NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * State Farm Bureau Communicators Honored for Outstanding Work The American Farm Bureau Federation announced a slate of top state Farm Bureau communications projects during the 2026 Communications Awards, held at this year's Communications Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competition recognizes state Farm Bureau professionals for their exemplary work in communicating about agriculture. Nearly 200 entries for work produced in  more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Hot Fuel Examination Facility at 51: A historic landmark still shaping the future of nuclear energy The Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF) is the most recent nuclear facility at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to join the American Nuclear Society's roster of Nuclear Historic Landmarks, but its story is as much about the future as it is about the past. Since it opened in 1975, HFEF has been a world-leading fac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 4, 2026 ATF Rulemaking Comments Mail Stop 6N-518, Office of Regulatory Affairs Enforcement Programs and Services Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 99 New York Avenue NE Washington, DC 20226 ATTN: RIN 1140-AA64; Docket No. ATF-2026-0010; ATF No. 2025R-33P INTRODUCTION This comment is submitted on behalf of GIFFORDS and GIFFORDS Law Center more ST

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 -- Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the designated National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center for Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Robotic Mastectomy Marks New Milestone in Breast Cancer Care in the Mountain West A surgical team from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has performed the first robotic mastectomy in the Mountain West, a cutting-edge procedure that minimizes scarring and shortens recovery time fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on July 28, 2026, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist: * * * SUMMARY Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some of which create requirements for entities that provide websites, mobile  more PR

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. 12 -- North Idaho College posted the following news: * * * NIC receives $82,661 grant to restore trees lost in windstorms * North Idaho College received an $82,661 grant from the Idaho Department of Lands Urban and Community Forestry Program to restore trees lost during recent windstorms on its Coeur d'Alene campus. The grant will fund the purchase of 74 trees and planting materials. This 2025 photo shows a tree that fell in front of the Sherman Building at NIC. North Idaho College received a $82,661 grant from t more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 13 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond co-leads 25-state coalition urging Supreme Court to take up Iowa immigration enforcement case Attorney General Gentner Drummond is co-leading a coalition in supporting Iowa's law criminalizing illegal entry into the state. Drummond and 24 attorneys general filed an amicus brief today in Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case challenging a ruling by the U.S. Court of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 July 29, 2026 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Re: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals, Interim Final Rule File Code: CMS-2454-IFC Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, the American Network of Oral Health Coalitions (ANOHC) respectfully subm more ST

IRVINE, California, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * Over 2.5M U.S. properties face wildfire risk with $1.4TN exposed - Cotality report finds New data reveals how fire spreads between homes - not just wildland blazes - identifying a critical opportunity for insurers and homeowners - More than 2.5 million properties across the 10 most exposed states in the western U.S. carry a moderate or greater risk of wildfire. These properties represent a combined reconstruction cost value (RCV)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Working Families Tax Cuts in Americans' Own Words The Working Families Tax Cuts are putting more money in Americans' pockets and spurring economic growth, as reflected in tax filing season data, business surveys and economic indicators. But the law's impact goes beyond the numbers. It is reflected in entrepreneurs boosting employee pay, businesses investing in new products and parents saving for their childr more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 13 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * Conservationists Sue to Block Cattle Expansion in Ungrazed Grizzly Habitats on the Bridger-Teton National Forest JACKSON, Wyo. - Western Watersheds Project, represented by Greenfire Law, filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the proposed release of livestock into prime grizzly bear habitat this week on four allotments on the Bridger-Teton National Forest that have been recovering and livestock-free for a  more PR