BOISE, Idaho, June 25 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Leads Multistate Coalition to Second Amendment Victory at U.S. Supreme Court * Attorney General Raul Labrador led a coalition of states to a major Second Amendment win today at the United States Supreme Court in Wolford v. Lopez. In a 6-3 decision, the Court struck down Hawaii's law, known colloquially as the "Vampire Rule," which barred concealed carry permit holders from en  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ricketts, Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Bolster AUKUS Cooperation * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and colleagues to introduce the Unlocking Next-Generation Licensing and Opportunities for Collabor  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Populations in All Age Groups Growing in the South, Driven by Outlying Counties in Metro Areas All age groups in the South grew faster than in any other region from 2020 to 2025, primarily fueled by outlying metro counties, according to new Vintage 2025 estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Many counties across the country saw slower growth in the past year, but those in the South we  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Co-Led by Rep. Mike Kennedy, House Committee Approves Bipartisan $1.9 Billion Annual Investment in National Parks * Washington D.C. - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Great American Outdoors Act with decisive voice-vote passage. Co-led by Rep. Kennedy, the landmark bipartisan legislation now heads to the House floor. The Great American Outdoors Act 250, legislation that invests $  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 25 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In Less Than Half Of Metro Areas From May 2025 To May 2026 Amid Rising Costs, Ebbing Demand And Threats To Infrastructure Work * Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Baton Rouge, La. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Job Gains Over Latest 12 Months; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Lawton, Okla. Have   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on ITC Nominees * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider nominees for the International Trade Commission. As prepared for delivery: "Before us today are five bipartisan individuals nominated to serve as Commissioners at the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC. "They ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * GDP (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 1st Quarter 2026 * Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are involved in   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Leads Multi-State Effort to Protect Election Integrity Laws * Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 23 states in filing an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to protect the integrity of our nation's elections. This action, filed in support of Indiana's voter ID law, seeks to preserve the constitu  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] (TNSrpt) -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * National Governors Association, Harvard Release Study on Governor-Led Workforce Solutions New report studies how workforce initiatives in five states are filling labor shortages and boosting economic mobility - A new study conducted by the National Governors Association (NGA), in partnership with the Harvard Project on Workforce and with su  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 25 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * New Regence Medical ID Cards Coming for the 2026-2027 Plan Year * As part of the new medical and dental plan year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, Regence will be issuing new medical ID cards to all enrolled members. You may have received an email from Regence this week that welcomed you to the plan. Please note that coverage has not changed, and the welcome email is related to the start of   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Skips Environmental Review for Massive Logging Project in Montana, Idaho * MISSOULA, Mont.-The Center for Biological Diversity submitted comments today challenging a sweeping U.S. Forest Service plan to allow commercial logging across more than 5 million acres in six national forests in Montana and Idaho. The agency authorized the Blowdown Emergency Pro  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 25 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Update to State Travel Policy: Reimbursements Must be Submitted Within 90 Days of Travel * The Idaho State Board of Examiners recently approved changes to the State Travel Policy that take effect on July 1, 2026. Because state policy supersedes University policy, ISU must follow these new requirements. Effective July 1, 2026, travel expenses submitted more than 90 calendar days after travel is completed wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA Community Care contributed more than $36B to local economies in FY 2025 * The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it made more than $36 billion in payments to local healthcare providers across the country in fiscal year 2025 as part of the bipartisan VA MISSION Act. President Trump signed the MISSION Act in 2018 after it passed Congress with widespread bipartisan suppo  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 25 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Wellness Mindful Living Summer 2026 Expo June 20 * The Wellness Mindful Living Summer 2026 Expo, sponsored by the Idaho State University Center for Accessibility, Leadership, and Innovation (CALI). All proceeds from the event will support Disability Services (DS) and CALI initiatives. Event Details: June 20, 2026 10:30 a.m. - 4:40 p.m. Idaho State University - Idaho Falls Campus 1748 Science Cen  more