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WASHINGTON, D.C. (News Release) – The United States Senate this afternoon unanimously confirmed Judge David C. Nye to serve as U.S. District Judge for the District of Idaho. Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch welcomed the Senate’s timely action in confirming the first of President Donald Trump’s U.S. District Judge nominees. “I thank my colleagues […]
WASHINGTON, DC (KIFI/KIDK) – The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed the appointment of Judge David C. Nye to serve as District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Nye is currently a Judge in the 6th Judicial District in Pocatello. Nye was initially nominated by President Obama last year and […]
Independent logging and lumber production has been a way of life in Idaho for more than a century. In 1956, more than 300 lumber mills were booming across the state. According to the Associated Logging Contractors, Idaho easily led the nation in timber production then, and ranks 8th in America today. At face value, these […]
For months, Sen. Maria Cantwell has been warning in letters to the Trump administration and colleagues that Congress needs to do more to keep the nation’s energy supply safe from cyberattacks. Now it appears she has a widespread attack to bolster her admonitions. Reports from Bloomberg and The New York Times last week indicated that Russian-backed hacking […]
The U.S. Senate voted 97-0 today in favor of invoking cloture on the nomination of Judge David Nye to be Idaho’s next U.S. District Court judge, a procedural move that clears the way for a full Senate vote on the confirmation, likely this week. Idaho has been down to just one active federal district judge […]
Independent logging and lumber production has been a way of life in Idaho for more than a century. In 1956, more than 300 lumber mills were booming across the state. According to the Associated Logging Contractors, Idaho easily led the nation in timber production then, and ranks 8th in America today. At face value, these […]
CLARK FORK — Staff from U.S. Sen. Jim Risch is hosting another open house to consider the Scotchman Peaks wilderness proposal. The open house runs from 4-7 p.m. at Clark Fork Senior/Junior High School on Tuesday, July 18. Staff from the office of Risch, R-Idaho, and officials from the U.S. Forest Service will be on […]
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The Hill By: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) May 2, 2017 This week, Republicans, Democrats and Independents will come together to celebrate National Small Business Week (April 30-May 6) and honor the innovative entrepreneurs who define the American Dream. As leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, we are […]
POST FALLS Idahos senators were part of a bipartisan group on Wednesday that urged funding for state veterans homes, including one planned for Post Falls. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo were among the lawmakers who sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies urging it to […]