WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Attorney General Raul Labrador filed state's Reply Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in State of Idaho v. United States of America, a case confronting questions about a state's authority to regulate abortion since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs decision, which put abortion laws back under individual state control. Labrador was assisted by attorneys at Allian  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's collusion with immigration activists. The brief, filed Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, supports states' motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by asylum seekers and immigr  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: In a 5-0 decision, the Idaho Supreme Court today upheld Idaho's voter ID law and affirmed in full the district court's decision from last October in Babe Vote and League of Women Voters of Idaho v. Phil McGrane. Idaho's challenged law states that student identification cards are not valid identification when it comes to registering to vote, citing a lack of uniformity and sophi  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on April 8, 2024: Applicants interested in implementing agricultural or ranching best management practices have until April 15, 2024, to submit applications under the state Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Grant Program. The grant program supports water quality improvement efforts statewide, including helping landowners modify their agricultural practices to reduce water pollution and m  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 11 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Idaho Legislature adjourned "sine die" today, and Governor Brad Little thanked his legislative partners from across the political spectrum for their support of 99% of his IDAHO WORKS plan. Notably, the Legislature passed Governor Little's school facilities and tax relief bill while fully funding LAUNCH to help graduating high school seniors stay in Idaho to fill "real world" jobs in hi  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The ISU Alumni Association has announced the 2024 Professional Achievement Award recipients: Valorie Watkins, Brent Manning, Don Burdick, Jim Liday, Becky Sulik, Dr. Paul Black, Trisha Arave, Trevor Steffler and Dr. Michelle Anderson. Join us on Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. in the ICCU Bengal Alumni Center. The morning will be a tribute to the hard work, enduring pride and outstanding achievements of our ISU alumni. Regi  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 12 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Under a new agreement, Idaho State University students and faculty will cooperate with their colleagues on the Korean peninsula. Recently, representatives from ISU and Gachon University in South Korea signed a five-year memorandum of understanding. Under the informal agreement, the two universities will exchange faculty and students, organize joint research programs and conferences, and more. "ISU looks forward   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 12 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: A zoologist is poring over a digital version of the skull of an Arctic wolf from her office in Arizona. Meanwhile, an artist notices the intricate details of a western diamondback on her screen in Vermont. While they're hypothetical, each scenario is now possible thanks to the work of researchers at the Idaho Museum of Natural History and more than a dozen other institutions. The project, called openVerteb  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Idaho State University's Department of Nutrition and Dietetics will soon offer a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics to those in the Treasure Valley, based on demand for the program and the growing need for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) in the area. The only program of its kind in the state, it will offer 10 seats for qualified students in the first cohort, beginning in fall 2024. The bachelor's degree is   more

LEWISTON, Idaho, April 11 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College's Ayodeji Arogundade, who serves as an associate professor and the chair of the Business & Computer Science Division, has received a Remarkable Achievement Award from his alma mater the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, the school announced last month. Arogundade came to LC State in 2015 as an assistant professor of marketing. In 2020, he became an a  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, April 12 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Kristi Brown has been named the director of the Center for Arts & History, Lewis-Clark State College administrators announced on Thursday. A reception to welcome and connect her with the campus and community is scheduled for April 24. "We are thrilled to welcome Kristi to Lewis-Clark State College as the new director of the Center for Arts and History," said Jennie Jones Hall, director of College Advancem  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news: The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) on Tuesday co-hosted "From Beyond the Bars: The Quest for Freedom and Democracy in Russia," an event observing the two-year anniversary of the Kremlin's unjust jailing of journalist, activist, friend, and pallbearer of the late Senator John McCain, Vladimir Kara-Murza. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Jean  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz recently filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to protect access to emergency care for pregnant women under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States that the Court will hear on April 24th. The firm's brief was part of a 27-amicus-brief effort overseen by the National Women's Law Center and othe  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following statement on April 9, 2024, by Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president of state advocacy and support: * * * HB 766 ensures that charter schools will continue to receive much-needed facilities funding. * * * Todd Ziebarth, Senior Vice President of State Advocacy and Support at The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement: "We thank Idaho Governor Brad Little for   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, to President Joe Biden urging him to reverse his Administration's policies that would strip millions of Americans from access to cruc  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 12 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho College of Engineering is the only higher education institution in the state to be recognized as an Empowering Women honoree by the Idaho Business Review. The designation recognizes companies for strong commitment to supporting and elevating women in Idaho through tangible and innovative efforts that advance women in the workplace and community. "Our college is proud to be recognized   more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 11 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Idaho more than $11 million toward creating a biomedical research center focused on furthering studies on women's health and nutrition. Shelley McGuire, professor of nutrition and director of the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), recently received confirmation of her successful application for the NIH Center of Biom  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 10 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Several University of Idaho theatre students were honored with top awards during the Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival held in Spokane in February. Master of Fine Arts candidate Stephanie Lutz of Oakley, California, received two awards: the Advocacy and Innovation Award and the first-ever Thornton Wilder Award for Theatrical Innovation for her groundbreaking work on the Vectorworks Art  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, April 11 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Amanda Van Lanen, a professor of history at Lewis-Clark State College since 2013, has been named chair of the Humanities Division, LC State Dean of the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences Martin Gibbs has announced. Since 2015, Van Lanen has served as assistant to the chair of the Social Sciences Division where she has coordinated general education assessment. In addition to teaching at LC State, she has s  more