REXBURG, Idaho, Nov. 28 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: Online education has become an indispensable mode of learning, catering to the diverse needs of students across the globe. In order to provide a more accessible and streamlined route to a bachelor's degree for its online students, Brigham Young University-Idaho and Ensign College, in partnership with BYU-Pathway Worldwide, have introduced a new option: a bachelor's degree that can be completed in three y  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little completed a productive five-day trade mission to Mexico earlier this month. The Idaho Department of Commerce, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, and 20 Idaho businesses and organizations joined the Governor for his third official in-person trade mission as Idaho's 33rd Governor. In 2022, Mexico ranked as the sixth largest export destination overall for Idaho and the second largest  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Property tax bills arrive in Idahoans' mailboxes across the state this week, and in most counties, taxpayers will see huge reductions in year-over-year taxes due to the historic property tax relief bill championed by Governor Brad Little and the Idaho Legislature this year. The average reduction in property taxes for Idaho homeowners is approximately 18-percent. The average reduction in property taxes for al  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 29 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: The Lewis-Clark State College Nursing & Health Sciences Division has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Lewis Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation (LCVHF) for skills lab equipment updates in the college's Clinical Resource Center. The college received notification this month that they were awarded their grant request for $50,000 to purchase equipment upgrades for the nursing skills lab to help nursing stu  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * If you want to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly concrete, you're going to need some sugar. Sort of. * * * A new study by researchers in Idaho State University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering shows swapping some of the cement found in concrete with precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) - a waste product created when sugar beets are processed into refined sugar -   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Montana and Idaho, in a Second Amendment case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The matter in front of the court involves a challenge to a law passed by the Hawaii State Legislature in June 2023 that "prohibits the carry or possession of firearms" in designated places, including "bars and restaurants serving  more