During an interview on Friday, I asked former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus – elected governor four times as a Democrat – what he thinks of the current infighting with the Idaho GOP. “Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of people,” Andrus responded with a grin.…
Take that, Wisconsin! Glanbia Cheese reports today that together with partner Southwest Cheese, the cheesemaker “swept the boards” at the 2016 World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin last week, bringing home a record-breaking 18 medals, including six gold, eight silver and four bronze. That includes a gold medal in Monterey Jack & Walnut...
Idaho state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra is on her post-legislative session tour, addressing education officials – and some lawmakers – at gatherings around the state about what came out of the session for Idaho schools. Idaho EdNews reporter Clark Corbin covered the Boise session today,…
Today’s Idaho Press-Tribune takes a look at progress under Idaho’s “Justice Reinvestment” initiative, which passed in 2014 and sought to reduce lengthy incarceration of non-violent offenders, reserve prison cells for the most violent and reform Idaho’s probation and parole system to try to end a…
The AP has a report today on the state investigation into contributions to the “Integrity in Government PAC,” which has been ongoing since January. The PAC has been active recently running newspaper ads targeting Gov. Butch Otter and the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry,...
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