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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2026-08-29 ( 7 items )  
2026 Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Series (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 28 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Series * Responsible research is more than following the rules-it's about fostering a culture of integrity, accountability and trust. The Office for Research's Research Integrity and Compliance team will offer the 2026 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Seminar Series for faculty, staff and students involved in research. These one-hour, in-person seminars provide practical guidance on topics that matter throug more PR

AG McCuskey asks Supreme Court to reverse EPA rule threatening West Virginia jobs, energy costs (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 28 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * AG McCuskey asks Supreme Court to reverse EPA rule threatening West Virginia jobs, energy costs * Attorney General JB McCuskey announced today he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a devastating inflationary Biden-era EPA air quality regulation that has raised costs for West Viriginia manufacturers, utilities and farmers. Leading a 25-state coalition with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, General M more PR

Idaho State University Welcomes State Board of Education (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 27 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Idaho State University Welcomes State Board of Education * Idaho State University welcomed the Idaho State Board of Education to the Pocatello campus on August 12 and 13, offering board members an opportunity to learn about the university's recent progress and engage directly with students, faculty, and staff. During the meeting, President Wagner presented his annual report, highlighting ISU's major accomplishments and introducing the Contract for Idaho-th more PR

MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Pa more PR

Two Florida Atlantic University Researchers Earn Fulbright Appointments (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 29 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Two Florida Atlantic Researchers Earn Fulbright Appointments By Gisele Galoustian Florida Atlantic University researchers Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., associate vice president for research and associate executive director of the Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health), and Nick Underwood, Ph.D., associate professor of history and Raddock Family Chair for Holocaust Stu more PR

University of Nebraska: Bone-crushing Dogs Reveal New Secrets at Ashfall Fossil Beds (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 29 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Bone-crushing dogs reveal new secrets at Ashfall Fossil Beds By Dan Moser, Research and Innovation Thirty-five years on -- well, 12 million technically -- Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park continues to offer up important glimpses of prehistoric life in Nebraska. Consider, for example, Borophaginae, known commonly as bone-crushing dogs. In recent years, researchers have found footprints believed to be from these carnivores amid the ash at the more PR

Wyden, Klobuchar, Heinrich Demand Answers from Trump Official that Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Klobuchar, Heinrich Demand Answers from Trump Official that Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch * #Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on  more PR