"What we do is really powerful."

 

Mary DuPree, co-leader of the Palouse Region Citizens' Climate Lobby, spoke to the League of Women Voters of Moscow today about climate change initiatives in Congress.

 

"What we do, ultimately, is lobby Congress to pass legislation that will slow and mitigate climate change as much as possible,' DuPree said. "One day, every June, the CCL delegates lobby directly with their members of Congress."

 

DuPree said the organization has six chapters in Idaho, and she said the Palouse region chapter includes members from Idaho and Washington.

 

"The way that we work is that we build bridges. We listen to people's needs," DuPree said.

 

The CCL's bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act "will drive down America’s carbon pollution while unleashing American technology innovation and ingenuity," the group says.

 

DuPree also spoke about the gas tax and a carbon dividend program.

 

"Our bottom line is reducing carbon pollution, carbon dioxide," DuPree said.

 

(Hunter Funk, reporting and photo)

4,000 plus students are expected at this year’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.

That’s according to Josh Skinner, the festival’s manager, who spoke today at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Moscow.

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Skinner said the festival will include workshops from artists, including vocalist Angela Parrish, who voiced pieces in the movie La La Land.

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There are opportunities for high school students to be chosen to perform in front of audiences and possibly win a scholarship sponsored by Avista, Skinner said.

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The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and the New Lionel Hampton Big Band are among the featured performances this year.

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The 2019 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho in Moscow is Feb. 22-23.

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(Hunter Funk, reporting and photo)

Moscow, ID – The Idaho WWAMI program brings a new anatomy lab to campus, having students able to stay in Moscow longer.

 

In 2014, the Idaho WWAMI program grew the class size from 20 to 40 students, allowing them 2 years at Idaho instead of 1. This quadrupled the program and allowed students to avoid traveling back and forth everyday between Idaho and WSU.

 

The program Director, Jeff Seegmiller explains his role in building this state of the art lab.

 

“In the design, I played a critical role of knowing what I have been teaching in the past 20 years of my life and it needed to be an opening to this exploration.”

 

The Lab is located on the third floor of the Gritman Medical Center. This spring is the first semester that UI Medical students can use the new space and is only the first step in a larger plan to continue growth.

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(Hunter Funk Reporting)