BOISE, Idaho, March 15 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho issued the following agency statement on March 14, 2024: * * * The ACLU of Idaho condemns the Senate State Affairs committee's decision to pass House Bill 668 to the Senate floor, despite overwhelming testimony in opposition. HB 668 is a bill that would remove all public funding for gender-affirming health care for adults and minors. The ACLU of Idaho issued the following statement in response to the committee's decision:   more

HAILEY, Idaho, March 15 (TNSres) -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Biden administration released a draft amendment today for 77 land use plans https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-proposes-stronger-greater-sage-grouse-conservation-plans/across the Western United States intended to protect the imperiled greater sage grouse, an umbrella species whose survival is intricately linked to the health of the vast sagebrush sea ecosystem. Conserva  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The International Joint Commission issued the following news release: The International Joint Commission is pleased to receive a request from the governments of Canada and the United States, in partnership with the Ktunaxa Nation, to carry out certain actions outlined in the reference letters and attachments (https://www.ijc.org/en/reference-elk-kootenaiy-watershed) addressing the impacts of transboundary water pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed. The watershed is   more

BOISE, Idaho, March 14 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 444, which ends home equity theft in Idaho. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Ehlers and Sen. Phil Hart, removes a loophole in the law that allowed local governments collecting tax debts to foreclose on a homeowner's property and give it to any federal or Idaho state government, without providing just compensation to the owner for any  more