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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday December 11, 2022 ( 3 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom: Violating Students' Free Speech Costs University Of Idaho $90K
MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 8 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: * * * ADF attorneys representing three Christian students, professor favorably settle federal lawsuit against University of Idaho officials * * * Three Christian law students and their faculty advisor favorably settled their lawsuit against University of Idaho officials and are free to speak in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs. As part of the settlement, university offic  more

Executive Director of the Idaho State Board of Education Elected to Lead WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 6 (TNSper) -- The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education issued the following news release: Matt Freeman, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education, has been elected as the 2023 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy, WICHE and its 16 member states, territories, and freely associated states work collaboratively to expand access to   more

National Wildlife Federation: Mining in British Columbia Threatens Transboundary Watersheds, Wildlife, and Indigenous Communities
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: British Columbia's plan to double the number of large-scale metal mines in the province threatens transboundary rivers that flow from Canada into Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Montana and will negatively impact fish, wildlife, and downstream Indigenous communities. A delegation of Indigenous Tribes, Aboriginal First Nations, and conservation leaders met with members of Congress and officia  more