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Washington, D.C. — I often get asked how a dentist ends up Congress. As much as I’d like to say that it’s because ‘I like getting to the root of a problem,’ the truth is, it all started with a certain teacher who made an indelible mark on my life at a young age. As

POCATELLO — Idaho’s congressional delegation is joining other members of Congress in asking the Trump administration to eliminate the payment limits included in a $19 billion agricultural relief program announced by USDA April 17. That request to do away with the payment limitation of $125,000 per commodity is supported by many agricultural organizations around Idaho

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mike Simpson co-led a bipartisan letter signed by 126 members in the U.S. House of Representatives, including Congressman Russ Fulcher. Senators Mike Crapo and James Risch joined the same effort in the U.S. Senate requesting the President to eliminate payment limits for specialty crop, livestock, and dairy producers before the

Members of Congress send letter to Secretary Perdue urging CARES funding for impacted farmers and ranchers Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined 66 of his colleagues in sending a letter Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, requesting relief for farmers and ranchers who have lost markets due to COVID-19. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)

By KEVIN GREENE | Guest columnist Apr 12, 2020 This is a tough time to be a sports fan. I know I am not the only one experiencing a void in my life caused by the sudden disappearance of sports. Sports offers exactly what America needs right now, something that brings us together to cheer

By NATHAN BROWN Idaho’s entire congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Wednesday urging him to do more to get spent nuclear fuel at the DOE site west of Idaho Falls ready for removal. Idaho’s lawmakers are asking Brouillette to start packing waste in interim storage at the

In this May 11, 2015, file photo, nuclear waste is stored in underground containers at the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, Idaho. A federal judge on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, ordered the U.S. Department of Energy to make available to the court documents sought by former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus involving nuclear waste shipments

By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com Apr 6, 2020 The Idaho State Journal is offering free online access to all of our local coronavirus stories. Our ongoing coverage of our community relies on the generous support from our readers. To strengthen local journalism, please consider subscribing at apgidoffers.com. For daily updates in your inbox, sign up for

Washington, D.C. – Members of the Idaho Delegation announced that Idaho will receive over $60 million in federal funding allocations to the transit industry following the President’s signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to allocate funding to prevent, prepare for, and