The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, a lobbying group that represents Idaho's biggest businesses, has developed a special website attacking Democratic candidate for governor Keith Allred with criticisms that Allred contends are false, the Associated Press reports. The site, www.allredink.com, says that if the…
When the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in the case of Doe vs. Reed, challenging Washington state's practice of considering signatures on petitions for a referendum or initiative to be public record, the justices' questioning showed much concern about openness and transparency;…
Gov. Butch Otter says he'll hold his next "Capital for a Day" event in his own hometown of Star on May 17th. At the events, the governor and a slew of top state officials typically meet with the public for a day in a rural…
Gov. Butch Otter announced yesterday that Idaho will join more than a dozen other states in "opting out" of a requirement under the new national health care reform legislation to set up a new "high risk pool" for uninsured residents with pre-existing conditions. Idaho already…
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