Idaho and Washington may share a border, but according to the latest presidential election forecast on the FiveThirtyEight blog, they’re polar opposites: In Washington, the blog gives Hillary Clinton a 96 percent chance of winning the state; in Idaho, it’s Trump by that same 96…
Two politically connected vendors are suing the state of Idaho in federal court after Attorney General Lawrence Wasden demanded that they pay back all the money they were paid for the now-defunct Idaho Education Network, including millions paid for broadband services that Idaho schools used for up to six years.The problem: Idaho law bans pay...
The Idaho Attorney General’s office sent a demand for full repayment for all funds advanced under the court-voided Idaho Education Network contract to two vendors, CenturyLink Communications and Education Networks of America, on Aug. 10, after state Department of Administration Director Bob Geddes said he...
Idaho voter registration records show that the Republican Party has attracted more than 80,000 newly affiliated voters this year, the Lewiston Tribune reports, a 27.4 increase and a figure that alone exceeds the total number of registered Democrats in the state. Idaho GOP officials are…
Idaho ranks 14th in the nation for economic performance, according to a new analysis by Governing magazine, which also found that in the top 10 states for economic performance, governors had high approval ratings, while in the bottom 10 states, their approval ratings were far…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden reports that his Consumer Protection Division recovered more than $2.96 million in restitution for Idaho consumers in fiscal year 2016, nearly four times the division’s budget. The division received 791 complaints, mediated 603, recorded 12,861 consumer-related contacts, and completed 22…
As reforms to Idaho's criminal justice system shrinking the state’s prison population, the number of offenders on probation and parole is expanding dramatically, the AP reports, stretching supervision resources. And trend is compounded in Ada County, where judges typically sentence offenders to longer probation terms…
The Idaho Legislature’s interim committee on state procurement laws is meeting today at the state Capitol. Among its agenda items: A report on the impact of new laws enacted this year, including a recodification; discussion of compliance review and enforcement; and a presentation from Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane on void contracts....
An Idaho 4th District judge has ordered a Florida dental services contractor to disclose nearly 100 pages of material from its successful bid for an Idaho Medicaid contract that the company had claimed was exempt from public disclosure as trade secrets. The order came in...