WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * MAJOR VICTORY -- U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Laws Protecting Girls' Sports * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J., a landmark case that definitively ruled that both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause permit the separation of males and females on the basis of biological sex. America First Legal (AFL), alo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on SCOTUS Decision Upholding West Virginia Law Protecting Girls' Sports * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) applauded the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in State of West Virginia v. B.P.J., upholding West Virginia law requiring that each athlete's participation in the athletic or sporting event be based on the athlete's biological sex for an official or unoffi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * CAC Release: Roberts Court's Conservative Supermajority Hollows Out Equal Protection Guarantee Following today's decision at the Supreme Court in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., cases in which the Court considered whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit all transgender women and girls from joining women's and girls' sports teams are constitutional, Constitutional Accountability Center Director of th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Supports Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Idaho Women's Sports Law * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States decision upholding Idaho's Title IX law protecting women's sports: "Title IX was established to ensure fairness for women and girls in sports. Idaho led the nation by passing the first law to protect equal athletic opportunities based on biological sex, an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of Over $1.9 Million to Improve Drinking Water in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska * SEATTLE - Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $1.9 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities with needed resources to make cri more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 29 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Facilities Services to Offer New Work Order System * Facilities Services is pleased to announce the implementation of Asset Essentials, which will serve as the new work order software for Facilities. The new form will be available beginning July 1. The link to the new work order request form is online. The best browsers to use are Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. You will login with your ISU email and then you will be directed to your ISU sign in page. Th more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 30, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Backs State Transgender Sports Bans: A 5-Step Plan for School Leaders and Athletic Organizations States can pass and enforce laws banning transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams, according to a new ruling from the Supreme Court. Today's decision will significantly change the public high school and collegiate sports landscape, prompting school leaders to immediately review c more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following statement on June 30, 2026, on the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court allowing states to protect sex-based categories in sports: * * * Carr Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling for Women's Sports "This is a major victory that will protect female athletes for generations to come, and we're proud to have partnered with our fellow attorneys general on both cases. Women's sports are for women only, and now the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed - upholding the legacy of Ti more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Announces Montana Joins Western Transmission Expansion Coalition * HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana joined the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC), an agreement established with eleven states in the western United States to analyze transmission needs.  "With increasing demand on our energy grid, we must meet the challenge head-on to ensure affordable, reliable power for Montanans more PR

BOISE, Idaho, June 30 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Little celebrates U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding protections for women's sports * Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little commented today on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Little v. Hecox. The ruling upholds Idaho's ban on men participating in women's sports. "Idaho was the very first state to ban men from participating in women's sports with the passage of the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. We are leading the nation in supporting more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY LENDERS NOT TO DELAY IN APPLYING FOR FUNDING FOLLOWING OMB DELAYS * Hyde-Smith Led Senate Push for OMB Release of CDFI Application Details WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed hope that Community Development Financial Institutions ( CDFI ) banks in Mississippi will be able to successfully apply for federal grant and loan funding following months-long delays by the Offic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has determined that ending the countervailing duty order on phosphate fertilizers from Russia would likely result in the continuation or recurrence of subsidized imports, preserving duties on the products following the expedited first five-year sunset review. The order, originally issued on April 7, 2021, was reviewed after ITA initiated the sunset process on March 2, 2026, under the Tariff Act of 1930. Mosaic Co., Tampa, Florida, and J.R. Simplot  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 29 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Limited Campus Services Available During 4th of July Holiday * In recognition of America250, Governor Brad Little has extended paid leave for state employees surrounding the Fourth of July holiday. As a result, Idaho State University will be closed from Thursday, July 2 through Monday, July 6, 2026, which includes the observed holiday on Friday, July 3. Limited on-campus services will be available during this time. The following services will remain open  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 30 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Max Baucus Institute Announces 2026 Baucus Leaders * This year's students represent the largest cohort in history, with 45 Baucus Leaders selected for public service placements across three programs: Baucus Leaders DC, Baucus Climate Scholars and Baucus Leaders Montana. These students were chosen from a distinguished pool of applicants from universities and colleges across Montana and will spend this summer representing the highest standards of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release: * * * NEA President: Supreme Court decision will impact not only transgender student-athletes but students of all genders The U.S. Supreme Court today issued decisions in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, two high-profile cases challenging laws in West Virginia and Idaho that bar transgender student-athletes from joining the same sports teams as peers who express the same gender. The National Education Association filed an amicus brief advo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Newhouse Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Women's Sports * Press Release : June 30, 2026 Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its decision in favor of Idaho and West Virginia in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. "I welcome today's Supreme Court ruling in favor of Idaho and West Virginia's laws preve more PR

