The L.A. Times analyzes the Idaho court ruling ordering The Spokesman-Review to disclose the identity of an anonymous online commenter in an article today; you can read it here. "When entering the comment forum of your typical news website or blog these days, it sometimes…
It was a smoky, hazy sunrise in Boise today, as seen here looking across Lucky Peak Lake just east of town. That's from the numerous wildfires still burning in the region. The Stone fire, between 8th Street and Rocky Canyon road in the foothills just…
Gary Spackman, who has served as interim director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources for the past three years, today was named the permanent director there by Gov. Butch Otter. Spackman, who holds both a law degree and an engineering degree and is a…
Idaho 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador today defended his vote in the House to repeal the national health care reform law, saying, "Since my time in the Idaho State Legislature, it has become clear to me that Idahoans oppose every aspect of Obamacare. ... This…
The Western Governors Association sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging more and speedier federal aid for states hard-hit by wildfires this year, plus more aid for the states to cope with the fallout after the fires, from restoring wildlife habitat to protecting municipal…
Joshua Whitworth, a Mackay native and 2004 graduate of Idaho State University, has been named the new executive director of the Idaho Republican Party by new party Chairman Barry Peterson. Whitworth, 30, fills the position previously held by Jonathan Parker. Click below for the full…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― After Democrats used Idaho's official seal on their campaign material, minority party members are now complaining that Republicans are engaging in similarly inappropriate behavior. Idaho's secretary of state warns candidates and lawmakers not…
Boise is choking on smoke this morning from the numerous wildfires, including one in the Boise foothills just east of town near Aldape Summit. The Stone fire ignited this morning between 8th Street and Rocky Canyon road; Shaw Mountain Road is closed due to the…
The Spokesman-Review must provide information that could identify an anonymous reader who typed a disparaging online comment about the chairwoman of the Kootenai County Republican Party in February, an Idaho judge ruled Tuesday. You can read our full story here at spokesman.com, and read 1st…
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council, which is meeting in Boise today, is calling for a $2 million federal investment in blocking invasive quagga and zebra mussels from leaving Lake Mead - pictured here - on infested boats and traveling to the still-uninfested waters of…
Nearly two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the national health care reform law, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has issued his reaction. "Like nearly everyone else, I was surprised by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling," he writes in an op-ed piece distributed to Idaho…
Three Boise Democratic candidates sent voters a campaign newsletter emblazoned with Idaho's official state seal, even though the secretary of state's office discourages people from using the seal on anything but official state business, the AP reports. Sen. Elliot Werk, Rep. Sue Chew and candidate…
Occupy Boise and the ACLU of Idaho have filed a legal challenge in federal court against to new administrative rules sharply limiting rallies and other protest activities around the state Capitol and nearby buildings, including the Capitol Annex, former site of the Occupy Boise encampment.…
The state of Idaho and a group of Idaho news media have agreed that all Idaho executions should be open to media witnesses from start to finish, ending a lawsuit brought by the media, and the state has paid the news media's attorney fees and…
Owners of cabins at Priest Lake, like this 1930s one that retired school teachers Jim and Myrna Brown spent years renovating in the hopes that it could be a family legacy, are facing increased uncertainty after the Idaho Supreme Court decision overturning a state law…
The Idaho Education Association's political fundraising arm endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson in his 2012 election against Democrat Nicole LeFavour, the Twin Falls Times-News reports, via the Associated Press. The endorsement has raised questions, because Simpson is a supporter of Superintendent of Public Instruction…
For more than three decades, Idaho has struggled with the issue of a governor's mansion, ever since then-Gov. Cecil Andrus refused to live in the deteriorating Boise home the state had provided since 1947. Billionaire J.R. Simplot's donation to the state of his hilltop mansion…
When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter led a three-day trail ride last week in the Flint Creek area in Owyhee County, the point was to talk sage grouse, including the state's pending plan to protect the chicken-like bird and try to avoid an endangered species listing.…
Forty percent of marijuana seizures in Idaho consist of Oregon medical marijuana, according to Idaho State Police records - legal in that state in the right circumstances, but not for anyone across the border in Idaho. On the stretch of I-84 where ISP Trooper Justin…
Idaho's wolf hunting season ended Saturday, but a summer season with wolf hunting allowed on private lands in the northern Panhandle region opened the same day. It's the first phase of the 2012-2013 season; wolf hunting in the rest of the state doesn't open until…
When ailing Olympic athletes need sports massage during the upcoming London Olympics, it'll be highly trained Idaho fingers providing the relief. That's because Paul Weston, massage therapy coordinator at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, has been named a member of the medical team for the…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) ― Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's office is seeking federal assistance for victims of a southeastern Idaho range fire that destroyed 66 homes and 29 outbuildings. Otter on Tuesday toured ground charred by the now-notorious…
An Idaho soldier from Preston has been killed in Afghanistan, falling when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Private First Class Cody O. Moosman, 24, had joined the service in 2010; his family said he'd wanted to join the Army since he…
Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey reports today that Idaho Power Co. has joined forces with the libertarian Idaho Freedom Foundation, with both the utility and its CEO listed as sponsors of the group's upcoming annual banquet. "Idaho Power is the only old-guard sponsor," Popkey reports.…
Idaho phone companies won't have to fix outages to land-line phone service within 24 hours any more, nor will they have to give credits to customers when they don't meet the new standard, which is doubled to 48 hours, under new rules approved Tuesday by…
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