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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2026-09-09 ( 11 items )  
AG Labrador Secures Major Legal Victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 8 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Secures Major Legal Victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act * BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion in fines to energy producers for prior lawful energy production. Attorney General Labrador joined a coaliti more PR

Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Gerard Klomp to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); James Gadwood to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) an more PR

Doctoral student pursues passions in the classroom and the pool (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 8 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Doctoral student pursues passions in the classroom and the pool * As she adjusted to life after a spinal cord injury, Eden Schroeder discovered her career path and reignited a longtime passion. The 24-year-old Decatur resident is a clinical psychology doctoral student on Mercer University's Atlanta campus and a competitive para swimmer. Schroeder, who is originally from Florida, grew up swimming competitively and moved to the Atlanta area in high school. During more PR

DOE Idaho National Laboratory: How Do You Prepare Middle School Students for Careers That Don't Exist Yet? (10)
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * How do you prepare middle school students for careers that don't exist yet? Idaho National Laboratory's summer camps give students opportunities to learn how to solve real-world problems. This summer, INL's STEM Education team partnered with the lab's Technology Deployment team to bring artificial intelligence (AI) into Nuclear Science Camp, part of the laboratory's STEM Scholars program. Using the STEM Ultra App  more PR

EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against the City and County of San Francisco (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against the City and County of San Francisco * Federal agency seeks court order compelling municipality to produce information related to a charge of DEI-related discrimination SAN FRANCISCO -The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the filing of a federal court action to enforce an administrative subpoena issued against the City and County of San Francisco. The E more PR

First Citizens Bank Completes Branch Acquisition, Expanding Presence Across the Midwest, Great Plains & West (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 8 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * First Citizens Bank Completes Branch Acquisition, Expanding Presence Across the Midwest, Great Plains & West * First Citizens Bank has announced the successful conversion of 138 branches that it acquired from BMO Bank N.A. on Sept. 4, 2026, expanding the bank's presence across the Midwest, Great Plains and West, and welcoming new clients, associates and communities to First Citizens. First Citizens Bank assumed approxi more PR

Idaho Senators Seeking Idaho Student to Light U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Senators Seeking Idaho Student to Light U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington * Washington, D.C.-Idaho's U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, announced a statewide contest to select one Idaho student to assist in powering the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree this December. Tradition holds that one youth from the state providing the tree serves as the Tree Lighting Helper during an annual ceremony formally illuminating the tree, along with the  more PR

ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily a local issue at the city and county level, but r more PR

Manufacturing challenges take center stage at M2IND (10)
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturing challenges take center stage at M2IND * Industry had the floor at Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days (M2IND), where more than 350 leaders from industry, government and the research community gathered on Aug. 19-20 at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Discussions focused on barriers slowing the deployment of advanced manufacturing technologies and o more PR

Senator Murray Tours Harborview in Seattle, Sounds Alarm on Republican Health Care Cuts Raising Costs for Patients, Straining Hospitals Across WA and Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours Harborview in Seattle, Sounds Alarm on Republican Health Care Cuts Raising Costs for Patients, Straining Hospitals Across WA and Nationwide * ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HERE Seattle, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), toured Harborview Medical Center and discussed the new challenges health care providers are facin more PR

Tarleton State Wins Back-to-Back FBS Games (10)
WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Tarleton State Wins Back-to-Back FBS Games * Tarleton State traveled to the state of Ohio for the first time since 1991 and faced FBS-member Bowling Green for the first time. The Texans walked away with a 20-13 victory, their second straight against an FBS opponent after upsetting Army in double overtime, 30-27, in 2025. Tarleton State remains No. 5 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. Montana State still holds the top spo more PR