BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Andrew Arulanandam to serve as the new director of the Idaho Lottery and the Idaho State Liquor Division following the retirement of longtime director Jeff Anderson in July. "I am excited Andrew Arulanandam is bringing his talent and leadership back to Idaho to serve in my administration. His extensive experience in corporate management  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 21 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced two separate actions defending state laws that ensure opportunity and fairness in girls' sports. The multistate actions urge the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Idaho and West Virginia laws that protect female athletes. "Girls deserve the opportunity to compete and succeed in the sports they love," said Attorney General Bird. "Allowin  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a coalition of 24 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay a decision enjoining enforcement of Arizona's law, forcing Arizona to allow persons to register to vote in federal races without having to prove U.S. citizenship. The amicus brief filed late Thursday in support of the R  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 23 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: If anyone ever wonders what Lewis-Clark State College's "Go Small. Go Big." advertising campaign is about, Olympian Sam Atkin provides a clear and resounding answer. Atkin, a product of Lincolnshire, England, has used the small-college experience and connections gained at LC State to catapult his way to one of the biggest stages in the world - the Olympic Games in Paris in the summer of 2024. Sam's story is  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Governor Brad Little announced today the promotion of Joan Varsek to the position of Press Secretary and the selection of Mark Kubinski for the position of Associate General Counsel in the Office of the Governor. Varsek has been a member of Governor Little's staff since 2019. She has served as Governor Little's Scheduler and will transition to Press Secretary starting Sept. 9. She is also As  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Rejects Biden-Harris Attempt to Reinstate Radical Anti-Women Title IX Rule * * * On Friday, August 16, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Biden-Harris administration's attempt to vacate Idaho's injunction against their unlawful Title IX rule. "This is a fundamental rejection of the radical agenda that has been pushed onto communities and schools across our country," said Attorney Gener  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Members of the Idaho Behavioral Health Council heard an update today on the success of Idaho's award-winning fentanyl awareness campaign, Fentanyl Takes All. Idaho wrapped up the second year of the campaign, noting that research results reflect a more informed and engaged public since the campaign launched in 2022. Since the campaign started in 2022: * The vast majority of teens, young adults, and parents   more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Three degrees within Lewis Clark State College's Business & Computer Science Division have received reaffirmation of specialized accreditation by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). The approved accreditation period began Aug. 1 and will be in effect until July 31, 2031. To obtain the accreditation LC State underwent a rigorous 11-part process comprised of application ma  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Thanks, in large part, to a jump in healthcare education and career-technical education students, Lewis-Clark State College's overall headcount is up 2.5% and its fulltime equivalent (FTE) enrollment has grown 2.2%, according to unofficial first-day totals published on Monday. Official fall numbers will be available on census day, Oct. 15. The increase comes after seeing a 2.1% increase in  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 23 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Three Lewis-Clark State College engineering technology students worked together to win the Esri StoryMap Competition hosted by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) this summer. The StoryMap Competition was just one of three components the team competed in through NSPS. Other components included a T-Shirt competition and the NSPS Student Competition. The students' StoryMap was based on the  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Governor Brad Little and state leaders rolled out a new report today that recommends the 10 priorities to reduce the impacts of wildfire in 2024 and 2025. "We must maintain a coordinated, strategic approach to improving wildfire prevention and response in our great state if we are going to protect lives and property from the destruction of wildfire. The new wildfire report is a big   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A project aimed at helping prepare undergraduate students to serve as future agricultural educators has received $750,000 in renewed funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The project known as the Global Orientation to Agricultural Learning, or GOALs, program is a collaboration among Penn State, the University of Idaho and 1,890 land-grant in  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 23 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho College of Engineering is part of the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium leading the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor (INEC) Tech Hub, which was recently awarded a $500,000 Consortium Accelerator Award from the Biden-Harris administration through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. Funding will be used to implement INEC's strategy and business   more