WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law a near total abortion ban, DNC spokesperson Allyson Bayless released the following statement: "Make no mistake: Republican lawmakers are waging an unrelenting war on reproductive freedom. From Arizona and Oklahoma to Idaho and Florida, Republicans have proven just how far their party is willing to go to restrict access to safe, legal abortions, despit  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 14 (TNStalk) -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following statement on April 13, 2022: * * * Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following statement in response to a false claim from an Idaho advocacy group regarding the Office of the Attorney General's defense of SB 1309. The "heartbeat" law was passed by the Idaho Legislature and signed into law by Governor Brad Little before being challenged in court by Planned Parenthood. Idaho Family Policy C  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 16 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Idaho elementary schools looking to expand their fruit and vegetable offerings can apply now to participate in the USDA's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) through Child Nutrition Programs of the State Department of Education. "This program lets kids explore a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, some that they may know well and some that may be brand new to them," Superintendent of Public   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 16 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking grant applicants for the 2023 nonpoint source management Sec. 319 funding cycle. Section 319 of the Clean Water Act established a grant program that allows states, territories, and tribes to support a variety of nonpoint source pollution management activities, including technical assistance, financial assistance, education, training,   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 13 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 12, 2022: Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced today they are working together to add Idaho to the list of states joining a lawsuit filed by Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri challenging the Biden Administration's termination of the Title 42 Orders, Trump-era border policies that helped minimize the flow of illegal immigration across the United States-Mexico border. "As  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, April 14 (TNSconf) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: The annual Lewis-Clark State College Trauma and Resilience Symposium will be held on April 22 live on YouTube Stream. The event will take place at 8:50 a.m.-2 p.m. and is free and open to the campus and public. For those wanting to use the event for Continuing Education Unit certification or district approved in-service training certification, the cost is $25. The symposium features a variety o  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 14 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University will play a leading role in improving medical care and public health across the Northwest through collaborative research as part of a partnership with one of the nation's top medical schools that is backed by a new $63 million grant. The funding, from the National Institutes of Health, will support the Institute of Translational Health Sciences at the University of Washin  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNStalk) -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following statement: * * * Blake Youde, Executive Director of Idaho Charter School Network and Todd Ziebarth, Senior Vice President of State Advocacy and Support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools comment on Idaho's 2022 legislative session: "The Idaho Legislature adjourned yesterday yielding mixed results for charter schools in one of the nation's fastest growing states," says Blake  more