WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSgov) -- The America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Home  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Jan. 27 (TNSconf) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: This year the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2023) conference, which will be held May 7-11, 2023, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is focusing on powering the next era of space exploration through nuclear-enabled technologies and is sure to be the can't-miss event of the year for those in the aerospace community. Anyone who wishes to present a paper at NETS  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 27 (TNSgov) -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that in approving the Caldwell Canyon phosphate mine the Bureau of Land Management had failed to adequately assess environmental harms, including harms to vital habitat for the imperiled sage grouse. The ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho determined that the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Federal Land Polic  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 27 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that in approving the Caldwell Canyon phosphate mine the Bureau of Land Management had failed to adequately assess environmental harms, including harms to vital habitat for the imperiled sage grouse. The ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho determined that the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Fe  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 27 (TNSgov) -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that in approving the Caldwell Canyon phosphate mine the Bureau of Land Management had failed to adequately assess environmental harms, including harms to vital habitat for the imperiled sage grouse. The ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho determined that the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The R Street Institute issued a policy study (No. 274) on Jan. 24, 2023, entitled "Polishing Gem State Elections: The Case for Electoral Reform in Idaho." The policy study was written by Matthew Germer. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY POINTS 1) Electoral competition is good--it leads to a more engaged electorate, better performance on behalf of constituents and even better economic outcomes. Unfortunately, Idaho's elections are largely uncompetitive. 2) The problem has  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The R Street Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: In a new study published today, Matt Germer, a resident elections fellow for R Street's governance program, establishes why electoral competition is good for both a population and its economy and assesses the landscape in Idaho-a state that struggles with uncompetitive elections. Idaho is not the only state facing a "primary problem," which means that its general elections are not competi  more