LEWISTON, Idaho – The No. 12 Lewis-Clark State Men’s Basketball team stretched its home winning streak to 16 games with an 83-73 victory over the Montana State-Northern Lights in the Activity Center on Thursday.

OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) announced today $1,974,742 in loans and $503,631 in grants for economic development, public infrastructure development and economic feasibility studies targeting business growth, job creation and rural broadband development.

BOISE, Idaho – This week, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees, asking them to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include debt servicing costs whenever they produce an official cost estimate. Doing so would ensure more accurate cost estimates of legislation in Congress and increase government transparency for the general public. 

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 jar (12oz) roasted red peppers, chopped, liquid reserved
• 1 can (4oz) diced green chiles
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 3-4 cups peeled, cubed sweet potatoes
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 oz cream cheese, cubed

Below is the Daily Fly road report for January 17 - all information is courtesy from the Idaho Transportation Department.

OLYMPIA - Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for six days of digging beginning Jan. 21.

State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a dig on evening low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat.

Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, has been selected to serve on the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee in the Washington State House of Representatives.

PULLMAN, WA - The Washington State Cougars 2020 Football schedule was released Thursday January 16. Washington State will kick off a new era of Cougars football on the road against Utah State on September 5. 

WASHINGTON – A companion bill to S. 2794, the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), was introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Chris Pappas (D-New Hampshire) and Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho).  Crapo and Shaheen today also announced that S. 2794 has received endorsements by three Veterans Service Organizations, including Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Veterans (AMVETS) and the Coalition of Families of Korean and Cold War POW/MIAs.

Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement in response to the Washington State Supreme Court’s partial invalidation of the Department of Ecology’s 2016 Clean Air Rule.

Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little was joined by legislators today in signing his first two executive orders of 2020, both aimed at keeping Idaho regulations streamlined, user-friendly, and easy to understand.

Reminders are critical parts of forming new habits — they don’t rely on motivation nor do they require you to remember to do your habit — they encode your new habit into something that you already do. 

On Saturday, Klay Thompson's jersey will be retired during halftime of the Washington State vs Oregon State game at Beasley. Coming out of high school. Thompson was the 11th ranked Small Forward in the 2008 recruiting class - and the 53rd best overall player.