COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Nov. 12 (TNSAwa) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: Philippe Valle, a 20-year employee of North Idaho College, has taught and mentored countless NIC students to prepare them for jobs in the graphic and web design industry. As associate professor of graphic design and the longtime coordinator of NIC's graphic design program, Valle's influence on the industry in the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane metropolitan region runs deep. Anyone in marketing in the area likely kno  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: RGA Chair Doug Ducey is fighting a losing battle to protect his GOP incumbent governors and wrestle control of his organization away from Donald Trump. The former president once again endorsed a GOP challenger to a sitting Republican governor in Idaho, picking Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin over Gov. Brad Little. McGeachin is best known for undermining Little whenever he leaves the state, when McGeachin seizes th  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 17 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Idaho's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Victim Services Award from the Idaho Victim Witness Association. Representatives from the Victim Witness Association and the Idaho Crime Victims Compensation Program presented the award to task force members during a ceremony at the Idaho Capitol on November 12. Victim witness coordinators in the C  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 19 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Six members of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's special education team volunteered as substitute teachers at West Ada schools Tuesday morning, freeing the schools' special ed teachers for a half day of assistive technology training. Dr. Charlie Silva, director of Special Education, said the six stepped up when they learned substitutes were needed to enable the West Ada teachers to attend Tou  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 17 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Governor Brad Little announced today Idaho joined another lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden's unprecedented government overreach and vaccine mandates. Idaho and 11 other states are part of a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to stop Biden's vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. The lawsuit follows a similar but separate 10-state challenge filed in Missouri. The Biden Administration proposed u  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Governor Brad Little commented today on the news that Idaho's unemployment rate dropped to 2.8-percent for October, making Idaho's unemployment rate the fourth best in the nation. "It's not surprising at all that the top 10 states for lowest unemployment rates - including Idaho - are led by Republican governors. Our unrelenting focus on keeping taxes low, governing responsibly, and structuri  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Governor Brad Little commented today on the news that the Biden Administration, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), announced it has suspended enforcement of the president's vaccine mandate on private companies with 100 or more employees. "The Biden administration is putting his OSHA vaccine mandate on hold, thanks to the states, including Idaho, which are takin  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho researchers are studying how Tasmanian devils influence ecosystems. As a top apex predator and scavenger and one of the few carnivores worldwide that consume bones, devils play a critical role in the Tasmanian island ecosystem by cycling essential nutrients back into the soil. These nutrients, including phosphorus and nitrogen, would otherwise remain locked in bone material for yea  more