Gov. Butch Otter joined the governors of Nevada, Wyoming and Montana at the Western Governors Association meeting in Las Vegas today, where they heard a keynote address from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and talked wildfires, security and more. Otter also had a chance to attend...
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” features a report on wildfires, land management and climate change; also, AP reporter Kimberlee Kruesi joins the pundits for discussion of legislative interim committees, tax policy and more, including myself, Jim Weatherby, and co-hosts Aaron Kunz and Melissa Davlin. The show airs…
Bogus Basin announced this afternoon that it’ll open three more lifts tomorrow: Bitterroot, Morning Star, and the No. 6 Pine Creek chair, the big one that provides access to the east-facing backside of the mountain. That’s in addition to the No. 1 Deer Point and...
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter declared an emergency situation and police on Friday started the process of clearing out a homeless tent camp containing about 135 people. Bieter says the homeless camp near downtown isn't sustainable and there's concern about the health and safety of people living there. The mayor says a temporary shelter has been set up...
Lawmakers on the Legislature’s interim committee on purchasing laws have wrapped up four hours of discussions today, and set their next meeting for Jan. 14; they took votes on just two of the seven proposed bills they reviewed today, sending the other five back for…
The Port of Portland is subsidizing a barge and rail system to get products out of Lewiston, Idaho after major shipping lines stopped serving the port. The Oregonian reports that a container barge set off Thursday from Lewiston for the first time in eight months carrying containers of agricultural and paper products to the...
The first bill lawmakers on the Purchasing Laws Interim Committee are examining this morning would require annual reports to the Legislature on high-dollar and high-risk contracts signed by any state agency or officer, and require rule-making that lays out policies and procedures on contract monitoring...
The Legislature’s interim committee on purchasing laws is meeting at the Capitol today to review draft legislation; you can listen live here. There’s quite a bit of it; there are proposed bills on contract oversight; delegation of authority; ethics in procurement; multiple contract awards; open…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wildfires, sage grouse, cybersecurity and highway funding will be among the topics governors from four Western states take up with federal land and transportation officials at a Las Vegas Strip resort. The governors…