WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 100 Groups Urge Senate Leadership Against Public Lands Sell-off in Budget Bill * More than 100 organizations urged senate leadership today to remove the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands from the Senate budget bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wants to mandate the sell-off of millions of acres of  more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 19 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho free to protect children from dangerous medical procedures The following quote may be attributed to Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador regarding the joint dismissal of Labrador v. Poe, which will allow Idaho's law protecting children from harmful and experimental drugs and procedures to go into full effect: more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Archaeological Survey of Idaho Western Repository, part of the Idaho State Historical Society in Boise, Idaho, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, establishes a cultural affiliation between these items and Indian Tribes as outlined in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040408). The determinations in this notice are the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today released legislative text within the Finance Committee's jurisdiction for inclusion in Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. "This bill prevents an over-$4 trillion tax hike and makes the suc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the IMF Mission to Syria and Lebanon WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the International Mon more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Climate Change is Already Making Wildfires Worse. Trump's Science Cuts Could Further Threaten Our Response. * WASHINGTON (June 17, 2025)--The 2025 North American wildfire season is well underway with large swaths of the United States expected to experience above-normal wildfire conditions in the months ahead, according to the National Interagency Fire Center more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Welcomes Summer 2025 Interns * Washington, D.C. \--Eight interns joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) offices in Washington, D.C., and Boise for the Summer 2025 term. "These young individuals joining my office for the summer will directly experience the inner workings of the U.S. Senate during President Trump's historic second term," said Crapo. "They will actively engage with Idaho's cons more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Merkley Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of their legislation, S. 356, to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fisca more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Crapo: Senate Republican Plan Powers Economic Growth, Delivers Tax Relief Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to talk about Senate Republicans' plans to prevent the largest tax hike in U.S. history, power the economy through pro-growth tax policy, provide additional ta more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: Senate Republican Plan Powers Economic Growth, Delivers Tax Relief * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to talk about Senate Republicans' plans to prevent the largest tax hike in U.S. history, power the economy through pro-growth tax policy, provide additional tax relief for working families and address wasteful spend more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * New Documentary Features Success Story of Idaho Business Owner Thanks to President Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts * Today, Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original journalism arm of Independent Women, released a documentary in its Earn More, Pay Less: How America Grew Under the Trump Tax Cuts series highlighting Idaho business owner, Lisa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report that outlines the econo more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Historic Law Protecting Beavers on Public Lands in Oregon Heads to Governor's Desk for Signature * SALEM, Ore. -- In a landmark move for wildlife and watershed protection, the Oregon Senate yesterday passed House Bill 3932, the first law in the nation to prohibit recreational and commercial beaver trapping on federal public lands within impaired watersheds. The bill, whic more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, June 19 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * HUB Sports Center serving Washington-Idaho communities earns DarkSky Approved certification HUB Sports Center's newly completed Fields Complex has officially earned DarkSky Approved status through DarkSky International's Outdoor Sports Lighting Program. This milestone makes HUB the first DarkSky Approved outdoor sports lighting facility in Eastern Washington, and only the second in the entire state. HU more PR

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 18, 2025: * * * Idaho Democrats Slam GOP Budget Chaos: Cuts Coming for Schools, Services After Reckless Tax Giveaway In response to Governor Little's directive to prepare for spending cuts amid lagging state revenues, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Brad Little and Republicans in the statehouse are fully responsible for this budget crisis. The numbers did more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Idaho grocer to pay $250K in penalties for employing 6 minors to clean meat slicers, grinders, other hazardous duties * TWIN FALLS, ID - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with a south-central Idaho grocery store requiring the employer to pay $250,833 in civil money penalties, $5,078 in back wages and damages, and take steps to ensure future compliance with federal child labor laws more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, June 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * New Map Exposes Lands Targeted for Sale in Senate Budget Proposal * Media contact: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project 520-623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Millions of Acres on the Auction Block: Western Watersheds Project (WWP) unveiled an interactive map highlighting the sweeping extent of public lands at risk of being sold off under the U.S. Senate's new more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 17 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * People-powered policy: How ballot measures are shaping health policy * * Moderator: Andrea Waner, director of engagement, Association of Health Care Journalists * Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center * Kelly Hall, executive director, Fairness Project * Luke Mayville, executive director, Reclaim Idaho By Tamia  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Address Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis in Indian Country * WASHINGTON --Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored the bipartisan Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act. This bill would expand Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) to allow tribal nations to prosecute non-Native offenders for drug traffic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Protect Women's Sports at Service Academies * WASHINGTON --Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 3917 - the Protection of Women in Sports at Military Academies Act. This legislation would prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls. This legislation is sponsored more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, posted the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Republicans are Preventing the Largest Tax Hike in History Washington, D.C.--The 2017 Trump tax cuts reduced taxes for Americans of all income levels and the middle class received the largest proportional benefits of the cuts. If Congress fails to extend this tax relief, Americans will face a more-than $4 trillion tax hike and those making under  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) today celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of their legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026. "Idaho counties rely on SRS funding for schools, road maintena more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott, Colleagues Lead Effort to Strengthen Review of Foreign Land Purchases Near Sensitive U.S. Military Sites * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is leading an effort to strengthen national security by ensuring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can effectively review foreign land purchases near sensitive more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, Risch Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho, celebrated today's unanimous Senate passage of their legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) throu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, Risch Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * U.S. House of Representatives must act to fulfill federal responsibility for rural, forested counties in Oregon and nationwide Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho, celebrated today's unanimous Senate passage more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Honor Dalai Lama, Express Support for Tibetan People * Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a resolution recognizing the Dalai Lama's upcoming 90 th birthday and expressing support more PR