GOODING, Idaho, March 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District and the City of Gooding, Idaho are holding a Project Partnership Agreement signing ceremony for the Little Wood River Channel Rehabilitation Project on March 28. The agreement defines the shared responsibilities and cost-sharing commitments of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Gooding as they jointly work to r  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the appointment of 23 members to its new 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC). The 2030 CAC members, who represent various stakeholder organizations, groups, interests and viewpoints, have extensive census and survey experience. Under its charter, the 2030 CAC will assist the Census Bureau in devising strategies to increase awareness of and participati  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador issued a statement condemning the proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the liquid waste produced by meat and poultry processing plants in the United States. The Idaho Attorney General joins other states in expressing concern over the unnecessary and detrimental nature of this proposed regulation. "This propos  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court in Montana entered a $9.9 million penalty on Tuesday against a man found responsible for causing thousands of unlawful and malicious "spoofed" robocalls to consumers across the nation. The court also imposed an injunction prohibiting any future violations of the Truth in Caller ID Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The case arose out of an investigation conducted by the Federal Com  more