FORT WORTH, Texas, July 2 -- BNSF Railway, a freight transportation company, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced it is honoring four state Departments of Transportation for their dedication to improving grade crossing safety in their communities, a first-of-its-kind initiative to reduce grade crossing incidents across the company's 32,500-mile network. The inaugural "Tracking to Zero" awards have been awarded to Idaho, Montana, New Me  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 2 -- Delaware North issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Delaware North, a global hospitality and entertainment company, today announced it has been selected to continue to operate and expand all food and beverage offerings - a mix of Idaho-based concepts and national brands - at Boise Airport (BOI). The foundation of the reimagined BOI experience is a compelling set of brands, each individually selected and carefully adapted to meet the needs of traveling gues  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 2 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on July 1, 2024: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the publication of the Reuse Permit Writer's Manual, which outlines technical considerations for developing water reuse permits. Water reuse is the practice of reclaiming water from a variety of sources, treating it, and reusing it for beneficial purposes such as crop irrigation or other uses. The reuse of recycled  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 4 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little announced the launch of a new initiative today to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America in 2026. America250 in Idaho will advance projects and community engagement opportunities to honor this national milestone and Idaho's place in American history. "The United States of America is the greatest nation in the world and worthy of celebration. As we approach the   more

BOISE, Idaho, July 2 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following commentary to Fox News on July 1, 2024: * * * Idaho is Committed to Protecting Life On Thursday, the Supreme Court returned the Biden administration's case against Idaho, State of Idaho v. United States of America, to the 9th Circuit after my office won significant concessions from the United States that Justice Barrett described as 'important' and 'critical.' The Biden administration's change in position tha  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 6 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Idaho State University's School of Nursing will soon offer the first nurse anesthesia (CRNA) program in the state of Idaho. The program received regional accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in July and is currently undergoing the Capability Review Process for accreditation by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). Its first cohort would begin   more

LEWISTON, Idaho, July 3 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: In an announcement last week, the Idaho Division of Career Technical Education recognized the Lewis-Clark State College graphic communications program as its 2024 postsecondary exemplary program. Assistant professor, Sam Coulter, and associate professor, Andy Tuschhoff, will accept the award on behalf of the program during the annual Connect Conference later this summer. "We are honored and ecstatic to be   more

LEWISTON, Idaho, July 2 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: For the past 60 years, Lewis-Clark State College has expertly served the healthcare education needs of north Idaho, being the only public four-year institution offering nursing and allied health professions degrees in Idaho Regions 1 and 2. This fall, thanks to recent approval from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), its accrediting body, the college will offer a Master of Science   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 2 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Dr. Iris Buder, associate professor of economics at Idaho State University, recently presented at United Nations Foundation (UNF), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Data2X on time use research she and her research partner Dr. Odile Mackett, associate professor at the University of South Africa, have been conducting. The research, which delves into the economic and demographic determinants that   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Media contacts: Kathy Fackelmann; kfackelmann@gwu.edu or Katelyn Deckelbaum; katelyn.deckelbaum@gwu.edu Last week the Supreme Court ruled that, at least temporarily, the Emergency Medical Treatment Act's basic guarantee of hospital emergency care will once again go back into effect for pregnant women in Idaho. Its decision thus bars state officials from criminally prosecuting hospitals and physicians under Idaho law   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * The 6-3 ruling is a temporary reprieve that will only add to the fear and uncertainty that healthcare providers and patients have been experiencing after Dobbs, says Nicole Huberfeld. * * * By Jillian McKoy On Thursday, June 27, the US Supreme Court confirmed what it had accidentally revealed in an opinion posted and then deleted from its website 24 hours prior: Medicare-fu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston Law Center issued the following news release: The Supreme Court is allowing emergency abortions in Idaho when a woman's health is at risk. The decision in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, dismisses the consolidated cases on procedural grounds and reinstates a lower federal court ruling that bars the state's abortion ban (Idaho's Defense of Life Act) where it conflicts with federal law (the Emergency Medical Treatmen  more

FOLSOM, California, July 2 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release: * * * Chair and vice chair also selected at June 20 meeting in Idaho * * * The Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) Governing Body recently reappointed Rob Kondziolka and Rebecca Wagner to its ranks, with terms beginning July 1, 2024. Now in his second term, Kondziolka is an executive consultant for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which develops and enforces rel  more