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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday June 16, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Feds Urged to Strengthen Sage Grouse Protections to Prevent Extinction
HAILEY, Idaho, June 14 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on June 13, 2024: Conservation organizations submitted comments today blasting the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's draft amendment for 77 land-use plans across the western United States intended to protect the imperiled greater sage grouse. The bird is an umbrella species whose survival is intricately linked to the health of the vast Sagebrush Sea ecosystem. The groups say the administration's preferred   more

IADA RECOGNIZES WAYNE STARLING WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BOISE, Idaho, June 11 -- The International Aircraft Dealers Association the following news release: Wayne Starling, Executive Director of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA), was recently honored by the organization with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was bestowed on him for his leadership, guidance and growth of the worldwide aviation organization. Starling is also Executive Director of the association's AircraftExchage.com online marketing portal. He is only the   more

NWLC Condemns Decision in Title IX Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Yesterday, a federal judge in Monroe, Louisiana, ruled in favor of four states, the Louisiana Department of Education, and 18 school boards challenging the Biden administration's recent changes strengthening Title IX rule protections. This decision temporarily blocks the new Title IX rule set to go into effect on August 1 in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho. * * * In respon  more

Planned Parenthood Federation of America: While Mifepristone Remains FDA-Approved, Threats to Abortion Access Remain
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a group of anti-abortion physicians does not have standing to challenge the FDA's actions related to the approval of mifepristone. Mifepristone will remain on the market and accessible in states where abortion is legal. However, this attack on medication abortion could continue, as the case will be sent back down to federal   more

WILDLIFE SOCIETY: JWM - FOR BARN OWLS, ROADS DISRUPT COUNTRY LIVING
BETHESDA, Maryland, June 11 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Nest box occupancy and fledgling success decrease near roadways * * * By David Frey As Idaho's Treasure Valley booms, residential development isn't just on the rise for people. Barn owls have gotten a lot of new housing,   more