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The Idaho Congressional Delegation announced its 2017 Service Academy Days across Idaho. Each Service Academy Day session offers students, parents, and counselors the opportunity to meet with liaisons, cadets, and midshipmen from each of the nation’s respective service academies and provides an opportunity for questions. In North Idaho, Service Academy Day will be from 6 […]
WASHINGTON—Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch says it’s time for a retro approach to protect the nation’s power grid, relying more on humans and less on sophisticated technology as a way to thwart hackers. “I’m convinced that the next huge incident in the United States—not a big incident, but a huge incident—is going to be a […]
An image of the Old Mission at Cataldo is part of the frescoes that adorn the historic and ornate Brumidi Corridors of the U.S. Capitol, and Idaho Sen. Jim Risch and his wife, Vicki, have joined with the Idaho Historical Society to highlight the Idaho connection. Yesterday in the Senate, and today in the House, […]
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation that would eliminate a costly and redundant U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation affecting pesticide users. S. 340, the Sensible Environmental Protection Act (SEPA), seeks to clarify congressional intent concerning the federal regulation of pesticides and codify […]
Senator Jim Risch proposed a novel idea for protecting the nation’s power grid from cyber threats. The senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee thinks we should rely less on electronics and more on humans to manage the nation’s electricity. The Republican senator cited a 2015 cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid as evidence for […]
By ROB HOTAKAINEN Idaho Statesman WASHINGTON, D.C. — Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch says it’s time for a retro approach to protect the nation’s power grid, relying more on humans and less on sophisticated technology as a way to thwart hackers. “I’m convinced that the next huge incident in the United States — not a […]
Bipartisan majority of Senate urging strengthening of Medicare Advantage In Idaho, one in three Medicare beneficiaries have chosen a private health plan through Medicare Advantage (MA), which allows beneficiaries to select a health plan that best suits their individual budget and health needs. Given the successes of Medicare Advantage for many in Idaho and across […]
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A Boise man was awarded the Carnegie Medal on Wednesday for his heroism saving a drowning woman in the Lucky Peak Reservoir. The award was presented by Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch for the rescue by Joshua Grimmett in May. The rescue occurred when Grimmett and his wife, Talitha, saw a stopped car in the […]