AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Cataldo Idaho. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/cataldo-id 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/cataldo-id https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:31:28 -0500 Boise, Idaho – The Idaho Legislature adjourned “sine die” today, and Governor Brad Little thanked his legislative partners for https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-little-applauds-productive-legislative-session-31559372-boise-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-little-applauds-productive-legislative-session-31559372-boise-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-lankford-help-us-job-creators-in-uncertain-economy-31560718-kellogg-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-lankford-help-us-job-creators-in-uncertain-economy-31560718-kellogg-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Natural Gas https://www.americantowns.com/news/natural-gas-act-would-block-department-of-energy-from-outlawing-gas-stoves-appliances-31560719-hailey-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/natural-gas-act-would-block-department-of-energy-from-outlawing-gas-stoves-appliances-31560719-hailey-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, last week https://www.americantowns.com/news/simpson-questions-blm-director-stonemanning-on-lava-ridge-proposal-during-fy24-budget-hearing-31561061-boise-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/simpson-questions-blm-director-stonemanning-on-lava-ridge-proposal-during-fy24-budget-hearing-31561061-boise-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The governor’s veto power is an important check on the legislature, especially when it passes unconstitutional, unjust, or cruel measures. https://www.americantowns.com/news/a-message-from-the-chair-governor-little-signs-away-crucial-freedoms-31561387-grangeville-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/a-message-from-the-chair-governor-little-signs-away-crucial-freedoms-31561387-grangeville-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 “Governor Little just signed away the rights of loving parents to access the medical care they choose for their children. His decision https://www.americantowns.com/news/idp-on-governor-little-signing-healthcare-ban-for-transgender-youth-31561389-sandpoint-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idp-on-governor-little-signing-healthcare-ban-for-transgender-youth-31561389-sandpoint-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Idahoans are often surprised to learn how unbalanced our Legislature is, with Republicans holding 83% of the seats. Even in this unhealthy https://www.americantowns.com/news/a-message-from-the-chair-democrats-delivered-for-idahoans-in-the-2023-session-31562913-emmett-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/a-message-from-the-chair-democrats-delivered-for-idahoans-in-the-2023-session-31562913-emmett-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little wrapped up the first 100 days of his second term as Idaho’s 33rd Governor last week, noting historic https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-little-marks-100-days-of-achievement-31563830-boise-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-little-marks-100-days-of-achievement-31563830-boise-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) expressed support for the U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-wyden-applaud-proposed-hhs-rule-that-reduces-barriers-to-kinship-foster-care-placement-31564148-lewiston-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-wyden-applaud-proposed-hhs-rule-that-reduces-barriers-to-kinship-foster-care-placement-31564148-lewiston-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) to introduce legislation to prohibit https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-risch-join-bill-to-stop-lead-ammo-tackle-ban-31564149-pocatello-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-risch-join-bill-to-stop-lead-ammo-tackle-ban-31564149-pocatello-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Boise, Idaho--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), along with Representative Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Idaho State Treasurer Julie https://www.americantowns.com/news/idaho-congressional-delegation-state-treasurer-announce-secure-rural-schools-payments-31564150-caldwell-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idaho-congressional-delegation-state-treasurer-announce-secure-rural-schools-payments-31564150-caldwell-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) with several other Senators today voted to prevent the Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-vote-to-block-admin-from-empowering-the-va-to-perform-illegal-abortions-31564830-moscow-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-vote-to-block-admin-from-empowering-the-va-to-perform-illegal-abortions-31564830-moscow-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Stop Fentanyl Border https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-hagerty-colleagues-reintroduce-legislation-to-stop-fentanyl-trafficking-into-the-us-31564832-meridian-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-hagerty-colleagues-reintroduce-legislation-to-stop-fentanyl-trafficking-into-the-us-31564832-meridian-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) to introduce legislation to prohibit https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-join-bill-to-stop-lead-ammo-tackle-ban-31564834-eagle-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-join-bill-to-stop-lead-ammo-tackle-ban-31564834-eagle-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) led a letter to the U.S. Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-marshall-daines-slam-department-of-energys-efforts-to-ban-gas-stoves-31564836-rexburg-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-marshall-daines-slam-department-of-energys-efforts-to-ban-gas-stoves-31564836-rexburg-id.html Government and Politics Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500