MOSCOW, Idaho, June 13 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: More qualified Vandals are available to Idaho industries after a unique program helped 252 former students receive associate degrees -- degrees that they had already qualified for during their time as students. Through Vandal Finish, an initiative launched to help former, non-graduating University of Idaho students complete degrees they had previously started, more than 1,400 former students were notified they  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 15 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Governor Brad Little commented on the announcement today from Fitch Ratings, one of the three big credit rating agencies in the country, that it affirmed Idaho's AAA credit rating, the highest level a state can receive. Only a handful of states achieve the AAA credit rating annually. "Thanks to our diligent and unrelenting focus on reining in state spending and saving healthy amounts for rai  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 12 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research is returning to Boise State University in person. ISU undergraduate students are invited to present their research. Faculty can visit with students from our Idaho Universities in a session called "Meet a Professor." Travel and lodging will be provided for students presenting research. Lodging is available for faculty at the Holiday Inn Express University and s  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 12 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Stakeholders including surface water users and groundwater users have been working around the clock on a deal to avoid water curtailment for hundreds of eastern Idaho farmers this year, with negotiations nearing the finish line this week. Governor Little has been focused on bringing all interests together to ensure an Idaho-based solution as underground water levels in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer continu  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 15 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has sided with Attorney General Raul Labrador and the attorneys general from Louisiana, Montana, and Mississippi, issuing a preliminary injunction against the new Title IX rules pushed by President Biden's Department of Education. The new rules misinterpret Title IX's ban on sex discrimination and wo  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 11 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The College of Arts and Letters and the Department of Psychology at Idaho State University are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Joshua K. Swift as the new Chair of the psychology department. Dr. Swift has been with the department for nine years and contributes a wealth of experience and expertise in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Swift's educational background includes a B.S. in Psychology with a Minor in Logi  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 12 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The College of Arts and Letters and the Department of Psychology at Idaho State University are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Joshua K. Swift as the new Chair of the psychology department. Dr. Swift has been with the department for nine years and contributes a wealth of experience and expertise in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Swift's educational background includes a B.S. in Psychology with a Minor in Logi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 14 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on June 13, 2024: A federal judge has sided with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the State of Louisiana, issuing a preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden's Department of Education's new Title IX rules. U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty issued the injunction today, siding with plaintiff states, agreeing that the rule is unlawful. The preliminary injunction applies to  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 11 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed a motion late last Friday asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay implementation of EPA's new MA  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho is among five land grant universities nationwide recruited to pilot a two-year 4-H leadership program culminating with each participating youth planning and implementing a research-based community service project. In late May, U of I, Auburn University, Rutgers University, The Ohio State University and University of Minnesota each brought a team of five high school sophomores, know  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, June 14 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics is improving organic and sustainable crop production using artificial intelligence, bolstered by a $120,000 grant. The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) grant will support the testing, deployment and improvement of artificially intelligent systems currently being tested across the U.S. to access microclimate and environmental informat  more