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2026 Rangeland Fall Forum to explore post-fire recovery (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept. 1 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release:
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2026 Rangeland Fall Forum to explore post-fire recovery
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho -Wildfires are reshaping Idaho's rangelands and raising urgent questions about recovery, adaptation and restoration. Experts, land managers and others will explore those questions during the 2026 Rangeland Fall Forum: After the Smoke, presented by the University of Idaho Rangeland Center and the James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research, on Friday and Satur more PR
Anheuser-Busch Honors Idaho Veterans During Inaugural Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 2 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release:
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Anheuser-Busch Honors Idaho Veterans During Inaugural Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
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Leading American Manufacturer builds on longstanding partnership with Honor Flight Network,
#bringing 49 Veterans from Idaho to visit memorials built in their honor
Key Facts:
* * Anheuser-Busch sponsored Idaho Honor Flight's inaugural trip to Washington, D.C. for 49 Idaho veterans.
* * The event builds on Anheus more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS FTC IN FILING LAWSUIT AGAINST AMAZON OVER SECRET AD SURCHARGE SCHEME (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS FTC IN FILING LAWSUIT AGAINST AMAZON OVER SECRET AD SURCHARGE SCHEME
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Lawsuit Alleges Amazon Concealed Unfair Charges in its Digital Advertising Auction Pricing
Chicago - Attorney General Raoul joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that secretly inflat more PR
Conn. Energy & Environmental Protection Dept. Urges NRC to Reject Higher Public Dose Limits (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
860.424.3000
An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
portal.ct.gov/DEEP
August 27, 2026
Chairman Nieh, and Commissioners Wright, Crowell, Marzano, and Weaver
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Re: Comments of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on NRC Regulatory more ST
Conservation Groups Challenge Trump's Decimation of Two National Monuments in Utah (10)
HAILEY, Idaho, Sept. 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026:
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Conservation Groups Challenge Trump's Decimation of Two National Monuments in Utah
Supplemental complaints to reactivate 2017 monuments litigation in DC District Court
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --Conservation groups today challenged President Trump's July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigati more PR
Democracy Forward: GenBioPro, Manufacturer of Generic Mifepristone, Responds to Texas Court Staying Florida Et Al. vs. FDA Case (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release:
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GenBioPro, Manufacturer of Generic Mifepristone, Responds to Texas Court Staying Florida et al. v. FDA Case
Patients' Access to Mifepristone Nationwide Remains Unchanged for Now
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Wichita Falls, Texas - Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division denied GenBioPro's m more PR
Governor Little and Attorney General Labrador Award Idaho Medal of Honor to Nine First Responders (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
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Governor Little and Attorney General Labrador Award Idaho Medal of Honor to Nine First Responders
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BOISE, ID -Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Raul Labrador presented the Idaho Medal of Honor to nine first responders Tuesday at the Idaho Capitol, recognizing five law enforcement officers and four firefighters for acts of courage that went beyond what their jobs required.
"These nine Idahoans showed extraordinary courage when more PR
HPRA Summer 2026 Advocacy Newsletter (10)
RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 1 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release:
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HPRA Summer 2026 Advocacy Newsletter
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* Summer 2026 Advocacy Newsletter
Welcome to the Summer 2026 edition of SNMMI's Advocacy Newsletter. Spring and early summer brought a wave of advocacy initiatives at both the federal and state levels.
SNMMI Applauds the House for Including Theranostics Research Language in Department of Defense's Appropriations Report
The FY 2027 House appropriations bill more PR
Huntsman Cancer Institute: Cancer Campus Begins to Rise in Vineyard (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3 -- 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:
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New Cancer Campus Begins to Rise in Vineyard
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* Construction is moving from groundwork to visible vertical progress, with extensive site preparation complete and 830 deep foundation supports installed.
* The Vineyard campus will bring more access to world-class cancer care, research, educati more PR
Idaho continues to strengthen partnership with ICE to enforce nation's immigration laws (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Idaho continues to strengthen partnership with ICE to enforce nation's immigration laws
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BOISE, Idaho -Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) Director Bree Derrick announced today Idaho has entered into a 287(g) Warrant Service Officer agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), further expanding Idaho's commitment to partnering with the federal government to enforce our nation's immigration laws.
