BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 29 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry on Feb. 27, 2024: The Idaho Democratic Party announced today the Frank and Bethine Church Gala has sold out. Now entering its thirtieth year, the Frank and Bethine Church Gala is the premier social event for Idaho Democrats. On Saturday, March 9, over 1,000 Democrats will gather for an evening of celebration and support featuring keynote speaker Senator John Fetterman. Organizers expect to raise   more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 29 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following statement: * * * Justice has now been delayed again, following the medical inability to execute Thomas Creech. Today is a sad day for the families of his victims, and a continuation of the pain they have endured for almost five decades. Those victims include, but are not limited to David Dale Jensen, Edward Thomas Arnold, John Wayne Bradford, Gordon Lee Stanton, Charles Thomas Miller, William Joseph Dean, Sa  more

EAGLE, Idaho, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Surrounded by students, parents, and teachers at North Star Public Charter School in Eagle, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 422 (https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0422/), the Accelerating Public Charter Schools Act, into law today. "I am a huge supporter of charter schools because they offer families more options for their children's education while providing  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 1 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * Governor Brad Little issued the following statement today about the execution proceedings for Thomas Creech this morning. "IDOC officials are experienced and well prepared for a variety of situations that can arise during lethal injection execution. The team of professionals at IDOC was prepared for the possibility that medical professionals would not be able to access the inmate's veins  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 2 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Governor Brad Little commented today on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee advancing his recommendation for increased transportation funding. The committee approved Governor Little's recommendation for an additional $200 million to continue fixing Idaho's 900 outdated bridges and an additional $302 million ongoing for road maintenance and safety projects. Local cities and counties re  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 1 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Idaho Democratic Party Executive Director Jared DeLoof issued the following statement regarding the Idaho GOP Platform Ranking System released today by the right-wing Institute for Legislative Analysis, a group closely aligned with the Idaho "Freedom Caucus" and Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon: "The Idaho Republican Party continues its decline into an insular, paranoid, extreme, and ex  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. 27 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College's School of Career & Technical Education will hold its second annual NC3 National Letter of Intent Signing Day on April 18. The event welcomes new and prospective career and technical education (CTE) students who plan to attend LC State next fall and major in one of the college's 21 CTE programs. The event, which is part of the NC3 Leadership Schools National Signing Day, will beg  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 29 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: In an effort to ensure that Idaho's schools and classrooms are fully staffed to support student success, the Idaho Department of Education will host Educator Career Fairs throughout the state in March and April. This year's events offer opportunities for job seekers to connect with local employers, but with additional adjacent events designed to give district and charter school staff guidance on alter  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho has received a donation of nearly $650,000 from Joe Ricketts' Jackson Fork Ranch. The donation will fund research into four native Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) animal species. Faculty researchers and graduate students in U of I's College of Natural Resources and College of Science at the Moscow, Idaho, campus will focus on studying four species in the GYE: * The genetic, be  more