BOISE, Idaho, March 30 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a proposed settlement action and consent order with TC Hayden Properties, LLC for violations of the 2022 general permit for discharges from construction activities. TC Hayden Properties is the operator at the Wildcat Development in Hayden, Idaho, and was unpermitted at the time DEQ cited the violations. Coverage was   more

BOISE, Idaho, March 28 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: Governor Little vetoed House Bill 292 today, the so-called "property tax relief" bill passed by the Legislature. "Idaho stands apart from every other state because we focus on making taxes fair, simple, predictable, and competitive. House Bill 292 is not a simple bill. House Bill 292 is a hodgepodge of policy items intermingled with property tax relief," Governor Little said. Governor Lit  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 31 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: In 2019, WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project, and Wilderness Watch brought a lawsuit challenging traditional methods for black bear hunting on federal lands in Idaho and Wyoming. This lawsuit was brought under the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act against the Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The lawsuit would have posed a threat to  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 31 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Enduring property tax relief is on its way to Idahoans after the Idaho Legislature passed a simpler package of property tax relief bills following Governor Brad Little's veto of House Bill 292 earlier this week. In his veto, Governor Little called for the Legislature to deliver a simple property tax relief solution, not one intermingled with a hodgepodge of policy items attached to it. The  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 31 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho parents have even more school choice options on top of a long list of education alternatives in the State of Idaho after Governor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1125 into law this week. Senate Bill 1125 allows parents to send their child to any public school in Idaho regardless of where they live. The current law restricts parents' ability to choose the public school that is best for their child, and   more

ALBANY, New York, March 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on March 30, 2023: * * * To: Linda Brienza, Triangle Electrical Systems, Inc., 126 Idaho Ave, Plattsburgh, NY, 12903, Lbrienza@trianglesystems.com RE: Triangle Electrical Systems, Inc. - DER Annual Compliance 2022 Dear Linda Brienza: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Sup  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, March 28 (TNSfund) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: The Center for New Directions at North Idaho College was recently awarded a $4,700 grant from the Idaho Resilience Project, specifically to assist current and future parenting students overcome social and economic barriers and remain on the path to completing their education at NIC. The Center for New Directions (CND) is designed to assist single parents and displaced homemakers with community resources   more