BOISE, Idaho, March 5 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: The Idaho Legislature's Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) heard presentations on the annual K-12 public schools and Idaho Department of Education budgets today, including highlights from Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield. Critchfield touted the K-12 budget request that totals $2.78 billion and represents a modest 2.9 percent increase in state general   more

NAMPA, Idaho, March 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Surrounded by the hardworking employees of Nampa company Autovol, a leader in modular construction and automation, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 428 today to cut unemployment insurance taxes another 20% for Idaho businesses. "Idaho has the strongest economy in the nation, putting us in the enviable position of being able to change the unemployment insurance tax formula to save emplo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 4, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Jennifer Newstead, Chief Legal Officer, Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Re: Letter from the State of Arkansas and 26 other States demanding that Instagram cease monetizing child exploitation Dear Ms. Newstead: The States of Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, March 6 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Leaders with University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) and supporters dedicated a new laboratory in Parma on Feb. 20 that promises to advance crop science and technology, helping farmers adapt to a changing world. More than 200 stakeholders attended the grand opening of the 9,600-square-foot Idaho Center for Plant and Soil Health, which replaces aging and dilapidated facilities at  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, March 6 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho President C. Scott Green was honored this week for his leadership and commitment to improving higher education by the Council for Advancement in Higher Education (CASE). He traveled to Anaheim, California, to receive the CASE Executive Leadership Award, which celebrates institutional leaders for promoting and supporting education. Green returned to his alma mater in 2019 to face a catastrop  more