BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 8 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Idahoans for Openness in Government (IDOG) invite the public to attend an online seminar focused on public records and open meetings. Elected officials, government staff, reporters and members of the public are all invited to attend. The virtual event will be streamed on YouTube from 2:00 to 4:00 MST on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. The seminar will also be archi  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 9 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra's Student Advisory Council concentrated on dyslexia this week, part of an intensifying focus on the science of reading and the importance of providing all Idaho students with the tools they need to be able to read efficiently and read to learn. "Detecting and addressing obstacles to reading, including dyslexia, among our youngest students is a key part  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * Governor Brad Little commented today on the news that the courts put in place a nationwide injunction on President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors. "Yet another one of President Biden's vaccine mandates has been temporarily shut down because the states - including Idaho - took a stand against his unprecedented government overreach into Americans' lives and businesses.   more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following opinion: When I heard of the passing of WWII combat veteran and former presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bob Dole, I immediately recalled a man of integrity, humility, and patriotism. Senator Dole wrote his final column earlier this year. It has been published in the days since his death on Sunday. A member of the "Greatest Generation," he served our country during a time when civility in politics was a requirement for g  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 7 -- The Idaho State Board of Education issued the following news release: Idaho State Board of Education President Kurt Liebich has urged the Board of Trustees at North Idaho College (NIC) to respond to their accreditor's requested ad-hoc report as soon as possible. In a letter, sent Friday, December 3rd, President Liebich and Board Executive Director Matt Freeman outlined potential consequences if NIC's accreditation is put at risk and potentially lost. The full Board wil  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 8 -- The Idaho State Board of Education issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * "A federal judge in Georgia today granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors including employees at Idaho's public universities," Idaho State Board of Education President Kurt Liebich said. "This is the outcome the Board was hoping for when it followed Idaho  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Washington State University and the University of Idaho are teaming up to support the construction of a new terminal at the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport. The two universities announced today a combined $1 million pledge toward the airport terminal project. This latest financial support follows significant commitments from the cities of Moscow and Pullman. "Pullman-Moscow Regional A  more

PULLMAN, Washington, Dec. 10 (TNSEco) -- Washington State University issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Washington State University and the University of Idaho are teaming up to support the construction of a new terminal at the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport. The two universities announced today a combined $1 million pledge toward the airport terminal project. This latest financial support follows significant commitments from the cities of Moscow and Pullman. "Pullman-Moscow   more