The Idaho State Board of Education has approved fee hikes ranging from 5 to 7 percent for Idaho state universities for next year. At the University of Idaho, the fees called "matriculation fees," since UI can't charge "tuition," will rise 6.5 percent, to $4,934 for…
House Speaker Lawerence Denney says things aren't as off-track for ending the legislative session as they may seem. "Actually, I think we're doing pretty well," he told Eye on Boise. "JFAC still has one more big battle with personnel costs." The joint budget committee will…
Rep. Marge Chadderdon, R-Coeur d'Alene, says she's got a new version of her flag bill in the works, after problems cropped up with amendments already made to the bill. Chadderdon originally sought to prohibit state or local agencies in Idaho from buying any U.S. or…
Jan Eyth has been the supervisor of the legislative advisers, the lobbyists who use the legislative advisers' room in the Statehouse and check in with her for messages and such, for the past 25 years. Today, the lobbyists threw her a surprise 80th birthday party,…
The House has decided not to take up any bills this morning, with so many of its members gone for the funeral in Pocatello today of Brenda Malepeai, the late wife of Sen. Edgar Malepeai, D-Pocatello. House GOP Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, said leadership…
Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick has named Pocatello City Councilman and state women's prison warden Brian Underwood as the nominee to be the next U.S. Marshal for Idaho. “He is bright, talented, and recommended by people I know and trust from across the political spectrum," Minnick…
The collection of "Lost and Found" items at the information desk in the Capitol Annex has included various items all session, like a broken umbrella, a set of car keys, etc. It's been growing, however. And today, the collection includes, among other items, a tie,…
Bob Hoover, president of the College of Idaho in Caldwell and former University of Idaho president, has been named the new CEO of the Idaho Community Foundation, a position he'll start in mid-July. Alice Hennessey will continue as interim president and CEO of the statewide…
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