COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the Second Amendment from legal attacks * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief supporting the constitutional right to obtain firearms without undue burden or expense. "As the state's top prosecutor, I want to ensure our communities are as safe as possible," Attorney General Wilson s more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 13 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Bengal Newspaper Staff Take Home Press Club Awards * Congratulations to the Bengal Newspaper Staff! Six of our student staff are being honored with awards at this year's Idaho Press Club Best of 2025 Annual Awards Contents on May 2. The Idaho Press Club is an organization committed to serving journalists across the state, including student journalists and publications. Every year, they host an awards cere more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for a bill (S. 1135) that amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail: * * * S. 1135 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the 280-mile Bonneville Shoreline Trail system that runs from the Idaho border to Nephi, Utah, as a national scenic trail.  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 13 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Names 2026 Distinguished Faculty Award Winners * The 2026 Idaho State University Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Researcher and Distinguished Service awardees have been chosen. Dr. Kendra Murray has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished Teacher award. Dr. Donna Delparte is the 2026 Distinguished Researcher, and the 2026 Distinguished Service honor was awarded to Dr. Deanna Dye. Murray is an  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 13 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU to Offer Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence Sciences Starting Fall 2026 * Shared between the Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science, the new degree will help address the growing demand for AI professionals. Employment in the field is projected to grow by 34 percent by 2034, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "This program reflects the strong collaboration betwee more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 13 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State students publish paper validating optimal caffeine dosage for newborns with heart disease * BOZEMAN -Montana State University students published a paper alongside Duke University researchers in the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics this spring, validating a study on the optimal caffeine dosage for newborn babies with congenital heart disease. External validation means the  more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * Research record nets national award for UW-Eau Claire's Jadyn Hartwig * Hartwig, who is studying British history and theater this term at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England, says that a "break from the hard sciences in the English countryside" has been refreshing. Receiving this award news, she says, is going to change the trajectory of her career as a scientist and has her e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Week Ahead: Week of April 13 - 17 This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for a business meeting, a policy hearing, and a nominations hearing. 1. Business Meeting: The committee will convene for a business meeting to vote on three nominees, Catherine Dillon to be assistant secretary of State for educational and cultural af more PR