature.   more

BOISE, Idaho, July 30 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little signed on to an amicus brief today related to a case before the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), seeking to protect the lives of preborn babies and restore state sovereignty. "Protecting the lives of preborn babies has always been and will continue to be a priority of mine. I am also a defender of state sovereignty. My decision to join this lawsuit to protect lives and states' rights reflect  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 28 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little joined the governors of Montana and North Dakota and two premiers of Canadian provinces in urging President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "restore normal movement" and securely open the United States-Canada border immediately. Business, shopping, and tourism between the two countries remain slowed because of national policies related to the pandemic. As leaders  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 31 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idahoans will begin receiving direct deposits or mailed checks in the form of income tax relief starting next week following the passage of Governor Brad Little's historic tax relief package earlier this year. The refunds are part of Governor Little's "Building Idaho's Future" plan to use our record budget surplus for tax relief and key investments in critical areas to keep up with the state's unprecedented   more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, July 27 (TNSPer) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: North Idaho College Athletics Director, Bobby Lee, is proud to announce the hiring of Samuel Dowd as the new assistant women's basketball coach. "We are fired up to have Sam Dowd join the staff," Lee said. "His energy and basketball expertise placed him above all others in a competitive application process. Sam bleeds Cardinal red, and I am excited to watch the impact he and Coach Baker will have on the pr  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, July 30 (TNSGra) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The Idaho INBRE higher education network and the University of Idaho will sequence COVID-19 samples and study coronavirus variants in the Moscow population in hopes of preparing for and preventing future outbreaks thanks to a $737,000 grant from National Institutes of Health. Researchers will conduct viral genomic sequence analyses to identify variants of the virus and link them to travel patterns, ou  more