BOISE, Idaho, March 7 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Amid the ongoing youth mental health crisis, Attorney General Raul Labrador today joined 46 states in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws. As part of the multistate investigation led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Tennessee Attorney G  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Charles "Chuck" Roady, Hugh Cooke, and Amy Manning to the Idaho Park and Recreation Board. The board is comprised of six gubernatorially appointed members tasked with providing citizen oversight of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR). Each of the members represent one of Idaho's six IDPR districts. The board also appoints and su  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 10 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a proposed settlement action and consent order with Starr Corporation for violations of the 2022 Construction General Permit for Discharge Activities. Starr Corporation obtained coverage under Permit IDR10C0FG as an operator at the Jerome Elementary School in Jerome, Idaho. DEQ alleges Starr Corporation failed to comply wit  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 10 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a brief in the United States Supreme Court to strengthen the religious rights of employees. The lawsuit was filed by a United States Postal Service employee who observes the Sabbath but was refused any accommodation to continue his job without violating his conscience. To avoid disciplinary action for being unable to work on Sunday, the employee gave up  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, March 11 (TNSper) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College's Fred Chilson, provost/vice president for Academic Affairs, has been appointed to the 2023-24 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA), officials with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) have announced. The ELA is a unique leadership development program for senior cabinet officers at colleges and universities who show interest and potential in   more

MOSCOW, Idaho, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: A Lewiston High School teacher and two of her former students recently became published authors in a peer-reviewed scientific journal based on their discovery while participating in a University of Idaho Extension citizens' science program. For the past seven years, UI Extension's IDAH20 program has provided hands-on learning opportunities for Lewiston High School teacher Jamie Morton's ecology and e  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 10 (TNStalk) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following statement on March 9, 2023, by President Jose Luis Cruz Rivera: * * * It has been a whirlwind of a week. This morning I'm on my way back to Flagstaff, by way of Phoenix, from the Big Sky Basketball Tournament in Boise, Idaho. It's been a most memorable trip--with our regular season champion women's team making the finals for the second year running and our men's team pulling off the ultimate underdog jou  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 7 -- The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following news release: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff and University of Idaho Drone Lab researchers will fly drones over known turkey and pheasant locations over the next few months to test whether drones are a useful tool for monitoring these birds. Flights will take place in the department's Eastern region (Region 1) encompassing Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln  more