A coalition of Idaho news organizations, including the Idaho Statesman, the Times-News, the Associated Press, the Idaho Press-Tribune and the Idaho Press Club, has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit between two major hospitals in Idaho in an effort to open court proceedings…
The Idaho Legislature’s K-12 Educational System Interim Committee heard sharply differing views this afternoon on how three controversial teacher contract bills have been working since lawmakers passed them on a temporary, one-year basis this year, and what should be done about them next year. The…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: ARCO, Idaho (AP) — Employees at Craters of the Moon National Monument in south-central Idaho have received an exemption from federal furlough requirements so rangers can continue to search for a Boise woman who has been missing…
American Indian tribes have more than access to national parks on the line with the government shutdown, the AP reports, as federal funding has been cut off for crucial services including foster care payments, nutrition programs and financial assistance for the needy. Some tribes intend…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Thousands of visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park are grumbling and making alternate plans after being told to leave or denied entry because of the budget impasse in Washington. The neighboring…
The Legislature’s joint interim committee on the K-12 educational system has convened at the state Capitol this morning, with public school facilities and security the first item on today’s agenda. Later this morning, the current state of assessments and testing is up for discussion. This…
Federal campgrounds and picnic areas have shut down across Idaho, the AP reports, due to the government shutdown forced by Congress' inability to pass a spending bill by a midnight deadline to keep the government functioning. Court cases are slowing down, 850 Idaho National Guard…
State school Superintendent Tom Luna told the Meridian Chamber of Commerce today that he endorses “every one” of the 20 recommendations of an education stakeholders task force appointed by Gov. Butch Otter, and has built his budget request for public schools for next year to…
Things are busy at Idaho’s health insurance exchange today as enrollment opens, but the system hasn’t crashed as several other state exchanges around the country have reported. Instead, there are slowdowns, but everything’s functioning, and the state’s in-person assistants and insurance agents and brokers have…
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