On Idaho Public Television’s “Idaho Reports” this week, we talk about the week's developments, from Gov. Butch Otter's recent hospitalization to election and campaign developments to BSU head football coach Chris Petersen's new contract. I join commentators Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert, and Brad Iverson-Long, along…
As the recession slammed into urban Idaho in 2008, rural Idaho escaped without an overall loss of jobs or wages, according to the latest analysis from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In fact, rural Idaho added more than 300 jobs in 2008, while metropolitan…
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Pocatello City Councilman and current Pocatello Women's Correctional Center Warden Brian Underwood as the new U.S. Marshal for Idaho. 1st District Congressman Walt Minnick proposed Underwood as the nominee, and President Barack Obama appointed him; the state's entire congressional delegation…