RELEASE: Rep. Simpson Releases Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Hyde Amendment
Rep. Mike Simpson marks 50 years of the Hyde Amendment barring federal funding of elective abortions and highlights three pro-life bills he recently cosponsored.
RELEASE: Crapo Statement on Support for Ratepayer Protection Act
Sen. Mike Crapo voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would make large AI data centers cover their own grid costs, but the bill fell three votes short of cloture in the Senate.
RELEASE: Idaho Department of Insurance Appointed Rehabilitator for Idaho School Benefit Trust
A district court has appointed Insurance Director Dean Cameron as Rehabilitator of the insolvent Idaho School Benefit Trust, as claims for delinquent school districts remain on hold.
RELEASE: Crapo, Klobuchar EARLY Act Reauthorization Passes Senate
Sen. Mike Crapo and Sen. Amy Klobuchar's bipartisan EARLY Act reauthorization, supporting breast cancer education and early detection for young women, has passed the Senate.
RELEASE: Crapo Backs Legislation to Provide Clarity for Student Athletes, Idaho Higher Education Institutions
Sen. Mike Crapo voted for the Protect College Sports Act, which passed the Senate 77-22 and sets national NIL standards, with backing from Boise State, the University of Idaho, and Idaho State.
RELEASE: Official Idaho Voter Pamphlet Arriving in Mailboxes Across Idaho
Secretary of State Phil McGrane says roughly 850,000 Official Idaho Voter Pamphlets, a special America 250 edition, are arriving in mailboxes ahead of the November 3 General Election.
RELEASE: How Prop 1 Re-Defines “Fetal Viability”
Stop Prop 1 argues that Proposition 1 quietly rewrites the Roe v. Wade definition of fetal viability, pushing the line from 22–24 weeks into the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy.
RELEASE: AG Labrador Defends Employees’ Religious Freedom in Supreme Court Brief
AG Raúl Labrador leads an 18-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that let judges decide which sincerely held beliefs count as religious.
RELEASE: DEQ Awards $38,600 to Cedar Springs Community Water in Bonner County, Idaho
DEQ awards a $38,600 drinking water loan with full principal forgiveness to Cedar Springs Community Water in Bonner County to fund a corrosion control treatment study.
RELEASE: Working Families Tax Cuts Make Parenthood More Affordable
Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo highlights how the Working Families Tax Cuts expand the Child Tax Credit, adoption and child care credits, school choice, and Trump Accounts.
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