The Idaho Supreme Court has set an Aug. 3 ceremony to swear in Justice Jim Jones as the next chief justice of the court, succeeding current Chief Justice Roger Burdick, who will remain on the court; chief justices are elected by the court and serve…
Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, is working on a compromise bill regarding discrimination protections for gay and lesbian Idahoans, NPR reporter Jessica Robinson reports today. Hill said he is drawing on a newly passed Utah law, but not copying it. "I don’t think that…
I requested a comment from Idaho’s state superintendent of schools, Sherri Ybarra, on the new study of the impacts of four-day school weeks in Idaho. Here is her response: “We are well aware of districts throughout the state that have made this decision to...
A new study by a rural education group examined the 42 of Idaho’s 115 school districts that have gone to four-day school weeks as a money-saving move, and found that none have seen significant savings as a result. “Minimal savings could be achieved by reducing...
With the unusually warm river temperatures in the Columbia and Snake rivers right now – as much as 6 degrees warmer than usual – Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists took the unusual step of capturing migrating adult sockeye salmon in a trap at...
A year of cracking down on a top Idaho incentive designed to attract businesses has resulted in fewer applicants vying for the program, the AP reports. Idaho’s workforce development training fund reimburses companies for training employees who would otherwise lose their job for not having…
The final state tax revenue figures are in for the fiscal year, and with June’s revenues $9 million below the forecast, or 2.9 percent below, the final outcome for the year was 8.6 percent growth in general fund revenue – which is $92.3 million more…
Hundreds of people ringed the state Capitol today, stretching a yellow ribbon around the entire double block containing the Statehouse, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some were in wheelchairs, some were conversing in sign language, some had artificial...
Since 2004, Idaho has been required to have at least one voting machine that works for people with disabilities – from blindness to lack of motor skills – in every one of its in-person polling places, and it has about 1,000 of them. But now...
How engaged are Idahoans so far in the 2016 presidential race? Measured at least by Idahoans who are reaching into their wallets, according to the latest campaign finance reports the answer is $113,160 worth. That’s how much Idahoans have contributed to all presidential candidates through…
Inmates at an Idaho prison are asking a federal judge to sanction the state because they believe prison officials deliberately misled a court-appointed examiner on prison health care by tampering with medical records and hiding problem inmates. The Idaho Department of Correction, meanwhile, contends the inmates' claims are without merit and...
More than 90 percent of Idaho’s counties have either been declared natural disaster areas or are bordering national disaster areas, federal officials say today – an unprecedented situation driven by prolonged drought. The AP reports that Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai and Latah counties were the...
Idaho’s high school broadband costs are trending upward, but the local Internet contracts still represent big savings from the defunct Idaho Education Network, reports Idaho Education News. EdNews gathered preliminary budget requests for school districts for 2015 that showed the savings for local contracts vs.…
The Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has decided it won't use an option made available by lawmakers intended to speed the commission's natural gas and oil decision making process. With a 3-0 vote Wednesday, the commission chose not to exempt itself from the contested…
In response to my requests for comment, Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch issued a five-paragraph statement today about the declaration of a “judicial emergency” in Idaho by the federal court system yesterday due to the lack of a replacement for U.S. District Judge…
Justice Jim Jones will become chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court on Aug. 1, having been elected by the other members of the court after current Chief Justice Roger Burdick decided not to seek a second four-year term as chief. The last three chief…
At President Obama’s press conference today, he was pressed by a reporter, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett, about why the nuclear deal with Iran didn’t secure the release of four Americans in Iran, three being held in jail, including Idaho Pastor Saeed…
Idaho’s legal bill to an outside law firm over the defunct Idaho Education Network now tops $1 million, even as the state argues in court over a judge’s order to pay nearly another $1 million for the attorney fees of the winning side in the…
As the terrorism trial of Fazliddin Kurbanov opened in Boise yesterday, prosecutors said the Uzbeki refugee was walking on a “pathway to terror,” communicating regularly with an overseas terrorist organization, buying bags of fertilizer and other bomb-making materials, and talking of attacking a military base...
Members of Idaho’s congressional delegation have sent out statements today sharply critical of the newly reached nuclear arms deal with Iran, with Sen. Jim Risch saying, “The West will have to live with a nuclear Iran and will abandon our closest ally, Israel, under this…
Idaho’s state lottery presented a $45 million dividend check to the state today, down from last year’s $49 million, the first drop after 11 straight years of record dividends for the state’s schools and public buildings. Out of those profits, public schools will get $28...
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The wife of an Idaho pastor held prisoner in Iran says she's deeply disappointed that the Iran nuclear deal announced Tuesday contained no assurance of her husband's release. Naghmeh Abedini says she met…
The Idaho State Bar is seeking the disbarment of former Canyon County prosecutor and gubernatorial candidate John Bujak. Bar counsel for the Idaho State Bar, Bradley Andrews, filed a complaint alleging Bujak violated rules regarding professional conduct...
A law professor at the University of Richmond who watches federal judicial appointments says U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge gave plenty of notice that he planned to take senior status on July 3 – he announced it last Sept. 24. Carl Tobias, Williams Professor at…
The nation’s federal courts have declared a “judicial emergency” in Idaho due to the vacancy in one of the state’s two U.S. district judge positions, created when U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge took senior status on July 3 – and no replacement has been named....
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