The agr more PR
Idaho Hand Center Urges CMS to Reconsider Orthopedic Reimbursement Reductions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
|Jeffrey S. Boyer, MD | Cara M. Lorentzen, MD |Jayson C. Johnson, MD | |Lauren A.J. Bechtold, MD | Shane M. Haas, PA-C | Eric Burback, OTR/L, CHT | Lacey Braun, Administrator|
901 N Curtis Road, Suite 304 Boise, Idaho 83706 | Phone: 208.342.4263 | Fax 208.375.0597 www.idahohandcenter.com
August 24, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA Administrator
Centers for Medic more ST
IEEE NPEC Submits Comments on Proposed NRC Equipment Qualification Rule Revisions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
IEEE POWER & ENERGY SOCIETY NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, Inc.
CHAIR Robert Konnik Champlain Cable Corp. 175 Hercules Dr. Colchester, VT. 05446
VICE CHAIR Eric Rasmussen Curtiss Wright 4600 E. Tech Drive Cincinnati, OH 45245
SECRETARY Rebecca Steinman Constellation Energy Generation, LLC 4300 Winfield Roa more ST
In Port Townsend, Murray Tours Jefferson Healthcare and Reiterates Need to Repeal GOP Health Care Cuts, Expand Health Care Access (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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In Port Townsend, Murray Tours Jefferson Healthcare and Reiterates Need to Repeal GOP Health Care Cuts, Expand Health Care Access
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Port Townsend, 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 Jefferson Healthcare and discussed the new challenges health care providers are facing over a year after Republican more PR
Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Idaho's Todd Achilles for Election to U.S. Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Idaho's Todd Achilles for Election to U.S. Senate
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Achilles is a U.S. Army veteran who will bring a veteran's voice to Capitol Hill, AFGE says
AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Todd Achilles for election to the U.S. Senate representing Idaho in the 2026 elections.
Achilles previously held executive more PR
Ramirez, Frost Introduce No Homeless Detention Centers Act to Ban Forced Labor and Cruel Homeless Encampments (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Ramirez, Frost Introduce No Homeless Detention Centers Act to Ban Forced Labor and Cruel Homeless Encampments
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Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), to announce the introduction of No Homeless Detention Centers Act, legislation to stop federal housing dol more PR
Rep. Simpson Supports Resolution Condemning Socialism (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Simpson Supports Resolution Condemning Socialism
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WASHINGTON-Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.Res. 1490, a congressional resolution condemning and denouncing socialism in all its forms. This resolution was introduced by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO).
"Now more than ever, with newly nominated socialists around the country, common sense is at stake," said Rep. Simpson. "The extreme ideas like replacing the President and the Supreme Co more PR
Trout Unlimited Panhandle Chapter Urges Forest Service to Retain Roadless Protections and Adopt Collaborative State Models (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
431 Idaho Panhandle Chapter of Trout Unlimited
PO Box 936, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Email: info@northidahoTU.org
August 26, 2026
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins
US Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250-1124
Dear Secretary Rollins:
RE: Proposed Rescinding of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (FS-2025-0001-22 more ST
U of I builds leadership and infrastructure to support emerging technology (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept. 1 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release:
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U of I builds leadership and infrastructure to support emerging technology
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Vandals don't do anything halfway. Determination drives them to push boundaries, lead innovation and, as President Scott Green likes to say, "punch above our weight."
Even before the recent wave of artificial intelligence breakthroughs dominated headlines, University of Idaho leadership invested in systems that positioned the university to fully embrace AI capability.
"Unre more PR
U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Mike Simpson for Idaho's Second District (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release:
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U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Mike Simpson for Idaho's Second District
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Rep. Mike Simpson for Idaho's Second Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will support policies that drive innovation, grow the economy, and create opportunities for American businesses and workers.
"Rep. Mike Simpson is a proven more PR
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Announces Team for Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release:
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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announces team for Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the 2026 U.S. Youth Olympic Games Team that will compete at the Youth Olympic Games from Oct. 31-Nov. 13 in Dakar, Senegal. Team USA's delegation will include 29 total athletes representing 12 sports and ranging in age from 13 to 18.
"The Youth Olympic Games are an importa more PR
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