SCOTTSDALE, March 31 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of U.S. Legal Division Kristen Waggoner regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little's decision Monday to sign into law the Fairness for Women in Sports Act (HB 500), co-sponsored by Rep. Barbara Ehardt and Sen. Mary Souza: "Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. Allowing males to compete in girls' sports destroys fa  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 31 -- The Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, which says it covers fisheries and aquatic science, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Age validation of yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye (Thunnus obesus) tuna of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean * Loss of spawning habitat and prerecruits of Pacific cod during a Gulf of Alaska heatwave Articles: * Wild salmon and the shifting baseline syndrome: applicatio  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 1 -- Freedom for All Americans issued the following news release on March 31: * * * - Local advocates to hold virtual press conference at 1pm EST/11am MST * * * Last night Idaho Governor Brad Little signed HB 500 into law, making Idaho the first state in the nation to pass an anti-transgender law in 2020. The law bans transgender students from participating in sports at school. Kasey Suffredini, CEO and national campaign director of Freedom for All Americans, released th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on March 31: Last night the governor of Idaho signed into law two pieces of anti-transgender legislation. HB 500 bans transgender girls from participation in school sports. HB 509 prohibits transgender people from updating their birth certificate to accurately reflect their gender. These laws hurt transgender people and their loved ones in Idaho and make the lives of those in an already vuln  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 31 -- The Idaho Education Association issued the following news: The unprecedented COVID-19 public health crisis has put educators around the state in challenging and unfamiliar positions. From helping ensure that nutrition-vulnerable students are getting food to making quick adjustments to online and alternative teaching methods, IEA members and local associations have answered the call. In a rapidly changing world, educators are finding new and creative ways to interact wi  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 1 -- Lambda Legal issued the following news release on March 31: Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law legislation that bans transgender people from changing the gender marker on their birth certificates, despite a federal court ruling Lambda Legal won two years ago declaring such a policy unconstitutional. Lambda Legal Counsel Peter Renn, a member of the legal team that obtained that court ruling in 2018, issued the following statement: "At each step of the legislative pr  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 1 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release: The National Center for Lesbian Rights strongly condemns Idaho Governor Brad Little's decision to sign HB 500, a law that bars transgender girls from participating in sports. As a result of the Governor's action, Idaho will now be the only state in the country to bar transgender children from school sports. The Governor's decision not to veto the bill conflicts with an Idaho Attorney General opi  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 31 -- The National Center for Transgender Equality issued the following news release: Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law legislation that discriminates against transgender student athletes and a second bill that bans transgender people from changing their birth certificates. House Bill 500 bans transgender student athletes from participating in sports, which is counter to current policies set by the Idaho High School Activities Association. Idaho becomes the first state  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally withdrawn an administrative compliance order it issued in 2007 against Michael and Chantell Sackett, removing the threat of crushing fines that the couple has lived under for more than a decade. The EPA accused the couple of illegally filling a wetland under the Clean Water Act when they broke ground to build their house in a residential neighborhood nea  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. issued the following statement on March 31: Yesterday, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 500, the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," into law. This bill prohibits transgender students from participating in athletic programs within the state's K-12 schools and public universities. Jennifer Driver, SIECUS' Vice President of Policy & Strategic Partnerships issued the following statement in response: "We st  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 4 -- The Idaho Education Association issued the following news: Veteran educator Stephanie Myers was recently elected vice president of the Idaho Education Association in statewide balloting. Myers has served as the president of the Boise Education Association since 2013 and will continue in dual capacities through the end of the IEA Vice President's term in July of 2020. Myers has been an active member of the IEA for 24 years, and has served on the BEA's Board of Directors  more

OAKLAND, California, March 31 -- Transgender Law Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression, issued the following news release: Amid a global pandemic, Idaho became the first state to pass a ban on trans youth participation athletics into law. An Idaho bill which bars updates to birth certificates was also signed into law. These bill  more