Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo issued a statement today expressing disappointment at the failure of resolution they backed, which failed today on a 47-53 vote, aimed at stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Risch said, “The EPA rule is nothing more…
When the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the confirmation of Wendy Olson to be Idaho's next U.S. Attorney today, the approval came quickly on a voice vote. "There had been lengthy debate about a judicial nomination earlier in the meeting, but there was no debate…
A legal news site is reporting that Wendy Olson has been confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee as Idaho's new U.S. Attorney. Olson, the current senior litigation counsel for Idaho's U.S. Attorney's office, has worked there since 1997 and played a key role in the…
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