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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2026-03-10 ( 11 items )  
Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d more PR

Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.  more PR

Marian (Ind.) Captures Back-to-Back NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Titles (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Marian (Ind.) Captures Back-to-Back NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Titles GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - One NAIA Championship Record was broken on the third and final day of the 2026 NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship as Marian (Ind.) secured its second consecutive Red Banner at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. Mile * Tristan Trevino of Ma more PR

Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs * Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Texas has vacated a rule implemented by the Biden Administration that would have imposed spiked housing costs by imposing radical energy codes on home construction. The Biden Administration conceded th more PR

Okla. A.G. Drummond Pursues Motion to Support Trump Administration's Rollback of Extremist Vehicle Emissions Standards (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the more PR

Risch, Hyde-Smith Introduce GRIP Act to Block State Gun Registries (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Hyde-Smith Introduce GRIP Act to Block State Gun Registries U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced the Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection ( GRIP ) Act to prohibit states from using federal funding or background check data to maintain gun registries. "Idaho's law-abiding gun owners should not be subject to illegal firearms registries," said Risch. " more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Risch Issues Statement on Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 9, 2026: * * * Risch Statement on Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below to commemorate U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. "Today and every day, we remember Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained around the globe, the pain of more PR

University of Idaho panel to examine war with Iran (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, March 9 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * University of Idaho panel to examine war with Iran * MOSCOW, Idaho - An expert panel of University of Idaho faculty members will discuss the ongoing war with Iran during a free event at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the ISUB Clearwater-Whitewater Room on U of I's Moscow campus. It will also be livestreamed at uidaho.edu/live. The panel is co-sponsored by the Martin Institute and the Department of Poli more PR

US Department of Labor recovers more than $293K in back wages for 56 construction workers denied overtime by Idaho company (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor recovers more than $293K in back wages for 56 construction workers denied overtime by Idaho company * NAMPA, ID - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $293,698 in back wages for 56 workers employed by a Nampa-based residential construction company after a federal investigation found the employer denied them overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Inve more PR

Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di more PR

White House: President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme more PR