OAKLAND, California, Aug. 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today applauded the district court's decision in United States of America v. Idaho, granting the federal government's motion for preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of Idaho's near-total ban on abortion, as it relates to life-saving medical care. Attorney General Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2022: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement as abortion bans in Idaho, Tennessee and Texas go into effect and North Dakota's ban is currently set to go into effect tomorrow. "More women today are living with fewer freedoms thanks to Republicans' relentless war to ban abortion in their states. Every day is a reminder how extreme Republicans are -- banning abor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: As we highlight the devastating and dangerous abortion bans going into effect across the country, today's MAGA hot moment features Idaho, where a near-total ban is scheduled to take effect tomorrow. Idaho's extreme trigger law, which bans nearly all abortions without exceptions for a woman's health, is scheduled to go into effect tomorrow. Washington Post: "Idaho's 'trigger' law, which  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra welcomes Tuesday's announcement that the Idaho Legislature will convene in special session to discuss the state's record surplus. "Education has consistently been a top funding priority for the governor and for legislators, and they have been great partners in our efforts to make sure all Idaho students grow and succeed," Superintendent Ybarra said.   more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 19 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2022: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $3 million low-interest drinking water construction loan to the city of Challis in Custer County. The funding will be used for construction of a new well, well house, booster station, transmission line, and to perform leak detection on waterlines. DEQ is authorized by state law to make loans to ass  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2022: Governor Brad Little and legislative leaders announced today a special legislative session will be held Sept. 1, to use the state's record $2 billion projected budget surplus to counteract the impacts of 40-year high inflation on individuals and schools. "We're calling an extraordinary session to address the crushing impacts of historic inflation on Idaho families and schools. The cost of ba  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 25 -- The Idaho State Board of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: The Idaho State Board of Education opened its regular Board meeting today by expressing full support for Governor Brad Little's education proposals that will betaken up next week during a special legislative session. "I think this is potentially the biggest thing that has happened for Idaho education,...this is a significant investment not only in our K-12 system and our higher educa  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho College of Engineering has launched the Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics (CI2R), integrating new robotics research and training labs across the state to prepare students to fill the global manufacturing labor shortage. The center links recently built statewide robotics training facilities that offer students hands-on experience solving complex robotics problems. CI2R   more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. 26 (TNSper) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: North Idaho College's Gail Laferriere has been awarded the designation of Master Practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Laferriere, who is the assistant director of NIC's Career Services, has held MBTI certification since 1997. The MBTI is a personality inventory and assessment that identifies and describes 16 distinct personality types from a series of four questions about information pro  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: Governor Kate Brown, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Representative Andrea Valderrama today visited the Elsie H. Hillman East Portland Health Center, operated by Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette. The center provides a wide range of sexual and reproductive health care services to patients in East Multnomah County and beyond. They were joined by Planned Parenthood Columbia Willame  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2022: Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a motion to intervene and oppose an expansion to the Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) pipeline that runs through Washington state. Ferguson asserts the company's requested expansion would hurt Washingtonians and increase greenhouse gasses that the state is working to reduce over the coming decades. The pipeline expansion wo  more