BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 10 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Today Attorney General Raul Labrador made his first presentation to the Joint Finance Committee (JFAC). In an effort to build up and strengthen the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC), the Attorney General has asked the committee for an additional $642,600. This will allow ICAC to hire four additional investigators & analysts. The ICAC unit investigates and prosecutes cr  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: Attorney General Labrador announced today that he is directing additional resources to the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC). The number of referrals has increased tenfold since the ICAC Unit was created-from 223 referrals in 2013 to 2,304 in 2022. There is currently a backlog of almost 1,500 referrals that need to be investigated. This is an unacceptable number. Every   more

REXBURG, Idaho, Feb. 10 (TNSsel) -- Brigham Young University-Idaho issued the following news release: Brigham Young University-Idaho has released its official Winter 2023 enrollment numbers for both campus and online. The university estimates that approximately 19,000 students are living in Rexburg during the Winter 2023 Semester with a total enrollment of 22,471 campus-based students. This number includes 17,740 campus-based students who are enrolled in face-to-face courses and 4,731 campus-b  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: All 10 University of Idaho College of Engineering students in a federal cybersecurity scholarship program are headed to top jobs after graduating with more than $900,000 in scholarships aimed at supporting one of Idaho's fastest-growing industry needs. U of I tuition and degree-related financial support is provided through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Cybercorps: Scholarship for Service Pro  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Governor Brad Little and Republican governors released the following joint statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday: "Tonight, Governor Sanders showed that while Washington is filled with chaos and crisis, Republican Governors are delivering on promises made to our constituents. Americans look to our states for a better form of government - one that prio  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. 9 (TNSpp) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Idaho Writer in Residence CMarie Fuhrman will speak at the 41st annual Lewis-Clark State College Stegner Lecture on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the college's Center for Arts & History, located at 415 Main St. Fuhrman will lecture on "A Story About a South Fork Salmon River Logging Road and What it Means to be a Good Ancestor." Her talk is free and open to the public. Fuhrman is an author, poet and is the  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Governor Brad Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, and Congressman Mike Simpson jointly communicated deep concerns to Idaho's head of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) about the Lava Ridge wind farm proposed in south-central Idaho. In a letter to Karen Kelleher, Idaho State Director for the BLM, the Idaho elected officials reiterated the   more

NAMPA, Idaho, Feb. 7 (TNSsel) -- Northwest Nazarene University issued the following news: Northwest Nazarene University announced last month that their Spring 2023 enrollment is 7,407 students. This year's numbers include 996 undergraduate, 663 graduate students and 5,748 concurrent credit students. "The start of every new semester is an exciting time at NNU, and it has been rewarding to once again welcome a new group of students to our campus," Dr. Stacey Berggren, chief admissions officer, s  more