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WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named Tamarack Aerospace Group of Sandpoint as the “Small Business of the Month” for January 2018. Tamarack Aerospace Group will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the Senate. “Nicholas Guida and his team at […]
For more than 50 years, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon church — making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mormons. A church bishop at the age of 22, the Salt Lake City native became the youngest church apostle ever in 1963 at the age of […]
Twitter’s recent decision to begin shadow banning users without them knowing sparks a conversation between Neal and Julie about the power corporations wield to shape our society on social media. Julie and Neal weigh in on how a new sweetened beverage tax in Seattle is impacting consumer shopping habits and read comments on Facebook and […]
Bipartisan legislation was introduced yesterday to increase the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) oversight authority over its 7(a) loan program. Credit unions actively participate in the program, which helps credit unions mitigate loan risk and maximize small-business lending within their statutory member business loan (MBL) cap. Each credit union loan dollar backed by SBA is excluded […]
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees on small business today introduced an American Bankers Association-supported bill that would reform and strengthen the Small Business Administration’s popular 7(a) loan program. The bill would strengthen the SBA’s office of credit risk management; enhance the SBA’s lender oversight review process; require SBA to detail its […]
BOISE, ID – Members of Idaho’s Congressional delegation as well as area faith leaders expressed sadness over the passing of Thomas Monson, the former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Monson died late Tuesday evening in Salt Lake City. In a statement, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo called Monson “ … […]
Sen. Jim Risch has announced his nominations to the United States military academies for the 2018-2019 school year. The nominees were selected from dozens of applicants and will now be considered by each of the four academies for final selection. “This year’s nominees have met the high standards required to attend our military academies and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, announced his nominations to the United States Military Academies for the 2018-19 school year. The nominees were selected from dozens of applicants and will now be considered by each of the four academies for final selection. “This year’s nominees have met the high standards required to attend […]
Washington DC (670 KBOI) – The United Nations General Assembly today voted 128-9 to declare President Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem illegal. Idaho US Senator Jim Risch, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, says the President was perfectly in his rights to make the decision, because […]
The massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul lauded by President Donald Trump and fellow congressional Republicans as the biggest tax-cut in history passed on Wednesday, bringing significant tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans. The first major overhaul of the nation’s tax laws since 1986, Democrats call the legislation a boon to the rich that […]