Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo issued a statement today saying they're interviewing both "men and women" for a U.S. District Judge opening, and that the process is "ongoing," but not saying whether…
Interestingly, the joint statement I posted a few minutes ago from Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo on federal judicial selection was the one I received from Risch’s office; the one I’ve received from Crapo’s office is slightly different. Here’s the statement sent out from…
The last time Idaho got a new federal district judge, here’s how the selection process worked: The late U.S. District Judge Harold Ryan, who had served since 1981, took senior status on Dec. 30, 1992, and died of cancer on April 10, 1995. Then-Rep. Larry…
Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, who have repeatedly declined to comment on the secret selection process they now have under way for a successor to U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge, who is taking senior status on July 3, have just issued this statement: “Several…
The U.S. Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service has released its annual report today on the Treasury Offset Program, or TOP, Delinquent Debt Collection’s work in 2014. Never heard of it? Among its findings: Idaho recovered $13.4 million in delinquent child support payments through the…
A new state report praises Idaho charter schools for their academic performance, but acknowledges that fewer minority and low-income students attend them, writes Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News. On Wednesday, Idaho’s Public Charter School Commission released its first-ever annual report on charter schools. The…
A second measles case in Spokane, following the first confirmed case in more than 20 years last week, has prompted warnings to 50 unvaccinated people who came into contact with the patients to stay home for 21 days, with some of those under mandatory quarantine.…
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