COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 25 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights for parental rights at the Supreme Court * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a 19-state "friend-of-the-court" brief at the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard the constitutional rights of parents. "Parents hold the primary role in the upbringing of their children," Attorney General Wilson stated. "Any effort by a school or di more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 26 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * From flames to fish: Award supports interdisciplinary research at Zena Creek Ranch "To paint you a picture, you've got these granite crags with forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir and beautiful cold, clear, rugged rivers running through them. It's just miraculous that salmon can travel all the way upstream from the Pacific Ocean to these high headwater systems. To me, one of the most special things about Id more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Valadao, Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Exports of Fruit, Vegetables, Nuts and Other Specialty Crops * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced legislation today to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops in foreign markets. Rep. Su more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Feb. 25 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Career Readiness Skill of the Month: Professionalism * The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) states that professionalism means knowing work environments differ greatly, understanding and demonstrating effective work habits, and acting in the interest of the larger community and workplace. Professionalism means proving you're reliable through quality work, integrity, and respect for others more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- A coalition of 20 state attorneys general has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging to finalize proposed rules that would prohibit federal funding for sex-rejecting procedures for minors. The letter, spearheaded by the Attorney General of Alabama, addresses potential health risks associated with these procedures and conveys agreement on the necessity of restricting federal support for them. The proposed rules aim to preve more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Exports of Fruit, Vegetables, Nuts and Other Specialty Crops Valadao and Bonamici Lead House Companion to the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act * Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: President's Agenda Helps Idahoans Get Ahead * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address, highlighting a safer, more prosperous America after one year of unified Republican leadership. "This evening, President Trump underscored the Administration's success in advancing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Crapo: President's Agenda Helps Idahoans Get Ahead U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address, highlighting a safer, more prosperous America after one year of unified Republican leadership. "This evening, President Trump underscored the A more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 26 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Court Orders Emergency Actions to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon Victory -- Federal defendants ordered to change Columbia Basin hydropower operations to protect endangered salmon and steelhead * PORTLAND, OR -- A federal court in Oregon today ordered federal agencies to change operations of the Columbia Basin hydropower system in critical ways to help improve salmon survival more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 26 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * DEQ awards $3,200,000 to the Bailey Creek Homeowners Association in Caribou County The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) awarded a $3,200,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the Bailey Creek Homeowners Association in Caribou County, Idaho. The funding will be used to upgrade the booster pump station and purchase a new backup generator more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Barrasso 988 Bill Advances in Senate 988 Bill Advances in Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee for recently passing their bipartisan legislation to increase the efficiency of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline through assessing challenges to transmitting geolocation information. "The 988 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Ted Vander Schaaf, member-owner of Northwest Dairy Association, and the owner of Vander Schaaf Farms, Kuna, Idaho, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Evaluating North American Competitiveness": * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the importance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada A more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- A coalition of nursing advocacy organizations has expressed opposition to a proposal by the U.S. Department of Education that would exclude graduate nursing programs from the federal definition of "professional degree programs." This public comment letter asserts that such a decision could result in decreased access to federal graduate student loans for nursing students, potentially limiting their funding to about half of what is available to students in other professional more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Applauds President Trump's Leadership in State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson released the following statement in response to President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address. "After four years of Biden's failed policies and countless lies, President Donald Trump's leadership has turned our country around," said Rep. Simpson. "We now have the m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch to BLM Nominee: Idahoans Do Not Want Their Public Lands Sold * Pearce Promises to Work with Senator Risch, Follow the Law WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today received assurances from Stevan Pearce, the nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, that he has no plans to sell off Idaho's public lands. Click here to watch. Excerpts of the exchange below: "Mr. Pearce, than more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Saputo USA Recalls Great Value Cottage Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: February 24, 2026 FDA Publish Date: February 25, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Cheese/Cheese Product Reason for Announcement: Not fully pasteurized. Company Name: Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. Brand Name: Great Value Product Descript more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Evaluating North American Competitiveness": * * * "Thank you all for joining us today for this timely hearing on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. "Almost exactly six years ago, Congress and the President approved the USMCA. "The Senate overwhelmingly endorsed the Agreement 89 - 10, the mo more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Feb. 26 -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children issued the following news: * * * Shriners Children's Salt Lake City Patient Aims for the Podium at 2026 Winter Paralympics Paralympian Jesse Keefe made his first Winter Games appearance when he was just 17 years old in 2022. * Now, the Shriners Children's Salt Lake City patient is preparing for the Milano Cortina Games this March, and he credits the nonprofit healthcare system for giving him the tools and connections to reach t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Valadao, Bonamici Work to Identify Foreign Trade Obstacles for Specialty Crop Growers * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) to reintroduce the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialty CROP Act). This bipartisan, bicameral bill makes key improvements to the annual U.S. Specialty Crops Trade Issues Repor more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Feb. 26 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Pearce refuses to recant public land selloff positions in Senate testimony WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Congressman Stevan Pearce testified today before a Senate panel tasked with considering his nomination to become the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, an agency that manages 245 million acres of public land and 700 million acres of public subsurface mineral estate. At the  more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Feb. 25 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Allows Ranchers to Kill Endangered Mexican Wolf ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A newly revealed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document allows Catron County ranchers to kill any one endangered Mexican gray wolf who happens to be in the area of two grazing allotments near Quemado, New Mexico. The permit doesn't identify which wolf the ranchers can shoot, nor does it specify livestock lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The White House issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Trump Heralds America's Golden Age in Historic State of the Union Address Last night, President Donald J. Trump delivered a record-breaking State of the Union Address -- the longest in American history -- proclaiming the arrival of a new Golden Age for our nation just one year into his transformative second term. With boundless optimism and deep pride in our nation, Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Exports of Fruit, Vegetables, Nuts and Other Specialty Crops Bonamici and Valadao Lead House Companion to the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act * Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced legislation today  more PR