BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 15 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: The Attorney General's Office today presented oral arguments for a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint in Idaho's Fourth District Court in Boise today before the Honorable Jason Scott. The case of Adkins et al. v. State of Idaho was initially filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, a New York-based advocacy group that has filed similar lawsuits challenging state abortio  more

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking representatives to serve on the Wood River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG). The Wood River WAG is a group of citizens from a diverse set of interests dedicated to successful restoration and protection of the Big Wood River, Little Wood River, and Camas Creek watersheds. These watersheds cover Blaine, Camas, Gooding, and Lincoln cou  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Two exceptional high school seniors have been selected to represent Idaho at the prestigious 62nd annual United State Senate Program, to be held March 2 - 9 in Washington D.C. Students are selected for the program based on their service in high-level elected or appointed leadership positions. This year, senior Alyson Reed from North Gem High School in Bancroft and junior AnnMarie Wolf  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The historic transportation funding investments championed by Governor Brad Little and the Idaho Legislature continue to improve roads at the local level and defray local property taxes. Forty-eight transportation projects, many of them ready for construction in 2024, received grants today as part of the Strategic Initiatives Program. Governor Little signed House Bill 132 earlier this year creating the progr  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following commentary on Dec. 15, 2023, with Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke, R-Idaho: * * * OPINION: Ditch the secret backroom dam breaching deals. Let's focus on common ground. By Governor Brad Little and Lt. Governor Scott Bedke "The recent agreement between the Biden Administration and the states of Washington and Oregon and the tribes on dam breaching represents a missed opportunity. "Instead of working together to find common ground,   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: On January 1-less than a month--BengalWeb will be retired and cease to be available. We have a great replacement, however, called MyISU. MyISU is customizable and available now. We hope you'll give it a try before BengalWeb is turned off. You'll find all the same links and tools you used in BengalWeb, but with the added benefit of a customizable Home page. AND MyISU is available as an app for your smartphone! We hav  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 15 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Idaho State Board of Education Retirement Plan Committee has recently completed a multi-year, comprehensive review of the Idaho Optional Retirement Plan, (ORP). As a result of that plan review, it has been recommended and approved at the December 13, 2023 State Board of Education meeting, that Fidelity will become the sole provider of the administrative services for the ORP effective December, 2024. The primary   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 15 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The ISU Human Resources and Payroll Offices are inviting faculty and staff to consider donating accrued leave to the Shared Leave Program. This program allows employees to transfer accrued leave to any eligible State employee for their use as paid sick leave when the employee has exhausted their leave balance and has a need for additional leave hours, in accordance with the State of Idaho's Donated Leave Policy. E  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 15 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Idaho State University College of Education recently established a new award to acknowledge an outstanding cooperating teacher at the end of each semester. We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Dawnae Kirkham from Pocatello High School has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the 2023 ISU Cooperating Teacher Award. Kirkham's career spans over a decade at Pocatello High School and reflects an unwavering dedi  more