BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: The Idaho Office of Attorney General announces the appointment of Alan Hurst as the Solicitor General effective January 22, 2024. The reinstatement of the Solicitor General position by Attorney General Raul Labrador has led to an active defense of consequential challenges to Idaho law. The Office of Solicitor General serves as the State's premier litigation team. It provides strategic litigation  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2024: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $6,336,194 construction grant to Letha Water and Sewer District in Gem County, Idaho. This construction project is made possible through Governor Brad Little's Leading Idaho initiative, which directed funds to DEQ in 2023. "Water is our most valuable resource, and we absolutely must keep up the inf  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 20 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Tribal Education Leaders from across the state have joined partners at the State Board of Education and the Idaho Department of Education in the first of twenty meetings planned to foster cross-agency coordination to improve access, opportunity and success for American Indian students in Idaho's public school system. The expanded collaboration is supported by federal Department of Education funding fo  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 19 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: ISU's master of public administration program will host a webinar with District 29 state legislative representatives on January 25 at noon. Legislators will share Idaho's budgetary processes, fiscal priorities, and its inherent complexities. Collectively, they will share with us the challenges facing Idaho and its communities along with their long-term visions and solutions in building a vibrant and robust society fo  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 19 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: As many are aware, Stacey Marshall, assistant HR director who has also served as ombuds coordinator for the Staff Ombuds Program has recently retired from ISU after 18 years of service. We are grateful to Stacey for her many years of dedicated service to our faculty and staff at ISU! With her retirement, HR and ISU leadership have been collaboratively evaluating the best options for the sustained continuation of the   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 19 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Janet Napolitano, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security will present a webinar titled "Homeland Security Apparatus" on Wednesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. MST via Zoom. Idaho State University's Institute of Emergency Management and Emergency Services Department are proud to host the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Leadership Insights Series. The Leadership Insights Series brings leaders and infl  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 20 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: One of the nation's leading experts in nanomaterials synthesis is slated to visit Pocatello later this month. Idaho State University's Department of Chemistry will host Jesus M. Velazquez, associate professor at UC Davis, for a cafecito lecture on turning carbon dioxide into methanol on Thursday, January 25, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The College Market, 604 South 8th Avenue. Velazquez is an expert in materials synth  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 19 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: A local organization is again lending its support to STEM education in the Gem State. Recently, members of the Kiwanis Club of Pocatello presented a $3,000 check to Steve Shropshire, professor of physics at Idaho State University, to help support the physics department's STEM education efforts. The club's gift helps fund science presentations and activities for youth at Idaho libraries, schools, museums, and more. I  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 18 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College's spring semester enrollment is on the rise, according to first-day numbers released by school administrators on Tuesday. Compared to a year ago, LC State's fulltime enrollment is up 2.2% while its overall headcount has climbed 1.4%. Official spring numbers will be available on census day, March 15. The modest increase continues a trend of enrollment stability at LC State while ma  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: In a win for Attorney General Raul Labrador and a coalition of 24 other states, the New York Stock Exchange withdrew a recently proposed rule change that would have allowed it to list "Natural Asset Companies" (NACs) on the exchange. NACs are a novel corporate structure designed to take land off the market to prohibit productive economic uses in the name of environmentalism. "I applaud the NYSE   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 19 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: Restoration efforts continue today as strong winds and freezing rain add to the existing wintry mix. Nearly 1,700 personnel, including crews and support staff, and mutual assistance crews from across the state and California, Idaho and Washington, are working to repair downed lines and transmission equipment and restore power to the remaining 5,800 customers without service.   more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Sydney Dahle Abiela Meek graduated from Utah State University with a bachelors in biological engineering. She started her doctorate in fall 2023 in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her interest in biology came from an interest in making soap as a child, and even led to the selection of examining the chemistry and biology of laundry detergent for a high scho  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 18 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho will lead a modeling project to enhance water budget predictions in the contiguous United States after being awarded a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 104g National Competitive Grant. This is the first time a scientist in Idaho has won the grant in the past two decades. U of I Assistant Professor Meng Zhao will lead the more than $618,000 project in collaboration with Yanlan Liu at The Ohio S  more