SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Idaho First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 4, 2026 * * * Idaho employment increased 1.9 percent over the year to 867,900 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Employment rose 2.1 percent in Ada County from March 2025 to March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Committee Investigates Radical Environmental Groups Profiting From Taxpayer Dollars Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and fifteen Committee members launched an investigation into nineteen radical environmental groups' unscrupulous tactics to profit from taxpaye more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Delivers Remarks at Dedication of Nevada's First National Veterans' Cemetery in Elko * Elko, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) delivered remarks at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dedication ceremony for Nevada's first national veterans cemetery in Elko. Senator Cortez Masto worked across three presidential administrations to get this project to completion. Senator Cortez Masto was instrumenta more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 3 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Diesel program, Instructor Tommy Gunderson Earn Top Honors from Idaho Division of Career Technical Education * Diesel Technology/On-Site Power Generation -Program of the Year The Diesel Technology/On-Site Power Generation program secured its Program of the Year distinction through a unique, industry-driven model that sets a national standard for workforce development. Its curriculum, recognized by Associated Equipment Distributors, is continually refined  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Under Trump's Failing Economy, Americans Enter Another Holiday Weekend They Can't Afford As Americans prepare to celebrate Labor Day weekend by hitting the roads or hosting a backyard cookout, they will be spending even more on their holiday plans. Under Trump's failing economy, this year's Labor Day is shaping up to be one of the most expensive ever with gas, cookout staples like ground beef and hot dogs, and air more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 4 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: Republicans abandon public lands protections * In decades past, Idahoans elected leaders who worked to preserve public lands for future generations. Sixty-two years ago, Democratic Senator Frank Church helped pass the Wilderness Act, the most significant land protection law in American history. It now safeguards more than 111 million acres nationwide. Democratic Governor Cecil Andrus helped secure the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Intermountain Health Comment on CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P) August 31, 2026 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services RE: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems, CMS-1850-P Dea more ST

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * IUP College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Announced * On September 3, Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Council of Trustees heard an update on IUP's College of Osteopathic Medicine, including an introduction of the college's first four tenure-track faculty members. The new faculty introduced today were Marina Diioia, Cheryl Doane, Sophia Johnson, and Stephanie Klinesmith. "These faculty members bring extensive expertise in their fiel more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following letter with five co-signers to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 3, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Secretary Rollins, By many indicators, this year's wildfire season is expected to be one of the worst in years. Sadly, we've already tragically lost more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Sept. 5 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump Issues Executive Order in Effort to Strip Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump today signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves, as well as provide recommendations for legislative efforts to do the same. It goes further and encourages the federal agencies to meddle with states' protected  more PR