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AG Labrador Delivers $220M Settlement Against General Motors for Sharing Private Data in Multi-State Suit (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
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AG Labrador Delivers $220M Settlement Against General Motors for Sharing Private Data in Multi-State Suit
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BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador announced a $220 million settlement today with General Motors to resolve allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data more PR
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Announces 2026 National Student Poets (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- Scholastic Corp., a children's publishing, education and media company, posted the following news release:
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October 29th, 2026
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Announces 2026 National Student Poets
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers recently announced the latest class of National Student Poets, the nation's highest honor for youth poets presenting original work. Five high school poets whose work exhibits exceptional creativity, dedication to craft, and promise are selected annually for a year of servi more PR
Blue Turf Thinkers: Fifty years of athletic training education at Boise State (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Boise State University issued the following news:
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Blue Turf Thinkers: Fifty years of athletic training education at Boise State
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At each Boise State home football game, the "Blue Turf Thinkers" series honors outstanding groups and initiatives on the world-renowned Blue Turf. The Oct. 31 game's "Blue Turf Thinkers" featured the College of Health Sciences' Athletic Training Program.
On game days, athletic trainers are used to focusing more on athletes than themselves. But this fall, the spotlight is on the Athl more PR
BYU-Idaho Fall 2026 Enrollment Remains Steady Even with Significant Increase in Missionary Deferments (10)
REXBURG, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news:
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BYU-Idaho Fall 2026 Enrollment Remains Steady Even with Significant Increase in Missionary Deferments
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BYU-Idaho saw an additional 1,000 students defer their enrollment for the Fall 2026 Semester compared to Fall 2025 to serve as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This comes after the Church lowered the minimum missionary service age last November from 19 to 18 for women. Considering this significant increase in d more PR
Chewing on Ancient Oreos (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Chewing on Ancient Oreos
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The Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH) invites the public to a keynote dinner with Dr. Meaghan Wetherell hear about what oreodonts can teach us about the past.
Friday evening, November 6 at the ICCU Bengal Alumni Center participants will hear from one of the world's experts on Oreodonts, a common but diverse mammal that thrived across North America tens of millions of years ago. Dr. Meaghan Wetherell, Associate Professor of Pr more PR
Fall IRI Results Demonstrate Idaho's Continued Return on Investment in Early Literacy Instruction (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 3 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release:
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November 2, 2026
Fall IRI Results Demonstrate Idaho's Continued Return on Investment in Early Literacy Instruction
(BOISE) - Results from the third administration of the updated Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) show strong continuous improvement in K-3 literacy, with students in grades 1-3 making gains in overall proficiency. The impressive fall-to-fall improvements come a year after the Idaho Department of Education contracted with assessment ve more PR
Federal Register: Legal Services Corporation Announces Intent to Award 2027 Grants to Civil Aid Organizations Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Legal Services Corporation issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, starting January 1, 2027.
Comments are due on December 2, 2026, according to a Federal Regis more PR
From Research to Recognition: ISU Student and Associate Professor Awarded at Sport and Kinesiology Conference (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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From Research to Recognition: ISU Student and Associate Professor Awarded at Sport and Kinesiology Conference
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You may be used to seeing athletes win trophies for their performance on the field, but it's rare to get a peek behind the curtain at those who help make sport events a success with planning and logistics. Recently, a graduate student and Idaho State University professor brought home awards for their work at the 2026 Conference of the Western Socie more PR
Help make the Holidays Special for ISU Student Families (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Help make the Holidays Special for ISU Student Families
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Faculty and staff are encouraged to help identify ISU students and their families who may need a little extra support this holiday season. Through Benny's Giving Tree Project, currently enrolled ISU students experiencing financial need can receive holiday gifts for their children (ages 18 and younger).
If you know of a student family who could benefit from this program, please encourage them to parti more PR
Idaho Army National Guard Conducts Remote Rescue Mission (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Idaho Army National Guard Conducts Remote Rescue Mission
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The Idaho Army National Guard assisted with a search and rescue mission near New Meadows, Idaho, Oct. 29, marking the second time in as many months the team has supported local fire and emergency medical services in a remote part of the state.
In the afternoon, an HH-60 Black Hawk crew hoisted a 46-year-old woman, who had suffered a broken ankle on a hiking trail, and transported her to the airport. F more PR
ISU Invites Community to Free Opera Preview Ahead of Elementary School Outreach (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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ISU Invites Community to Free Opera Preview Ahead of Elementary School Outreach
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A free, interactive program at Idaho State University will give community members a chance to explore opera while getting a preview of an outreach project headed to local elementary schools.
