BOISE, Idaho, March 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news : The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of $130,254 in drinking water construction assistance to Murray Water Association in Shoshone County, Idaho. The funding will be used for the installation of two new wells and transmission piping. The loan from DEQ's State Revolving Loan Fund, which is capitalized annually by grants from the United States Environmenta  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of $480,261 in drinking water construction assistance to Drake Subdivision Property Owners Association in Canyon County, Idaho. The funding will be used to drill two wells, replace water mains, and construct a new well house. The assistance from DEQ's State Revolving Loan Fund, which is capitalized annually by grants f  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 24 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the city of Bovill for preliminary review. The facility has ten days to review the preliminary draft permit and fact sheet for any errors and omissions that should be addressed before the public participation period. After the preliminary draft peri  more

REXBURG, Idaho, March 24 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a draft water reuse permit renewal for Basic American Foods, Inc. - Rexburg Facility. Basic American Foods is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and produces industrial wastewater that is pretreated and land applied. The draft reuse permit would add 11.1 acres to the existing Plant Farm located north of Rexburg for a total of 222  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 23 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on March 22, 2023: * * * Governor Brad Little issued the following statement today applauding the Idaho Senate for its passage of House Bill 24, known as "Launch," the Governor's proposed solution to getting Idaho students trained for in-demand careers and keep Idaho students in Idaho. The Senate also passed the Launch trailer bill, Senate Bill 1167, which now heads to the House for approval. "Thank you and c  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 21 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: Governor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1129 into law today, adding another $125 million to improve broadband infrastructure throughout the state as part of his "Idaho First" plan. Another $100 million is nearing legislative approval as part of the Idaho Department of Commerce appropriation budget, for a total of $225 million in new funding for broadband expansion in Idaho. "In a data-driv  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 22 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Governor Brad Little commented on the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee advancing his recommendations today to bolster Idaho's rainy-day funds and pre-pay the state's fire suppression fund, both good government actions that position the state to better handle any economic uncertainty. The recommendations JFAC advanced include $61.7 million for the primary state rainy-day funds. Th  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, March 21 (TNSacc) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College's Testing Center has been recertified by the National College Testing Association through 2028, college officials have announced. LC State's Testing Center provides proctored testing services for both students and the community. The proctored tests serve LC State students taking online and hybrid classes, needing to make up tests, needing special accessibility accommodat  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: In a major win for the citizens and job creators of Idaho, Attorney General Raul Labrador has scored an early victory, co-leading with the State of Texas to win a Preliminary Injunction in federal court against the Biden Administration's extreme WOTUS regulations. The Court's order granting a preliminary injunction halting the Biden WOTUS rules only covers the States of Idaho and Texas, who co-  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, a law firm, issued the following news: Simpson Thacher represented Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: GO) ("Grocery Outlet") in connection with the refinancing of its existing credit facility, which includes a $300 million term loan and a $400 million revolving line of credit. Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold through a netwo  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNStalk) -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following statement on March 22, 2023: * * * Todd Ziebarth, Senior Vice President of State Advocacy and Support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, says the following: "Congratulations to Idaho's legislature and Governor Brad Little for enacting SB 1042 and SB 1043 into law. The two laws will support increased access to funding for facilities, allowing charter schools and leadership   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 21 (TNSbook) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Press (UWyoP) has published its first book, "The Art and Life of Merritt Dana Houghton in the Northern Rockies, 1878-1919," a biography by UW alumnus Michael Amundson. Between 1891 and 1915, pen-and-ink artist Merritt Dana Houghton made over 200 bird's-eye sketches of towns, ranches, mines, businesses, historic sites and animals in Wyoming, northern Colorado, Montana,   more