BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Podcasting meets science in interdepartmental collab To make a podcast, you'll probably need someone to interview. And to be a scientist, you'll probably need to explain your research at some point -- to secure funding, to garner public support, or just because it's cool. So, a match between undergraduate podcasting students and graduate researchers is more likely than you think. In the Spring 2026 semester,   more

REXBURG, Idaho, April 8 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: * * * BYU-Idaho Students Accepted to Health Professional Schools at Above-Average Rates * BYU-Idaho students applying to professional health programs during the 2024-2025 cycle achieved high acceptance rates to various medical schools. The College of Life and Health Sciences accessed applicant statistics using WebAdmit, a health professions admissions management platform, and resources from the Asso  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 38 States And D.C. Between January 2025 And January 2026; 40 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs * Texas and West Virginia Top Lists of 12-Month Increases, While California and Oregon Have the Worst Decreases; Illinois and West Virginia Lead in Monthly Gainers; Idaho Has the Worst Number and Percent of Monthly Lo  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Crapo Announces Hearing on IRS Budget and Filing Season U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will convene for a hearing entitled, "The President's Fiscal Year 2027 IRS Budget and the IRS 2026 Filing Season" on Wednesday, April 15, at 10:00 AM. Title: The President's Fiscal Year 2027 IRS Budget and t  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * DOME, world's first nuclear reactor test bed, ready for privately developed advanced reactors The highly anticipated National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed is open for business. DOME, located at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is a first-of-its-kind microreactor test bed that will ena  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Risch Lead Legislation to Ensure Long-Term Funding for Community Infrastructure Projects in New Mexico Surrounding WIPP * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Risch Lead Legislation to Ensure Long-Term Funding for Community Infrastructure Projects in New Mexico Surrounding WIPP The legislation aims to improve federal support for WIPP-related road infrastructure * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Commit  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 8 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Idaho Partnership Secures National Grant to Simplify College Pathways for Students * Idaho State University (ISU), the College of Southern Idaho (CSI), and the College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) have been selected as one of 10 recipients of a national grant from Lumina Foundation's Great Admissions Redesign initiative, which is investing more than $3.5 million to simplify the college admissions process and expan  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump's Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the release of President Trump's budget request for Fisc  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Delivers $19.2 Million Federal Investment for New Nuclear Training Safety Education Program * Oak Harbor, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) visited the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant to announce a $19.2 Million federal funding investment from the Department of Energy (DOE) for the new Nuclear Reactor Safety Training and Workforce Development program to be administered at the Univer  more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 8 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T, Idaho National Laboratory sign SUPER-powered research agreement * Missouri S&T and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) held a signing ceremony Tuesday, April 7, during a visit by INL leaders to the university for a collaboration aimed at advancing research and educational opportunities. The partnership was formalized through a memorandum of understanding highlighting their j  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 8 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana PBS receives 12 regional Emmy Award nominations * BOZEMAN -A Montana PBS series inviting viewers into the lives and traditions of Montana towns and a broadcast featuring Montana State University's annual Noel! concert are among the nominees for the 63rd annual Northwest EMMYS. The winners will be announced during an awards ceremony May 30 in Seattle. Montana PBS received 12 nominations in eight c  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Ricketts, Kim Introduce MATCH Act; Level the Global Playing Field for U.S. Tech U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) in introducing the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act. This bipartisan legislation moder  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds and Rice * (Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates. The 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates are available on the Farm Service Agency (FSA) website and below:   more

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 8 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo to Lead $39M Nuclear Workforce Initiative * The University of Toledo is a leader in the Great Lakes Partnership to Enhance the Nuclear Workforce, which recently received a $19.2 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the $39 million workforce initiative led by UToledo. The partnership will work to enhance the existing safety training pipelines for the light-water reactor w  more

HAILEY, Idaho, April 9 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Judge Accepts Plea Agreement, Sentences Cody Roberts to Probation in Wolf Torture Case PINEDALE, Wyo- Today, a Wyoming state court judge accepted Daniels resident Cody Roberts' plea agreement and sentenced him to probation in a widely-condemned animal cruelty case involving the prolonged torture of a wild gray wolf. The case has drawn international attention and widespread cond  more