WEST LAFAYETTE, Idaho, May 3 -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following agency statement on May 2, 2024: * * * In 2019, US sales of edible and ornamental pepper (Capsicum annuum) plants for the home gardening market were valued at $38.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Edible pepper is followed only by tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and culinary herbs as the most popular vegetable-type bedding plants sold in the United States. Home gardeners who grow peppers f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 28, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by the white supremacist group Patriot Front in Charleston, West Virginia. Earlier this month, CAIR condemned the distribution of white supremacist Patriot Front material in Idaho. "All Americans, whatever their background or faith, nee  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary by Ronald Reagan fellow Logan Tantibanchachai: * * * Victory! Goldwater Defeats 'Diversity Statements' in 5 States The Goldwater Institute has struck a death blow against political litmus tests in public universities in five states this year. Legislators in Idaho, Utah, Alabama, Kansas, and Indiana enacted laws inspired by Goldwater reforms to prohibit the use of "diversity statements" in admissions and hiri  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release: Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho filed the first in the nation lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's final Title IX regulations. The administration's unlawful new rules undermine 50 years of progress for women and girls in education. DFI and the States filed their complaint in the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Mining Association issued the following news release: The National Mining Association (NMA) applauded the bipartisan passage in both the Senate and House of a bill banning Russian uranium imports into the United States. U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) took the lead in the Senate with a bill that passed unanimousl  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Rail Passengers Association (formerly National Association of Railroad Passengers) issued the following news release: The Rail Passengers Association applauds President Joe Biden's nomination of Idaho's Elaine Clegg to the Amtrak Board of Directors. Clegg, who serves as CEO of Valley Regional Transit, is an established advocate for more and better transit and rail service, with a proven track record of addressing the needs of both urban and rural passengers. As head of  more