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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2026-03-17 ( 10 items )  
AFP-Idaho Urges State Senate to Pass Portable Benefits Legislation (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Idaho Urges State Senate to Pass Portable Benefits Legislation * Mar 16, 2026 by AFP Boise, ID -Americans for Prosperity-Idaho (AFP-ID) urged the Idaho State Senate Monday to pass House Bill (HB) 645, which would allow independent contractors and self-employed workers to access portable benefits normally reserved for traditional employees. The bill passed out of t more PR

ESPN announces commentator pairings for exclusive coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces commentator pairings for exclusive coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * Starting Wednesday, March 18, fans can tune in across ESPN networks for exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by Capital One. Along with ESPN's robust studio coverage, 16 top-tier commentator teams will head to host sites  more PR

Friends of the Clearwater Raise Concerns Over USDA Forest Service's Proposed Rule Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Friends of the Clearwater has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service expressing concerns over proposed amendments to its Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process regulations. FOC argues that these changes threaten public engagement in environmental oversight and management on national forest lands. In the letter, FOC asserts that the proposed rule seeks to make it significantly more difficult for citizens t more ST

Idaho Gov. Office of Species Conservation Requests Improvements to U.S. Forest Service NEPA Commenting Process (10)
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Idaho Governor Office of Species Conservation submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture opposing portions of a proposed rule on project level administrative review while supporting certain process updates. In the letter, the OSC expresses appreciation for the USFS's efforts to update the legal notice requirement from newspapers to electronic postings on the agency's national forest websites. This modernization is seen as a progressive st more ST

Idaho State College of Technology sweeps SkillsUSA state competition for third straight year (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, March 16 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Idaho State College of Technology sweeps SkillsUSA state competition for third straight year * The annual SkillsUSA state competition brings together career and technical education students from across Idaho to compete in industry-based skill events that test technical knowledge, hands-on ability and workplace readiness. This year, College of Technology students earned medals in robotics, electronics, avi more PR

More Seats and Routes as Alaska and Hawaiian Scale Up for Largest Spring Break Operation Ever (10)
SEATTLE, March 17 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * More seats and routes as Alaska and Hawaiian scale up for largest spring break operation ever Summary * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are operating more than 12 million seats across March and April, marking the largest spring break schedule in their history. * The combined carrier's guests can choose from more than 25 new or recently launched routes this spring season, fr more PR

Playing for Phoenix: ESPN is once again the exclusive home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Playing for Phoenix: ESPN is once again the exclusive home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * * All 67 games of the tournament available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and the ESPN App, March 18-April 5 * 1 Seeds: No. 1 UConn, No. 1 UCLA, No. 1 Texas, No. 1 South Carolina * Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship, the one-hour women's basketb more PR

University of Idaho, Uniformed Services University expand biomedical research partnership (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, March 16 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * University of Idaho, Uniformed Services University expand biomedical research partnership * MOSCOW, Idaho - Supported by approximately $7 million in Department of Defense funding, University of Idaho researchers are part of a growing biomedical research partnership with Uniformed Services University (USU) that supports U.S. service members, veterans and their families while advancing discoveries with  more PR

UT San Antonio's Lisa Campos named NACDA Athletics Director of the Year (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 16 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio's Lisa Campos named NACDA Athletics Director of the Year * Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos has been named a recipient of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Athletics Director of the Year honor, the Cleveland-based organization announced Monday. Campos was one of four recipients from the Football Bowl Subdivision, inc more PR

Washington State University: Study Offers Insight Into Gene Regulation of Sheep (10)
PULLMAN, Washington, March 17 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * New study offers insight into gene regulation of sheep By Angela Sams, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study that sheds new light on regulatory elements in the sheep genome. Previous research demonstrated that several areas of the genom more PR