ISU music students will present a public dress rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Goranson Hall in the Fine Arts Building. The 50-minute program introduces children to opera and more PR
ISU Medical Assisting Coordinator Helps Shape National Certification Standards as AAMA Board Vice Chair (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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ISU Medical Assisting Coordinator Helps Shape National Certification Standards as AAMA Board Vice Chair
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At Idaho State University, medical assisting students are preparing for careers in healthcare, guided by instructors who understand what it takes to succeed in clinical practice. One of those instructors also plays an important role in helping ensure the national certification exam measures the knowledge and skills essential to the profession.
Alisha Ha more PR
ISU Theatre Invites Audiences to Embrace the Chaos in "The Play That Goes Wrong" (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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ISU Theatre Invites Audiences to Embrace the Chaos in "The Play That Goes Wrong"
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Everything that can go wrong does in Idaho State University Theatre's upcoming production of "The Play That Goes Wrong," running Nov. 13, 14 and 19-21 in the Beverly B. Bistline Theatre at the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Part murder mystery and part theatrical disaster, "The Play That Goes Wrong" follows an amateur theatre company attempting to perform more PR
Ninth Circuit Keeps Idaho's Pro-Life Laws in Effect During Appeal (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
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Ninth Circuit Keeps Idaho's Pro-Life Laws in Effect During Appeal
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BOISE, ID - On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order that had limited enforcement of Idaho's pro-life laws. Idaho can enforce those laws again while the State's appeal continues.
In its order, the court said Idaho made "a strong showing of likely success on the merits." The ruling isn't final, and the appeal goes forward.
Attorney Gene more PR
Reason Foundation: Massachusetts Ballot Question 8 Seeks to Reverse Marijuana Legalization (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 3 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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Massachusetts Ballot Question 8 seeks to reverse marijuana legalization
Question 8 on the state's Nov. 3 ballot would repeal provisions of the 2016 cannabis legalization, ending legal adult-use sales and criminalizing home grows.
Hanna Liebman Dershowitz
Senior Fellow
Michelle Minton
Managing Director
November 2, 2026
Massachusetts is considering a measure to reverse legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana. The state legalized adult us more PR
Speak Through the Screen: Idaho State University Professor Publishes Book on Conflict through Films (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Speak Through the Screen: Idaho State University Professor Publishes Book on Conflict through Films
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Idaho and Peru have a few things in common: beautiful mountains, lots of potatoes and rich indigenous cultures. Peru, however, has a much different history.
Maria Claudia Huerta Vera, an assistant professor of Spanish in Idaho State University's Department of Anthropology and Languages, recently published a new book on the legacy of Peru's internal armed co more PR
Submit Nominations for Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speaker (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Submit Nominations for Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speaker
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We are now accepting nominations for individuals to be considered for honorary degrees. These awards, presented at Spring Commencement, recognize careers of extraordinary accomplishment that have benefitted society through intellectual, artistic, scientific, professional, or public service contributions.
We invite faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the university to submit nominations of more PR
UAlbany Uses Turnovers To Upset No. 15 Campbell (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 2 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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UAlbany Uses Turnovers To Upset No. 15 Campbell
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UAlbany's Dillon Dunathan returned a fumble 77 yards for a touchdown and Jamari Young intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for another score to help the Great Danes beat then-No. 15 Campbell, 45-35. UAlbany used a running attack that chewed up 170 yards on the ground and controlled the clock, which helped keep the Camels passing attack off the field. UAlbany rises five more PR
United Way Bowling Tournament Results (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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United Way Bowling Tournament Results
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The ISU/United Way Campaign Committee is pleased to announce the winners from the 2026 ISU United Way Bowling Tournament. This fundraising tournament attracted over 65 players in 17 teams from 13 departments across campus.
The bowling tournament is part of the larger, annual ISU / United Way Workplace Giving Campaign that ISU has participated in for 66 years. Congratulations to the bowling participants who collectivel more PR
WTAS: HHS Wins for Women Under President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release:
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WTAS: HHS Wins for Women Under President Trump
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Table of Contents:
HHS Advances Women's Health, Removes Misleading FDA Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy: In November 2025, the FDA initiated the removal of broad "black box" warnings from HRT products for menopause.
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* Woman's World, links to an external website, opens in a new tab: What FDA Lifting Estrogen Black Box Warnings Means for You--Doctors Say It Coul more PR
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