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CLARK FORK — A proposal to firm up a wilderness designation for 13,900 acres in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests went through the wringer on Wednesday. Supporters of the Scotchman Peaks wilderness proposal hosted a well-attended public meeting to discuss bringing permanency to the designation and its impact on accessing the area. The meeting follows […]
WASHINGTON — Private-sector innovators in nuclear energy and government researchers will work hand in hand to create the next generation of clean, advanced nuclear power under bipartisan legislation introduced today in the U.S. Senate. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Lisa Murkowski […]
As the new session gets underway U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) has been named Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The committee oversees the Small Business Administration, small business trade and exporting, veterans and reservist employees, women and minority entrepreneurship, among others. According to the Idaho Department of Commerce, small businesses […]
PoliticalNews.me – Nov 23,2016 – Capito, Manchin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Immediate Passage of Miners Protection Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 20 bipartisan Senators in a letter to Senate and House leadership, calling for the passage of the Miners Protection Act by the end […]
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leaders sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), as well as a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Harry Reid strongly urging the passage of sportsmen’s legislation priorities before the end of the 114th Congress. Signatories on the House letter […]
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leaders sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), as well as a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Harry Reid strongly urging the passage of sportsmen’s legislation priorities before the end of the 114th Congress. Signatories on the House letter […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (KLIX) Idaho senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo have reacted to a new report saying Idaho ranks fifth in the nation when it comes to Volunteer service. The study was conducted by the Corporation for Community and National Service, more on the study here. The study found that 382,200 Idahoans volunteered for 53.42 million […]
By Crystal Duan A group of Western senators is pushing Congress to give more federal money to rural school districts. But state statutes limit the amount of relief that money would bring and its unpredictability means some schools don’t count on it. Before members of Congress went home to campaign for the election, 29 senators, […]
BOISE (AP) — Idaho’s U.S. senators say they will push for a confirmation vote on a federal judge nominee during the lame duck session of Congress. Idaho has been down to just one active federal U.S. district judge since summer 2015, reported The Spokesman-Review. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch said they are standing by […]
As Congress kicks off its lame-duck session this week, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo said this morning that he and fellow Idaho Sen. Jim Risch will be pushing hard for a vote on Idaho U.S. District Judge nominee David Nye, but they’ve not yet heard if any judicial nominations will be taken up during the post-election […]