POCATELLO, Idaho, April 21 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Announcing the 2026 Student Employees of the Year * 1st Place Winner - $2,000 Scholarship Paige France - Paige is a junior majoring in Homeland Security and Emergency Management with a minor in Communications, where she has maintained a 3.97 GPA. She works both as a lifeguard with Recreation and Wellness and as an intern with the Department of Public Safety. Her commitment to safety and service is eviden more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 14) on April 16, 2026, entitled "Notes from the Field: Tetanus in Four Children -- Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Because of high coverage with recommended tetanus toxoid-containing  more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Visiting Fulbright scholar from Poland joins INL researcher to study actinide physics, unlock atomic secrets For Adam Piotr Pikul of the Polish Academy of Sciences, there is always more to understand about the basic physics of uranium atoms. That's why Pikul, a professor at the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research in Wroclaw, is studying actinide quan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Committee Advances Legislation to Unleash Resources, Suppress Illegal Fishing and Protect Battlefields Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported eight bills that will unleash geothermal and mineral resources, support commonsense land exchanges, strengthen efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)  more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * INL names new fire chief: Jennifer Porter takes over for Jim Blair, who retires April 30 The Idaho National Laboratory announced Monday that Jennifer Porter will be the next chief of its fire department. Porter is currently the department's deputy chief of operations. Porter replaces Jim Blair, who has served as INL fire chief since 2022. Blair wil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Votes to Fully Fund Veterans Health Care and Benefits * WASHINGTON -Today, the House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported this advancement. This bill champions America's veterans by fully funding veterans' health care programs and benefi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 20 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Among Three Universities Selected for National LSLS LaunchPad Pilot * Samford University's School of Health Professions Listening and Spoken Language Focused Study Initiative (LSL-FSI) is one of three universities in the world to have been approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to participate in an innovative pilot initiative program. The LSLS LaunchPad program wi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Visits Idaho on Returning Education to the States and History Rocks! Nationwide Tours * COEUR D'ALENE, ID -Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy and Kootenai Technical Education Campus in support of the Returning Education to the States Tour and as part of the U.S. Department of Education's History Rocks!  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Close Loopholes Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Abortions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act to ban federal Title X family-planning grants from going to any entity (like Planned Parenthood) that performs abortions or funds abortion providers. "Title X was designed more PR