SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * 11-Year Trust for Public Land Veteran David Weinstein Named Organization's Northern Rockies Program Director Trust for Public Land (TPL) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Weinstein as the new Northern Rockies Program Director. In this role, Weinstein will lead TPL's conservation initiatives across Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, working to protect the region's lands and waters,   more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Statement on DOJ Abandoning Fight to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to dismiss its challenge to Idaho's ban on emergency abortion care, Idaho and Moyle, et a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- In Our Own Voice - National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda issued the following statement on March 5, 2025: * * * In Our Own Voice Responds to the Trump Administration's Latest Attacks on Abortion NATIONWIDE -- In response to the Trump administration dismissing the Idaho emergency abortion lawsuit and backing South Carolina's case to block Medicaid funding for medical services at Planned Parenthood, Dr. Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Roll Out Yet Another Bill Designed to Take Health Care from Tens of Thousands of Hard-working Idahoans BOISE, Idaho - - A bill that would serve to strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans will be heard by the Health & Welfare Committee of the Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 345 would make significant, damaging ch  more

HAILEY, Idaho, March 4 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Mar. 3, 2025: * * * MEXICAN GRAY WOLF NUMBERS ARE UP, BUT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BUDGET CUTS COULD THREATEN RECOVERY Mexican gray wolf population count increases, but lobos are still threatened by low gene diversity and high illegal killing ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Arizona Game and Fish Department and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish released the results of the annual wild Mexican gray wolf popula  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC Responds to DOJ Dropping Lawsuit Over Emergency Abortion Care According to a court filing today, the Department of Justice plans to dismiss its lawsuit against Idaho over the right to emergency abortion care, effectively abandoning the fight to enforce a health- and life-saving federal law in the state. Fatima Goss Graves, CEO and president of the National Women's Law C  more

NEW YORK, March 6 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Drops Case on EMTALA Yesterday, the Trump Administration signaled it plans to drop a case blocking Idaho from denying people the emergency abortion care they need. Later in the night, in a separate case, St. Luke's Health System, Idaho's largest hospital system, was granted a temporary restraining order against the Idaho attorney general, temporarily continuin  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * School Choice Comes to Idaho at Last In an exciting development for education reform, Idaho recently signed House Bill 93 into law; designed to expand school choice for families across the state. Thanks to Governor Brad Little's signature of HB 93, parents are granted greater control over their children's education, allowing them to select the school--public, private, or charter--that   more

HAILEY, Idaho, March 6 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: * * * Trump appoints pro-industry extremist to high post within Interior Department WASHINGTON - Livestock industry attorney Karen Budd-Falen has just been announced as the Associate Deputy Secretary appointee for the Department of Interior. Western Watersheds Project immediately condemned the recent appointment, citing her long history of advocating against federal oversight of public lands, her legal  more