Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on today’s arguments before the Idaho Supreme Court on the “instant racing” bill, which passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly, and then was the target of a veto by Gov. Butch Otter, but the vetoed bill…
The U.S. Department of Energy has given Idaho a two-month deadline to waive parts of a 1995 agreement to clean up nuclear waste at a federal facility in southeast Idaho or lose doing important research work on spent nuclear fuel, says Idaho Department of Commerce…
Idaho is outgrowing its 208 area code and will need a second one by mid-2018, so the state Public Utilities Commission is asking Idahoans whether they want to be divided geographically between two area codes or just mix the new code in statewide. Either option...
This morning’s arguments in the instant racing case featured an extended exchange between Justice Daniel Eismann and Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane in which both repeatedly interrupted each other, voices were raised, and the justice accused Kane of “evading” his questions. At issue was whether...
In the Maine Supreme Court opinion that was submitted to Idaho justices in the instant racing case as a supplemental authority before this morning’s arguments, a footnote addresses the latin phrase “sine die,” or “without a day,” used to describe when the Legislature adjourns for…
Today is the day that the Idaho Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the instant racing case, the lawsuit from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe that raises questions not only about gambling in Idaho, but also about the Idaho Constitution, the balance of power among...
Idaho's endowment lands generated a record $124 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the AP reports. Meanwhile, the Idaho Endowment Fund increased 3 percent to $1.8 billion. The state agency said that strong returns over the last five years have permitted boosting…
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