WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 30, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren: * * * List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 84. As documented below at least 84 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts or in the case of foster children, establishment of the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautifu more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * History in action: Alumnus used research to bring Nazis to justice Robert Waite, MA '73, PhD '80, spent 20 years at the DOJ, and today is a research historian at the German Resistance Memorial Center in Berlin By Jennifer Micale On shore in Hamburg, an American seaman was detained by Nazi secret police. In his bag, he carried thousands of anti-Nazi stickers that read "Fascism must die if the worker is to live," according to an account in The New York Tim more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Encourages Community Lenders to Apply for CDFI Funding Following OMB Release of Grant Applications * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) encourages Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) lenders in Idaho and across the country to apply promptly for federal funding after the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released long-awaited Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) and application materials for the CDFI Fund more PR

BOISE, Idaho, July 2 -- The Idaho Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor names new economist for southwestern Idaho Knox Freedman is the new Idaho Department of Labor regional labor economist for southwestern Idaho, covering Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley and Washington counties. He replaces the previous economist, Jan Roeser. Freedman earned two bachelor's of business administration degrees in economics and finance from Idaho State University in 2022. After being in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * DFI Statement on Supreme Court Rulings on Women's Sports Upon the Supreme Court rulings in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, Bob Eitel, President and Co-Founder of the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI), released the following statement: "The Supreme Court has affirmed what DFI has been fighting for: schools may determine eligibility for sports based on biological sex without running  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Federal Highway Administration, invites applications for the Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP). This program aims to allocate up to $350 million in funding to improve the structural integrity of bridges in eligible states. States that qualify must have a population density of less than 115 individuals per square mile or a total population of fewer than 1.1 million. Additionally, these states must have less than 26 percent of their bridges classifi more ST

DENVER, Colorado, July 1 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments * Access to Opportunity Task Force The Task Force was created under Senate Bill 26-170 to study and create a report on how to expand access to effective public schools to address opportunity gaps. for terms expiring July 1, 2027: * Tammi Hiler of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a member who is a representative of the Governor's Office, appointed; * Deirdre Pilch of Greeley, Color more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Delegation Submits Time Capsule Items for America's 250th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Idaho's U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, submitted a collection of historic items for the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule. As the United States marks 250 years of independence, the selected items reflect the unique ingenuity, productivity and pioneering spirit that shape the Gem Stat more PR

BOISE, Idaho, July 2 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ prepares IPDES preliminary draft permit for Brundage Mountain Resort Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollution Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the Brundage Mountain Resort Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant for preliminary review. The facility has 10 days to review the preliminary draft permit and fact sheet for any e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (formerly the National Association of Health Underwriters) issued the following news release: * * * NABIP Announces 2026-27 Board of Trustees at 96th Annual Convention The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) announced its 2026-27 Board of Trustees during the association's 96th Annual Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The newly elected leaders will guide the association's strategic priorities and advocacy efforts over more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Changes Needed to Ensure DOE Is Not Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive Options for Large Projects * Fast Facts To clean up nuclear waste, the Department of Energy spends billions of taxpayer dollars on large projects, like waste treatment facilities. When planning these projects, DOE should identify a need without having a particular solution already in mind. This allows for openness to a range of solutions. B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act * WASHINGTON- Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 9535, the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at making key improvements to the accessibility and cost of agricultural labor through the H-2A visa program. This legislation is sponsored by the House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson. "Ask any farmer or rancher, especially in the dairy ind more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on July 1, 2026: * * * Risch, Coons Statement on Violence in Sudan Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the violence in Sudan: "The war in Sudan has shattered the country, and there is no end in sight. Today, we a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Risch, Shaheen, Colleagues Statement on China's Ethnic Unity Law U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Senators John Curtis (R-Utah), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.),Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) today release more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Energy Meets President Trump's Goal, Delivers Third Advanced Reactor Criticality As part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Energy Launch Pad initiative, Deployable Energy's demonstration reactor, Unity, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration at Idaho National Laboratory. Unity, which achieved criticality late yesterday, is the third DOE-authorized advanced reactor  more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, July 3 -- Whitworth University issued the following news release: * * * Whitworth Names Senior Avista Executive Jason Thackston as Vice President for Finance & Administration and CFO Distinguished regional leader with long-standing community presence and strong university ties to oversee finance and administration - Whitworth University is pleased to announce longtime Avista executive and Spokane business leader Jason Thackston '92 will join the university as vice president for finance & administration and chief financ more PR