Saturday - November 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday September 01, 2024 ( 6 items )  

IADA Membership Soars to Record Heights With the Addition of Eight New Members
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 27 -- The International Aircraft Dealers Association the following news release: BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 26, 2024 -- The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) recently added eight new members, including three IADA-Accredited Dealers and five IADA-Verified Products and Services Members. This expansion brings the organization's total membership to a historic high of 169 companies, solidifying IADA's reputation as the global leader in the business aircraft resale indu  more

Idaho Governor Brad Little Issues Pro-Woman Executive Order, Rejecting the Biden-Harris Admin's Illegal Title IX Rules
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: BOISE, ID -- Today, Independent Women's Voice (IWV) applauds Idaho Governor Brad Little for defending Title IX and women's sex-based rights against the Biden-Harris administration's illegal attempt to gut the landmark civil rights law. Title IX was enacted in 1972 to outlaw sex discrimination in federally funded programs and expa  more

Idaho Wolf-Trapping Brochure Misleads Public About Judge's Binding Order
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Boise, ID The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) distributed a brochure that misleads the public about a binding legal order limiting recreational wolf trapping in the state's grizzly bear habitat when the bears are active on the landscape. In March 2024, Federal Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale issued an order prohibiting Idaho from authorizing wolf trapping and snaring in Idaho's   more

OCLC Awarded IMLS Grant to Develop Free Online Continuing Education Program for Public Library Staff
DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 30 -- The Online Computer Library Center issued the following news release: * * * OCLC's WebJunction to partner with the Idaho Commission for Libraries on project * * * OCLC has been awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to partner with the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) to develop a free online continuing education program for public library staff. The project will replace an outdated series and result in a new set of courses for  more

SEIA Statement on BLM Opening 31 Million Acres of Public Land for Solar Development Across 11 Western States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * Today the Bureau of Land Management released a final environmental review of the Western Solar Plan, also known as the Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). The Solar PEIS is a foundational environmental planning document that determines where solar development can occur on public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, O  more

VICTORY - Federal Court Temporarily Freezes New Illegal Biden-Harris Administrative Amnesty Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with the States of Texas and Idaho, and a coalition of 14 Attorneys General, secured a massive victory in a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for unlawfully creating a program that effectively provides a new pathway to citizenship for more than a million illegal ali  more