BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 3 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: In a decision released today from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Matsumoto v. Labrador, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador successfully defended Idaho's abortion trafficking laws against a lower court injunction. The 9th Circuit held that the statute's prohibition on procuring an abortion by harboring and transporting minors with the intent to conceal the abortion from the more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: The Idaho Supreme Court today overturned a lower court ruling by Judge Jason D. Scott on the controversial and highly-publicized case involving the University of Idaho's proposed purchase of the University of Phoenix, the State Board of Education, and Idaho's Open Meetings Law. The ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court in Labrador v. State Board of Education included a reversal of the  more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 7 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2024: * * * Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement on the passing of former District 29 Representative Elaine Smith: "It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of former Representative Elaine Smith. Her extraordinary dedication to her community and state was evident in everything she did, from nearly two decades as a state lawmaker to her long career suppo more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 6 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on Dec. 5, 2024, by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * Our future depends on every child from every corner of Idaho receiving a great education. But when the Idaho Legislature convenes in January, special interest groups will launch their most aggressive push yet for school voucher schemes. These plans would drain public funds to bankroll private, for-profit, and religious schools that largely serve well-off, urban Ida more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Governor Brad Little and 16 other Republican governors sent a joint letter to Congress this week expressing their concerns about the delayed passage of an updated Farm Bill. "Idaho's Congressional Delegation and I are united in our position that Congress must act quickly to reauthorize the Farm Bill. I appreciate Senator Mike Crapo, Senator Jim Risch, and Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulc more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: * * * 'Ready to Work With President Trump' * * * Governor Brad Little and Secretary of State Phil McGrane took the official first steps today to certify Idaho's four electors for Donald Trump for President of the United States and JD Vance for Vice President. Governor Little signed the list of electors prepared by the Secretary of State as required by law. Now that Governor Little signed th more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Governor Brad Little announced today he sent another team of Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers to Texas for the State of Idaho's fourth border mission. The troopers left Idaho Sunday and will be deployed to Texas until mid-December. The 13 troopers are assigned to the ISP Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) team. The DHE Team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disr more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 6 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University have signed an agreement to deepen collaborative research and development projects that will advance solutions to the nation's energy and security challenges. The newly signed Strategic Understanding for Premier Education and Research, or SUPER agreement, expands cooperation between ISU students, faculty, and laboratory researchers in two key areas: critical a more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: From Nov. 14-17, 2024, Dr. Marin Laufenberg (Teaching Assistant Professor of Spanish and Director of the Spanish MA Program at ISU) attended the American Society for Theatre Research annual conference in Seattle, Washington where she participated as a member of the Animals in Performance Working Group. The working group brings together scholars and theatre practitioners from all over the world who research th more PR