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU on Supreme Court Upholding Transgender Student Sports Bans in West Virginia and Idaho New York Law Still Protects Trans Students  - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox ruled that state laws banning transgender girls from participating in all school sports do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution or Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in schools rece more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on June 30, 2026: * * * RAGA Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling for Women's Sports Today, the Republican Attorneys General Association celebrates the Supreme Court's historic ruling allowing states to uphold Title IX and protect sex-based categories in sports. The Court ruled on two cases at the state level: West Virginia v. B.P.J and Little v. Hecox, defended by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, respec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Applauds Supreme Court's Women's Sports Decision * WASHINGTON- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's formal decision in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. "Today is a historic day for female athletes in America," said Rep. Simpson. "The Supreme Court's decision in State of Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. has confirmed what we have kno more PR

ONEONTA, New York, June 30 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: * * * Summer Orientation Helps New Hawks Prepare for Fall * Students attending orientation came from 14 states, traveling from as far away as Arizona and Idaho. The incoming class also reflects 34 academic interests and includes 127 student-athletes and 109 students from HartLand Promise regions. Jacqueline Gregory, vice president for enrollment management, said the program provides an important opportunity for students and families to become familiar with t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Allows States to Exclude Transgender Athletes From School Sports at the Expense of All Women and Girls, Leaving the Future of Anti-Discrimination Protections At Risk HRC President Kelley Robinson: " No kid - not my kid, not your kid, not any kid - deserves to be discriminated against."  This ruling allows discriminatory, anti-transgender sports bans in West Virginia and Idaho to stand, impacting bans in other states more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Delivers Historic Victory for Women's Sports, Affirming States' Right to Protect Female Athletes In one of the most consequential victories for women and girls since the enactment of Title IX, the United States Supreme Court today upheld laws protecting women's sports in West Virginia v. B.P.J and Little v. Hecox, affirming that states may preserve female athletic competition based on biological sex. This i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Sides with Women's Sports: Statement from AFPI's Riley Gaines In response to the Supreme Court's decision handed down today regarding Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released the following statement from Riley Gaines, Vice Chair of Athletes for America, on the efforts to protect women's sports: "Sanity prevails! Today's decision doesn't get us exactly where more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Upholds Girls' Sports Protections After Arizona Legislature Backed West Virginia, Idaho Before Nation's Highest Court Senate President Warren Petersen is welcoming today's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding laws that protect girls' and women's sports after leading Arizona's effort to defend those protections before the nation's highest court. The ruling affirms that states may preserve sep more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Girls Sports The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from participating on female school sports teams, ruling that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia do not violate the Constitution, the Associated Press reports. In a 6-3 decision, the court also unanimously concluded that the laws do not violate Title IX, the more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, June 29 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I Law student aims to redefine leadership as she prepares for a career in public service * Kalista Barkley knows Robert's Rules of Order inside and out. Originally written in 1876, it remains the ultimate guide to parliamentary procedure. Her knowledge of the book helped her earn a spot at the Model Constitutional Convention in May at Washington University Law School in St. Louis. Not only was she the first University of Idaho College of Law (I more PR

BOISE, Idaho, June 30 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act, Sides with AG Labrador * BOISE, ID - The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act, ruling that schools may determine eligibility for women's and girls' sports based on biological sex without violating Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause. Attorney General Raul Labrador's office successfully defended the law before the Court in January. Th more PR

LOGAN, Utah, June 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Special Collections & Archives Celebrates Museum of Utah Grand Opening * LOGAN - Utah State University Libraries Special Collections & Archives has teamed up with the Utah Historical Society to highlight parts of Cache Valley and university history within the new Museum of Utah. Several materials from Special Collections & Archives collections are on loan to the museum for display in their permanent galleries. These include: * The book Principles of Irri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Valadao, Courtney, Simpson, DelBene Relaunch Bipartisan Congressional Dairy Caucus * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Mike Simpson (ID-02), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) in relaunching the Congressional Dairy Caucus. Central Valley dairy producers continue to struggle due to high input costs, competitive pressures from trade partners, and shifting consumption patterns, and this bipartisan cauc more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Fox tapeworm, a zoonotic parasite, found in Pacific Northwest A parasite commonly carried by foxes that can be passed to domestic dogs and cause severe illness in humans on rare occasions appears to have established itself in the Pacific Northwest. Commonly known as the fox tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis is carried by foxes and coyotes and can spread to humans through contact with feces or feces-contaminated soil. When humans  more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 1 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * Governor Mark Gordon Supports U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Girls Sports Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) issues the following statement on today's decision by the United States Supreme Court upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho: "I welcome today's United States Supreme Court ruling which upholds state legislation mandating that student-athletes participate on sports teams aligned with their biological sex at birth, as opposed t more PR