BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Governor Brad Little announced today he appointed Bill Gardiner to lead the Idaho State Police (ISP) as its new colonel and director following the recent retirement of longtime director Ked Wills. "Bill Gardiner will lead Idaho State Police with integrity, just like his predecessor, Ked Wills. Bill is a native Idahoan who brings a tremendous amount of experience and leadership to the position.  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: In a partnership aimed at enhancing research capabilities across Idaho State University (ISU), the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) has teamed up with the Office for Research to introduce the CAL Faculty Research Development Fellow position. This initiative is led by Matthew Levay, PhD, Associate Professor of English. "The Office for Research is really excited to work with CAL in providing research developm  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Governor Brad Little announced today that his administration reached another milestone achievement in his ongoing efforts to reduce bureaucratic red tape and streamline government while ensuring the health and safety of Idahoans. Regulatory reform efforts under the Little Administration ripped another 466 pages of regulations out of state administrative code in Fiscal Year 2024, which ended i  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: State employees who become foster parents will now enjoy a new benefit - eight weeks of paid parental leave after welcoming a foster child in their home. "Right now, we have more children in need of a foster family than we have families to help them. We are seeking to change that. Foster parents are heroes. They give of themselves and their resources to make a loving home available to children in need. We nee  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 10 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following letter on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Dear Friends, Summer vacation is drawing to a close. Next week will see most of our kids back to school. Parents will begin the rituals of packing lunches, double-checking schedules, waiting in the seemingly endless drop-off line, shuttling kids to sports and events in the afternoon, and then doing it all again the next day, but with more laundry and less sleep. Back-to-school a  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 10 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: "Nothing about you or where you're at should dictate your access to education," Lewis-Clark State College Career & Technical Education Transition Coordinator Liz Weldy says. Weldy plays a lead role in the college's partnership with Idaho's Juvenile Corrections Centers in Lewiston, Nampa, and St. Anthony, Idaho. The partnership, formally known as LC State's Juvenile Corrections Educational Program, was bor  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 8 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College has received approval from the Idaho State Board of Education and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, its accrediting body, to begin offering a Master of Science in CyberAccounting degree in spring 2025, college administrators have announced. The fully online degree combines a focus on information technology, fraud detection, and accounting into a 30-credit progr  more