BOISE, Idaho, March 5 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Announces Historic Water Rights Settlement Protecting North Idaho Families and Businesses Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today that Idaho has reached a historic settlement agreement ending decades of water rights litigation that threatened existing water users across north Idaho. On Thursday, March 5, 2026, Attorney General Labrador and Governor Brad Li more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, March 5 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Bengal Giving Day Honors Faculty and Staff * This March 10-11, Idaho State University will host its annual Bengal Giving Day, a 1,901-minute celebration of generosity and community. While the event is widely known as a university-wide fundraising initiative, it's also a day to recognize the faculty, staff, and administrators whose dedication has shaped the university and student success over the decades. W more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Idaho 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 5, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.5 percent in Idaho, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation, the U more PR

BOISE, Idaho, March 5 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Coeur d'Alene Tribe, State of Idaho announce historic water rights settlement * Boise, Idaho - The Coeur d'Alene Tribe and the State of Idaho announced the completion of a historic water rights settlement agreement today, after decades of negotiations to resolve the federal reserved water rights of the Tribe while protecting water in Coeur d'Alene and water users across North Idaho. Governor Brad L more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Court Allows Organizations to Intervene In Lawsuit to Defend Chuckwalla National Monument Conservation, education, veteran, and recreation groups fight to protect critical Southern California public lands in Chuckwalla National Monument * Indio, CA -- On Tuesday, a district court judge approved nine organizations' request to intervene in a lawsuit to defend California's Chuckwalla N more PR

REXBURG, Idaho, March 4 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: * * * Elder Hall's 'joyful challenges' of mortality * This article was originally published by Church News. It is republished here with permission. Elder Aaron T. Hall, sustained as a General Authority Seventy in April 2025, spoke at a BYU-Idaho devotional on Tuesday, March 3, on the struggle and joy of becoming a child of God. "As fallen mortal men and women, we often feel the gap between who we  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Schumer to Pass DHS Funding Package * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 20 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging him to pass the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package. You can find the letter here. "A fully funded Department of Homeland Security ensures our national secu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Committee Advances Legislation to Unleash Geothermal, Save Our Sequoias Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported sixteen bills that will unlock America's geothermal resources, save Giant Sequoias, improve recreation opportunities on public lands and support tribal sovereignty. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) is more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE investigation leads to arrest of criminal illegal alien from Guatemala for employing illegal aliens in Idaho * BOISE, Idaho -ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested Brayan Adiel Gramajo Reyes, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, Feb. 28 for alleged illegal business practices discovered in a recent human trafficking investig more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, March 5 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Idaho State University Department of Theatre Wins Big at American College Theatre Festival Regional Conference * Thirteen Idaho State University Department of Theatre students attended the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Region 7 Conference, held February 17-20 in Pasco, Washington. Students presented and competed across multiple theatrical disciplines, including the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Co more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, March 5 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Revving Up for Chrome at the Dome * Idaho State University's College of Technology will host the annual 2026 Chrome in the Dome Car Show on Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the ICCU Dome, located at 550 Memorial Dr., Pocatello, ID 83201. Parking in the Holt Arena lot is free for all attendees. The show will feature a wide variety of cars, trucks, and bikes from across the region, showca more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities January Report Confirms Drastic Harms to Families, Providers, and Hospitals Are Growing * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest repo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities January Report Confirms Drastic Harms to Families, Providers, and Hospitals Are Growing * House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), today releas more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Risch: Democrats' Attempt to Stop President Trump's Action in Iran Harms American Interests U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate Floor against Democrats' dangerous proposal to stop President Trump's defensive actions against Iran. If passed, this resolution woul more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Leading individuals and organizations committed to protecting taxpayer rights and making tax administration easier to navigate are speaking out in support of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee leader's recently introduced tax legislation. The bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act led by U.S. Senate Fi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Support the Next Generation The Working Families Tax Cuts advanced by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) are investing in American families through a variety of new and expanded tax credits that help parents better afford common expenses for their children, like child care and education. They also reduce the cost more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following hearing notice on March 4, 2026: * * * Notice of Subcommittee Hearing Subcommittee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) Subcommittee Ranking Member Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) Title: The Fiscal Outlook: 2027-2036 Witnesses: * The Honorable Phillip L. Swagel, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC * Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Budd, Coons, Risch, Shaheen Introduce Bill to Reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the independent, bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued 'Groundwater Budget for the Mountain Home Area, Southern Idaho, 2022-23,' authored by Paul M. Thomas (Scientific Investigations Report 20265118), prepared in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources. This document details a comprehensive water balance for irrigation year 2023 (November 1, 2022-October 31, 2023) across the Cinder Cone Butte Critical Groundwater Area (CGWA more PR