COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, May 3 (TNSPer) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: North Idaho College Athletics Director Shawn Noel is proud to announce the hiring of George Swanson as NIC's new head women's basketball coach. Swanson has been the NIC assistant men's basketball coach for the past eight years. He has served as the recruiting coordinator and has been highly involved in the success of student-athletes. "George has played a crucial role in the success of the NIC men's basket  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, May 6 (TNSAwa) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: For the fourth time in the past nine years, Lewis-Clark State College has received an award for its historic preservation of a campus building through renovation or remodeling. College officials received notice this week that The Historic Preservation Commission, under the city of Lewiston, selected the college's Center for Arts & History (CAH) for an Orchid Award for 2022. The college was honored u  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 7 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release on May 6, 2022: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced today a settlement with Navient, one of the nation's largest student loan servicers, that will provide $3,972,316 in student loan debt relief to eligible Idaho borrowers. The settlement was filed today with the Ada County District Court and is now pending court approval. "More than 170 Idaho borrowers will receive debt relief as a result of   more

BOISE, Idaho, May 5 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: General Lawrence Wasden today secured approximately $843,000 from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit, for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of the multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution. In Idaho, 27,237 customers will receive checks for about $30 each. Affected consumers will automatically receive notices a  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 6 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little joined members of the Coeur d'Alene Lake Advisory Committee today to highlight new "Leading Idaho" investments to improve water quality and the health of Lake Coeur d'Alene. "Water is the source of life, and North Idaho truly revolves around Coeur d'Alene Lake. We depend on this lake for the health of the surrounding environment. All aspects of the economy go back to the lake, from tourism  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little is asking Idahoans to weigh in about the impacts of meth and fentanyl at the final regional roundtables for his "Operation Esto Perpetua" initiative scheduled for next week. Operation Esto Perpetua is the Governor's new strategy to protect communities from the growing drug threat. Additional information, including membership of the initiative's Citizen Action Group and Law Enforcement Pane  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 5 (TNSRes) -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Governor Brad Little joined members of his Cybersecurity Task Force today in rolling out 18 recommendations from the task force to protect Idaho citizens, businesses, and elections from cyber-attacks. The Cybersecurity Task Force's final report to Governor Little is available here: https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-cybersecurity-tf-recommendations.pdf "Through the I  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, May 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Incarcerated individuals will now have greater access to higher education as part of a pilot project administered collaboratively between Lewis-Clark State College and the University of Idaho. The U.S. Department of Education's Second Chance Pell Experiment will help these individuals start or continue their educational journeys and earn a credential, certificate or college degree so they can gain empl  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, May 3 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Incarcerated individuals will now have greater access to higher education as part of a pilot project administered collaboratively between Lewis-Clark State College and the University of Idaho. The U.S. Department of Education's Second Chance Pell Experiment will help these individuals start or continue their educational journeys and earn a credential, certificate or college degree so they can gain employment   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 6 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The State of Wyoming has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Batelle Energy Alliance, the operating contractor of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to collaborate in the research, development, demonstration and deployment of advanced energy technologies and approaches. The partnership will focus primarily on advanced nuclear technology; the nuclear fuel cycle; hydrogen production, transpor  more