WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren Lead Bipartisan Letter to SEC on Risks from China-Linked Entities in U.S. Markets Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were joined by Banking Committee Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren Lead Bipartisan Letter to SEC on Risks from China-Linked Entities in U.S. Markets Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were joined by Banking Committee Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom T more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Bill to Allow Law Enforcement Officers to Purchase Retired Firearms * Washington, D.C. \-U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and nine of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow active and retired federal law enforc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Shaheen Bill to Curb Veteran Overdoses Advances out of Committee * Washington, D.C.- Legislation led by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) took a meaningful step forward. The bipartisan End Veterans Overdose Act, which seeks to help battle the ongoing substance use disorder crisis among veterans by increasing access to lifesaving overdose reversal agents, adv more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * DOE investments advance nuclear workforce and fuel cycle capabilities The global landscape of nuclear nonproliferation is evolving, demanding a new generation of experts equipped with the latest skills, insights and capabilities. The Athena Initiative, a U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) program, is at the forefront of this  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * BPA's Energy Market Choice Will Spike Customer Rates, Harm Reliability, and Roll Back Clean Energy Progress The market choice will increase energy costs for customers while Bonneville Power Administration attempts to scapegoat salmon for rising energy costs * Seattle, WA -- Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced late last week that it is "solidifying its path" to join an A more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, March 19 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Hidden Wonders of Craters of the Moon at Museum of Natural History The Idaho Museum of Natural History has opened a new exhibit: Flows, Hidden Wonders of Craters of the Moon.  Hidden Wonders of Craters of the Moon showcases the stark beauty of one of Idaho's most unique landscapes. Combining wonderful photography with stirring poetry, photographer Roger Boe and Will Peterson take the visitor through a magi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Idaho reins in agency rulemaking power * Boise, Idaho; March 19, 2026: Yesterday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill limiting state agencies' ability to bypass the normal rulemaking process through temporary rules. House Bill 539 restricts temporary rules to genuine emergencies and other limited circumstances, ensuring that Idaho citizens-not unelected bureaucrats more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Accused of Laundering Millions of Dollars in Narcotics Trafficking Proceeds MEDFORD, Ore.-- The owner and operator of Tienda Santa Maria II LLC has been charged with money laundering after using his money service businesses to launder narcotics trafficking proceeds and structure financial t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Espouses Nuclear Energy's Potential Benefits for Alaska * Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) discussed the potential of nuclear energy to provide low-cost, reliable power to communities across Alaska with subject-matter experts before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR). During the hearing, the senator spoke on the record with Theodore Garrish,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following written testimony by Property and Environment Research Center CEO Brian Yablonski from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Main Points: * More than 50 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is clear that preventing extinction and recovering species require different more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Supports the BOWOW Act * WASHINGTON- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.R. 4638, the Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals (BOWOW) Act, a bill that ensures any alien who harms a law enforcement working animal is immediately inadmissible and removable from the United States. This legislation is sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA). "Harming a law enf more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Risch, Colleagues Reaffirm U.S.-Japan Alliance Ahead of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Visit to United States U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, March 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 772614) on January 23, 2026, entitled "Single Audit of the State of Idaho for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * BACKGROUND A single audit is an organization-wide financial statement and Federal awards audit of a non-Federal entity that expends $1 million or more in Federal funds in 1 year. It is intended to assure the Government that a non-Fe more PR