BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 29 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * - Cancer Advocates Urge Legislature to Regulate all Tobacco Products, Including E-cigarettes and Improve Access to Cancer Treatments * * * Idaho cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones filled the Idaho Capitol building to ask lawmakers to prioritize legislation to fight cancer during the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Action Day.   more

MANHATTAN, New York, Jan. 30 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: On Monday, more than 60 volunteers with the Idaho chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, made their way to the statehouse to urge lawmakers to oppose risky proposals that would force Idaho K-12 schools to allow civilians to carry guns into elementary, middle, and high s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Betty McCullom (D-MN) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME), who serve as chair and vice-chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee with oversight of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), along with four of their House colleagues, sent a letter criticizing the USFS decision regarding British Columbia-based Midas Gold's proposed open pit, cyanide-leach gold mine in central Idaho. Documents show the Forest Service succu  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 1 -- The Idaho Education Association issued the following news: Legislation introduced by Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, would force school districts to wait at least 11 months before taking a failed bond measure back to voters. This bill passed the House on a 48-21 vote now and moves over to the Senate. Since underfunding at the legislative level forces districts to rely on their local constituents to approve bond measures by a two-th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 31 -- The Society of American Archivists issued the following news release: SAA and the Council of State Archivists issued a joint memorandum to the Office of Management and Budget to oppose the sale of the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA's) building in Seattle, Washington. SAA and CoSA join the Congressional delegations of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in opposing the closure of NARA's Seattle location. The memo states, "We strongly recomm  more