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Where were you on 9-11-01? It’s a question a lot of us asked today. Idaho Senator Jim Risch says, like most other people that day, he was going about his daily business when he heard of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. “Well, I was at home, it was the morning — 7-something […]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced last week a measure designed to boost nuclear energy innovation while ensuring advanced reactors provide clean, safe, affordable and reliable power. The Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA) seeks to help re-establish leadership in nuclear energy by launching public-private partnerships between the federal government, leading research institutions and the best […]
A group of U.S. senators, including both of Idaho’s, introduced a bill Thursday meant to bolster the American nuclear industry. The Nuclear Energy Leadership Act would authorize nuclear power producers to enter into 40-year-long power purchase agreements with the federal government, rather than the 10 they are limited to now. It would require the U.S. […]
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday would leverage the buying power of the U.S. military to help along the struggling nuclear energy industry, if the Pentagon is OK with paying above market rates. “Our bipartisan bill will help rejuvenate the U.S. nuclear industry by providing the tools, resources, and partnerships necessary to […]
At least 24 current U.S. senators will attend Sen. John McCain’s memorial service Thursday in Phoenix, his office said. The service, which will begin at approximately 10 a.m. local time, follows a procession from the Arizona state Capitol, where visitors on Wednesday could observe McCain’s casket draped in the American flag. The list of McCain’s […]
From former presidents to professional athletes, those honoring the late Sen. John McCain this week transcend political parties and professions. McCain was 81 when he died on August 25 following a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He had served in the U.S. Senate since 1987; before that, he served his country in the Navy during […]
Former Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig has mixed feelings as he reflects on the life of longtime colleague Sen. John McCain — a man he respected for his “unquestioned integrity” but considered “difficult to deal with.” McCain, R-Ariz., died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81. Politicians on both […]
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch says economic growth in Idaho and across the country under President Donald J. Trump has been “stunning.” “If Barack Obama had done what Donald Trump did in the first 18 months of his presidency, they would have insisted his head be on Mt. Rushmore,” Risch said during an interview Wednesday. However, […]
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch says economic growth in Idaho and across the country under President Donald J. Trump has been “stunning.” “If Barack Obama had done what Donald Trump did in the first 18 months of his presidency, they would have insisted his head be on Mt. Rushmore,” Risch said during an interview Wednesday at […]
Wright Physical Therapy of Twin Falls has been recognized as the July Small Business of the Month by Sen. Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The company will be named in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “Wright Physical Therapy provides inspiration and healing rehabilitation to their patients […]