BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * A Message from the Chair: GOP Plan: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs and a Government Shutdown * Idahoans expect government to work. We pay our taxes, serve in the military, fight wildfires, and care for our families. In return, we expect our leaders to keep the lights on and do their jobs. Instead, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are threatening to shut down the government to force through higher   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 23 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * ISU School of Nursing Sim Center Now Operational Students at Idaho State University's School of Nursing are now actively training in the new, state-of-the-art Simulation Center. One of the greatest challenges in nursing education is competition for clinical space. Over the past three years, ISU's School of Nursing has grown significantly. The traditional Pocatello program now enrolls 100 students annually,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT's work with Idaho National Laboratory advances America's nuclear industry * At the center of nuclear reactors across the United States, a new type of chromium-coated fuel is being used to make the reactors more efficient and more resistant to accidents. The fuel is one of many innovations sprung from collaboration between researchers at MIT and the Idaho National Laboratory (I  more