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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2026-05-12 ( 8 items )  
Attorney General Hanaway Joins 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Joins 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for t more PR

Batter up: ESPN exclusively presents every pitch of the NCAA Softball Regionals on the #RoadToWCWS (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Batter up: ESPN exclusively presents every pitch of the NCAA Softball Regionals on the #RoadToWCWS * * ESPN slated to air more than 100 games across networks, May 15-17 * 7Innings Live set to bring fans whiparound coverage all three days * All games streaming on the ESPN App, with select matchups exclusive to ESPN+ The 2026 Road to the Women's College World Ser more PR

High Above the Valley Floor, a UM Researcher Studies a Vanishing Tree Species (10)
MISSOULA, Montana, May 11 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * High Above the Valley Floor, a UM Researcher Studies a Vanishing Tree Species * Deep in the wilderness of Montana's Bitterroot Mountains, Josh Beisel and his team of field technicians heft 60-pound packs across rough terrain. Alongside their sleeping bags and dehydrated meals, they carry poster tubes full of tree cores - small cylinders of wood collected from the trunks of high-elevation trees, in more PR

Institute of Rural Health Awarded $75,500 to provide free farmers market produce vouchers for Idahoans (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, May 11 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Institute of Rural Health Awarded $75,500 to provide free farmers market produce vouchers for Idahoans * Institute of Rural Health (IRH) has received a grant of $75,500 from Idaho Physical Activity and Nutrition's Program at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. This grant will help seniors and youth expand their access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and vegetable plant starts from local Idaho farmers. Th more PR

Interior Dept. Fish & Wildlife Service Launches Species Reviews Across 4 States (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notice launching 5-year status reviews for 78 protected species across Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and California under the Endangered Species Act. The notice, published May 6 in the Federal Register, opens a public comment period that runs through July 6, 2026. The agency is seeking updated scientific and commercial information involving species biology, habitat conditions, conservation measures, and th more PR

USU to Advance Nuclear Energy Research in Partnership With Idaho National Laboratory (10)
LOGAN, Utah, May 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU to Advance Nuclear Energy Research in Partnership With Idaho National Laboratory * Utah State University to Advance Nuclear Energy Research in Partnership With Idaho National Laboratory LOGAN - Utah State University has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Idaho National Laboratory contractor Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, which will lead efforts to discover innovative nuclear energy solutions. T more PR

Western Watersheds Project: White House Unveils Rule to Strip Oversight From Public Lands Grazing Program (10)
HAILEY, Idaho, May 12 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * White House Unveils Rule to Strip Oversight from Public Lands Grazing Program WASHINGTON - Today, the White House released a proposed rule that would overhaul the Bureau of Land Management's grazing regulations, reviving and advancing a controversial effort that would weaken government oversight on 155 million acres of public land across the West. Of all the commercial uses that ha more PR

Young, Colleagues Urge SCOTUS to Protect Women and Babies from Dangerous Abortion Drugs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge SCOTUS to Protect Women and Babies from Dangerous Abortion Drugs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined over 100 colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Louisiana's lawsuit to protect women and their unborn children from dangerous mail-order chemical abortion drugs. The brief argues mifepristone's in-person dispensing requirement  more PR