BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 9 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2025 by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: Idaho Democrats Stand with Texans to Defend Democracy Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It was a promise: no citizen would be denied the right to vote because of race or color. It dismantled generations of discrimination, intimidation, and bureaucracy built to block people from the ballot b  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 8 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * David B. Jones Foundation Helps Launch the Idaho Museum of Natural History's Mobile Museum The Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH), located on the Pocatello campus, is the official natural history museum of the State of Idaho. Despite its statewide mission, the IMNH's in-person education programming has primarily served southeastern Idaho, until now. Thanks to the funding from David B. Jones Foundation, a   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Learn About Student-Athlete Food Security Challenges A team of ISU researchers presented the findings of the "Running on Empty Study" at the National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Conference held in Denver, CO this summer. The study investigates the phenomenon of food insecurity among collegiate student-athletes. Jenifer Reader, ABD, RDN, associate professo  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 7 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * On 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Idaho Democrats Stand with Texas to Protect the Vote On the 60th Anniversary of the creation of the Voting Rights Act, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Sixty years ago, the Voting Rights Act tore down the walls that kept millions from the ballot box. As we mark this anniversary, Texas Dem  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 6 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * On First Day of August Recess, Idaho Democrats Launch Online Tool to Help Voters Demand GOP Town Halls On the first day of the August recess, the Idaho Democratic Party launched a new online action tool to help Idahoans demand in-person town halls from their members of Congress. Instead of facing constituents and defending their actions, Idaho's Republican delegation is hiding away. That's why the Idaho Democ  more