DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Western Governors sent a bipartisan letter to the Biden administration urging the President to declare a FEMA drought disaster in order for western states to receive additional federal resources. Drought conditions across Colorado, Utah, Oregon, and Idaho have reached historic levels, with 99% of the West in a declared drought compared to only 63% last year. These co  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a consumer protection settlement with Gem State Mobile RV Repair and owner Wesley Rives. The agreement requires the Boise company to cease operations and prohibits Rives from owning or managing another repair business in Idaho. Consumers reported paying Rives more than $9,000 for repair services he never provided. Rives also failed to refund consumer  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Thirty Idaho elementary schools will have the opportunity to protect their students' wellness and ability to learn by building resilience, belonging and connections through Sources of Strength this school year. The Idaho Lives Project at the State Department of Education is now accepting applications from elementary schools interested in implementing Sources of Strength Elementary for 2021-22. Applica  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 19 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: The latest statewide results for the Idaho Standards Achievement Test show a small decline in students' proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics since 2019, the last time the ISAT was administered. "The onset of the pandemic in spring 2020 disrupted the ISAT along with all Idaho school operations, so we weren't surprised that scores did not continue the gradual upward trend of the previous  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: Governor Brad Little announced today two new appointments to the State Board of Education. Cindy Siddoway will replace Emma Atchley, who served on the board for 12 years, and Cally Grindstaff Roach will replace Debbie Critchfield, who has served on the board for seven years and is stepping down to run for Superintendent of Public Instruction. "Both Cindy and Cally recognize the critical lin  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Nampa CPA Jared Zwygart to the Idaho State Tax Commission. "Jared's strong background in public accounting and his dedication to the strength and future of our state make him an ideal person to serve on the Tax Commission. I thank him for stepping up to serve Idaho as a tax commissioner," Governor Little said. Zwygart is partner at Zwy  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: Governor Brad Little announced today he is establishing a new Coeur d'Alene Lake Advisory Committee to improve and protect the health of North Idaho's iconic water body. The formation of the committee is part of Governor Little's Building Idaho's Future initiative, which directs $2 million to be spent on projects that reduce nutrients in the lake from sources throughout the Coeur d'Alene Bas  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following opinion: * * * Idaho students are back to their classrooms - a welcome transition for students and families across our state. Our main defense in ensuring the new school year is entirely in-person - free from outbreaks and quarantines - is the COVID-19 vaccine. The highly contagious delta variant is circulating in our communities and hospitals are filling up again with COVID patients. This time, though, the patients are  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Attorney General Josh Stein today co-led a coalition of 31 attorneys general urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help stop the surge of young people getting addicted to nicotine by eliminating flavors in e-cigarette and oral nicotine products that appeal to young people, limiting the amount of nicotine in products, and restricting marketing. Attorney Ge  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The combined effect of wolves and drought on human, plant and animal communities on rangeland in Idaho and eastern Oregon will be explored by a team led by researchers at the University of Idaho that includes collaborators at the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University as part of a five-year project. Funded by a $1.6 million National Science Foundation grant, researchers will monitor six   more