JUNEAU, Alaska, June 17 (TNSper) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced three appointees to the Alaska Superior Court. The judges were selected from a list of individuals nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council. Anchorage Superior Court Ian Wheeles has been an Alaska resident for 391/2 years and has practiced law for 14 years. He graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2007 and is cur  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on June 16, 2022: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking project proposals that enhance or support innovative waste reduction or prevention. The funding is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Sustainable Materials Management program, which promotes using and reusing materials more productively over their entire lifecycles. As much a  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on June 16, 2022: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $6,857,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to Kidd Island/Harbor View Joint Sewer Board in Kootenai County. The funding will be used for the design, acquisition, construction, and installation of improvements to the existing treatment and collection system, and the acquisition of easem  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 16 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a draft wastewater reuse permit for Avimor Water Reclamation Company. The facility owns and operates a private municipal wastewater treatment plant and municipal Class B recycled water reuse facilities in the Avimor Planned Community, approximately ten miles north of the city of Eagle, Idaho. In 2020, the facility reused approxim  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 17 -- The Idaho State Board of Education issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: The Idaho State Board of Education today approved a list of 16 legislative ideas that could become formal bill proposals introduced during 2023 legislative session. The action occurred during the second day of the Board's June regular meeting held on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello. Most of the proposals are administrative but one would codify how public schools have   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 18 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, has been accepted to participate in the 2022 Legislative Energy Horizon Institute, a policy program that educates state legislators and policymakers on the North American energy infrastructure and delivery system. Sachs was selected for one of only 40 available spots in the program nationally. Graduates will receive a certificate on energy policy planning from the University   more

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject marketing authorization for all non-tobacco nicotine products, which are c  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, June 16 (TNSpro) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Three new shortened degree programs offered this fall at University of Idaho seek to address growing workforce needs. The College of Natural Resources programs prepare students for jobs in fire mitigation, forestry operations and nursery management after two years of education, rather than four. The offerings, approved by the State Board of Education in April, are the first associate degrees at Univer  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, June 16 (TNSawa) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College Financial Aid Director Laura Hughes recently was honored with the prestigious Western Association of Student Aid Administrators' (WASFAA) Meritorious Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the association as well as the financial aid profession. Hughes, who has overseen financial aid at the college since 1999, received the award at the annual  more