BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 23 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * A Message from the Chair: Idaho Voters Deserve Trustworthy Information * Idaho families face serious challenges. War, tariffs, and cuts to health coverage are making life more expensive for everyone. That makes your voting decisions all the more critical this year. Unfortunately, misleading ads are pouring into Idaho from out-of-state groups backed by billionaires. They are attacking Democrats who oppose school voucher schemes, but their attacks have littl more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 24 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Open: * * * US cannabis legalisation linked to rise in cardiovascular hospital admissions Those for atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and heart attack all rose faster after law enacted - Legalisation of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Admissions for atrial f more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Oct. 23 -- Whitman College posted the following news: * * * Bright Lights: Meet Some of the Students Shaping Whitman's Class of 2030 * Leaders, visionaries, scholars. The Class of 2030 brought more than 400 exceptional new students to Whitman, including this year's Posse Scholars, who recently met for a community-building event with their advisor, Aaron Strain, the Baker Ferguson Chair of Politics and Leadership; President Sarah Bolton; Senior Director of Belonging and Inclusion Dr. Jamaica DelMar; and Vice Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSbrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: * * * Oct 23, 2026 New Analysis Finds Trump Administration Has Devoted at Least $1.6 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to Vanity Projects Washington, D.C. -- A new analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that the Trump administration has spent or plans to spend at least $1.6 billion in exclusively taxpayer dollars on vanity projects, including some that promote the president's image and personal brand. CAP details alternatives that $1 more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 23 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Haunted Science Laboratory Opens to the Public October 24 * Now's your chance to see science's not-so-spooky side. The Idaho State University physics program and Kiwanis Club of Pocatello's Haunted Science Laboratory will be open to the public on Saturday, October 24, from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Bannock County Event Center, Commercial Building B, just north of the Pocatello Downs Grandstand. The Haunted Science Lab features a Van de Graaff generator, lasers, a more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Idaho National Laboratory to lead or support five of six DOE Technology Commercialization Fund projects October 22, 2026 (IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced Sept. 24 that the Idaho National Laboratory will lead or support five projects through the department's Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). TCF is a DOE program that bridges the gap between real-world commercial markets and ear more PR

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Oct. 23 -- North Idaho College posted the following news: * * * NIC invites community input on campus master plan Oct. 29 * North Idaho College will host a community listening session from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Student Union Building Lake Coeur d'Alene Room to gather public input on the college's campus master plan. The session is an opportunity for community members to help shape the college's campus master plan during the early stages of its development. The plan will guide future campus improvements more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * ORNL launches national center to modernize US forest products manufacturing Oct 22, 2026 The Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is leading a new national effort in collaboration with DOE's National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) to revitalize the U.S. pulp, paper and packaging industry through science and technology innovation. The Center for Research and Advancement of Forest  more PR

TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 23 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news: * * * Our Radio Station Has Always Rocked * KUPS, Puget Sound's nationally recognized campus radio station, has always had a countercultural streak, playing music well outside the Top 40 and giving airtime to voices you don't typically hear on commercial radio. So, it may come as no surprise that the station itself arose from a prank. In the spring of 1966, first-year Rockwell Smith '69 and a few co-conspirators hijacked the carillon system -- normally u more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following report on Oct. 21, 2026, entitled "Regional Energy Needs Planning Process (CRADA 670) Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract The intent of this research was to convene regulators, utility stakeholders, tribes (6 Sovereigns), and the general public/consumer, in a regional analysis spanning Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The novelty was that this analysis would not be conducted in a vacuum, but would b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Washington Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Residents Affected by Eastern Washington Wildfires * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to Washington businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from the Eastern Washington Wildfires occurring July 23 - Aug. 31. The  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Fights to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that he is involved in a multistate effort, including a coalition of other state attorneys general, to protect children and consumers as Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI, moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Announces $65 Million in Innovative Projects that Help Farmers Improve their Operations and Conserve Natural Resources * USDA is investing $65 million in 34 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) projects, which support the development of new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands. (Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agric more PR