Spirit Lake, Idaho, population 1,945, will be the state's "Capital for a Day" on Aug. 31, Gov. Butch Otter announced today. It's part of Otter's series of meetings in different Idaho towns, to which he brings a slew of senior state officials and members of…
Idaho's citizen redistricting commission got some good news today - it actually has two more days than it thought to reach an agreement on legislative and congressional district plans. A check of statutes showed that the first day, when the commission was convened, doesn't count…
Democratic members of Idaho's bipartisan citizen redistricting commission proposed a new legislative district plan today, L-46. The new plan divides seven counties, up from six in the Dems' original plan. "This represents an effort to comply more closely with the statutory guidance that we have,…
Idaho's state Land Board voted 4-1 this morning to distribute $47.5 million to state endowment beneficiaries including public schools next year, up 2.3 percent overall from this year's distribution of $46.425 million, but with no increase for schools, which would get $31.29 million, identical to…
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