MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Opportunities for students abound after three years of record-breaking fundraising at the University of Idaho. The university closed fiscal year 2023 with $57.5 million in gifts as we continue our Brave. Bold. Unstoppable. fundraising campaign. Direct donations, pledges, gifts-in-kind, bequests and other types of gifts went into this total, making the past three years the most successful fundraising years in th  more

REXBURG, Idaho, Aug. 2 -- Brigham Young University-Idaho issued the following news release: Alvin "Trip" F. Meredith III began his duties as President of BYU-Idaho on August 1, 2023. President Meredith will be installed as BYU-Idaho's 18th president at an inauguration during the devotional hour on Tuesday, October 10, at 11:30 a.m., in the BYU-Idaho Center. The university invites students, employees and the public to gather to celebrate this milestone in BYU-Idaho history. Guest speakers will b  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care. The challenge to Idaho's so-called abortion "travel ban" was filed in U.S. District Court in Idaho earlier this month by an attorney w  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 4 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a coalition of nine attorneys general urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to reverse course on its proposed rule to impose a special assessment on banking organizations. The would-be rule is an effort to recover the costs of bailing out elite depositors like venture capitalists and foreign nationals at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Sign  more

ISLAND PARK, Idaho, Aug. 3 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has agreed to a joint stipulation with Island Water Park Company (IPWC), Inc. related to the ownership and operation of the company's public drinking water systems (PWSs). The company operates seven public water systems in Island Park and Fremont County, Idaho, several of which have been under boil advisories or orders in recent months due t  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 4 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is hosting a public workshop on the agency's triennial review of Idaho's surface water quality standards. The workshop is scheduled for August 29, 2023, at 10 a.m. MDT at DEQ's State Office in Boise, Idaho. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate virtually. Section 303 of the Clean Water Act requires states to modify and improve w  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2 -- 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 Army Corp of Engineers for Albeni Falls Dam 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  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Little will meet with leaders and stakeholders at the Governor's Water Summit on Monday, August 7, to discuss trends in Idaho's water supply. The summit will take place in the Idaho State Capitol Lincoln Auditorium, located at 700 W. Jefferson St. in Boise, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is open to the public and will be live streamed through Idaho in Session, available here. An agenda for the ev  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 4 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Office of Human Resources is announcing the launch of a new training program, Bengal Management Essentials. This program is for current and future faculty and staff supervisors. The goal of is to provide management training for emerging and existing managers at Idaho State University. Participants will learn tactical aspects of management and supervision. ISU Subject Matter Experts will host this new program. Aft  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 4 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Lesa Crawford has joined the Student Affairs team as the Student Care and Assistance Coordinator. Crawford will manage Benny's Pantry and the Bengal Meal Share Program, and she will be the first point of contact for students visiting the office for support and connection to campus resources. She says she is looking forward to working with students to help them overcome barriers so that they can be successful in the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 19 attorneys general, filed legal arguments in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel outside of Idaho, where abortion is banned, for abortion care. In the amicus brief, Raoul and the coalition argue that Idaho's law not only endangers minors from Idaho, it also seeks to punish other states' medical pr  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: With smoke from wildfires becoming an annual summer occurrence in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, questions abound about air quality and the health risks associated with the smoke to area residents. Nancy Johnston, an associate professor of chemistry at Lewis-Clark State College, shares the curiosity, which is why she has been diligently working to find some answers. Johnston has been studying the   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 20 Attorneys General to file an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's restrictive law that makes it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care. The challenge to Idaho's so-called abortion "travel ban" was filed in U.S. District Court in Idaho earlier this month by   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief challenging an Idaho law restricting out of state travel to get lawful abortion care. The law was challenged in court by an attorney working with sexual assault victims, the Northwest Abortion Access Fund, and the Indigenous Idaho Alliance. "This Idaho law puts the most vulnerable, especially those who are victims of rape  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 2 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug.1, 2023: Today, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general to file legal arguments in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care. The challenge to Idaho's so-called abortion "travel ban" was filed in U.S. District Court in Idaho earlier this month by an attorn  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief ("friend of the court" brief) supporting a challenge to Idaho's repressive law making it a crime for adults to help certain minors travel out of state for legal abortion care. The challenge to Idaho's abortion "travel ban" was filed in U.S. District Court in Idaho earlier   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 3 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstatte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. When she found the fossil, Rhiannon LaVine, a research associate with the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, was part of a team camping and carrying out fieldwork in the High Creek area of the Spence Shale  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 3 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Today, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general to file legal arguments in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care. The challenge to Idaho's so-called abortion "travel ban" was filed in U.S. District Court in Idaho earlier this month   more