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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2026-04-04 ( 11 items )  
A Message from the Chair: Reckless Legislation Tramples Idaho's Law Enforcement Community (10)
BOISE, Idaho, April 3 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * A Message from the Chair: Reckless Legislation Tramples Idaho's Law Enforcement Community * Government closest to the people governs best. But Idaho Republicans only seem to believe that until local leaders disagree. In recent years, the GOP supermajority has overridden local control again and again. They insert themselves into private medical decisions, dictate what libraries can do, police what cities ca more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson supports President Trump's termination of temporary protected status (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports President Trump's termination of temporary protected status * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status for immigrants from specific countries. The amici states argue that under federal law, the U more PR

DOE Office of Environmental Management: Idaho Facility Advances Liquid Waste Treatment Mission, Protects Aquifer (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Facility Advances Liquid Waste Treatment Mission, Protects Aquifer IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- The Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) has successfully converted a third of the radioactive liquid waste stored at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site into a safer solid form, advancing its mission to safely meet cleanup commitments with the state of Idaho while helping protect more PR

EEOC Sues Blue Eagle Contracting for Religious Discrimination (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Blue Eagle Contracting for Religious Discrimination * Federal lawsuit alleges trucking company refused to accommodate Christian driver so he could attend Sunday church services RENO, Nev. - Blue Eagle Contracting, Inc., a Grass Valley, California-based bulk mail delivery contractor for the U.S. Postal Service, violated federal law when it failed to return a Christian employ more PR

HCL America to Pay $495,000 in EEOC Age and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * HCL America to Pay $495,000 in EEOC Age and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit * Settlement resolves federal claims that international tech consulting company unlawfully rejected an older job applicant SAN FRANCISCO - A multinational technology consulting company doing business in the United States as HCL America, Inc., and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, agreed to pay  more PR

ISU Alumni and Friends Invited to Submit Nominations for 2026 Alumni Awards (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, April 3 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Alumni and Friends Invited to Submit Nominations for 2026 Alumni Awards * Idaho State University invites alumni, donors, and friends to participate in one of its most meaningful Homecoming traditions by submitting nominations for the 2026 Alumni Awards. Held in conjunction with Homecoming Week, October 5-10, the Alumni Awards recognize individuals who exemplify the spirit, achievement, and impact of Be more PR

Return of Miss Native ISU at the 2026 ISU Powwow (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, April 3 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Return of Miss Native ISU at the 2026 ISU Powwow * Idaho State University is proud to announce the return of Miss Native Idaho State University, a leadership and cultural ambassador role that has not been held since 2016-2017. The title will be reinstated during the 2026 ISU Powwow, taking place April 3-4 on the Pocatello campus. Miss Native ISU serves as a representative for Native American Student Servic more PR

SBA Relief Still Available to Montana Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Montana Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Montana of the May 4 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought be more PR

Shepherds in Training: How BYU-Idaho Students Find Christ in Caring for Lambs (10)
REXBURG, Idaho, April 3 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: * * * Shepherds in Training: How BYU-Idaho Students Find Christ in Caring for Lambs * Spring has arrived at BYU-Idaho, and along with it, baby lambs. For the past four years, Aaron Stalker, a BYU-Idaho faculty member in the Department of Agriculture and Food Science, has partnered with a local ranch, Siddoway Sheep Company, to give students hands-on experience caring for these animals. The lambs that  more PR

Western Watersheds Project: Conservation Group Launches Investigation of Forest Service Livestock Program (10)
HAILEY, Idaho, April 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Conservation Group Launches Investigation of Forest Service Livestock Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Western Watersheds Project filed a lawsuit today seeking public documents from the U.S. Forest Service under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The lawsuit points to five long-overdue requests for information about public lands livestock grazing in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Nev more PR

Wyden, Sanders Demand Senate Hearings to Hold Insurance CEOs Accountable for Their Greed Amid Growing Health Care Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Wyden, Sanders Demand Senate Hearings to Hold Insurance CEOs Accountable for their Greed amid Growing Health Care Crisis Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today called on committee lea more PR