BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 16-state coalition in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. Passing the EATS Act would protect Idaho's farme  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Labrador joined with 27 States led by West Virginia to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court. Labrador called on the Court to grant certiorari in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and to correct an earlier decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. that has paved the way for administrative overreach. Chevron has be  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a West Virginia-led coalition of 21 states opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed new rule on existing coal, natural gas, and oil-fired power plants. The proposal attempts to regulate those plants under the Clean Air Act by imposing more stringent emissions standards. It ignores last year's rebuke from the U.S. Supreme Court in West  more

BLISS, Idaho, Aug. 19 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is reaching out to private well owners in Bliss, Idaho, to participate in a groundwater sampling program. Sampling will take place in September and October of this year and is free for well owners. The study will help DEQ assess groundwater quality in the area and determine the primary sources of nitrate contamination. Private well owners will r  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Annie McDevitt as District Judge to the Fourth Judicial District. McDevitt has served the Fourth Judicial District as a Magistrate Judge since her appointment in 2018. In addition to magistrate duties, McDevitt has demonstrated leadership in the judiciary. She currently serves as the Administrative Magistrate Judge for the Ada County Do  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Idaho State University recently installed a permanent wall display to recognize ISU faculty, staff and students who are discovering new technologies that help people and change the way we live. The wall highlights ISU's patents and is located in the Pond Student Union Building just outside the ballroom. * * * The display shows all the patentable discoveries made as a result of ISU's groundbreaking r  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 15 -- Idaho State University issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2023: The Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health announced today that it has received a grant of $402,996 from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The grant will expand the IRH's presence throughout Idaho where it has provided services to improve the health of communities through research, education, and service since 1989. The Days of Service grant competition  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 15 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Idaho State University is welcoming two new faculty members, Jef J. Petersen and Chad Rodgers, who will be joining the Department of Theatre and Dance. Petersen will be taking on the role of Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and an impressive portfolio of work in the field of theatre arts. "I am honored and elated to be joining the brilliant and g  more

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Aug. 16 -- Western Washington University issued the following news release: Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good, which is hosted at Western Washington University, was awarded over $2.2 million from AmeriCorps to support the Civic Leadership and Engagement Corps program in its third year. The Civic Leadership and Engagement Corps (CLEC) will place over 250 AmeriCorps members on campuses and in community organizations across Washington state and Idaho in supp  more