Idaho’s delegation to the Republican National Convention isn’t participating in a petition to get Ted Cruz nominated instead of Donald Trump, though Cruz won Idaho’s GOP presidential primary, and the state’s Cruz leadership team has promised that Idaho delegates will not participate in any anti-Donald…
Steve Yates, Idaho GOP chairman and a delegate at the Republican national convention in Cleveland, says he’s been impressed with the convention thus far. “This is so much better organized and better funded than anyone can have any conception of in our humble environment,” said…
Idaho GOP Chairman Steve Yates, who’s a Cruz delegate at the GOP national convention in Cleveland, told Eye on Boise today that he views the plagiarism charges about Melania Trump’s convention speech last night as a mere “blip” that will quickly blow over. Two paragraphs…
An Idaho-based software company is facing a trade-secrets lawsuit from a Connecticut firm after the Idaho company hired two of the Connecticut company’s former employees, the AP reports; it’s a type of legal challenge that’s becoming increasingly common. At issue are common and often contested…
Norm Semanko, a Cruz delegate and a rules committee member in Cleveland and former Idaho Republican Party chairman, says the media is unfairly focusing on “the ‘Dump Trump’ sideshow,” when he says many delegates at the convention, including Idaho’s delegation, just want reasonable changes in…
A plan by Hollywood stuntman Eddie Braun to re-enact Evel Knievel’s failed 1974 jump over the Snake River Canyon – Braun hopes to launch on Sept. 17 – is examined by AP sports writer Pat Graham, who reports that Braun wants to prove Knievel could've…
A federal prosecutor said during a hearing Monday that Oregon standoff figure Ryan Bundy was caught plotting an escape from a Portland jail in April, when deputies searching his cell found torn sheets braided together in a 12- to 15-foot rope, as well as extra…
Fire crews are fighting a central Idaho wildfire eight miles north of Idaho City and campers in the area have been evacuated. Officials say the fire burning in timber and grass on Tuesday is 100 acres in size and that about 50 firefighters are at the scene with more are being called in, including aircraft...
With Fethullah Gülen, an exiled, progressive Turkish cleric who lives in Pennsylvania, in the news after the failed coup against the Turkish government, Idaho EdNews reporter Kevin Richert reminds us today that back in 2011, 13 Idaho legislators toured Turkey as guests of the Pacifica…
While Idaho’s two GOP senators were excited to get Idaho U.S. district judge nominee David Nye approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, that Thursday committee vote came at a time when there was virtually no chance of a full Senate vote before September, at the earliest. The reason? The Senate went on a summer recess Friday, their...
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a settlement with former Boise boat builder Christopher Bohnenkamp, owner of the now-defunct Bohnenkamp’s Whitewater Customs, Inc., and Treasure Valley Marine, Inc., who was accused of bilking Idaho customers to whom he falsely promised to deliver custom-built jet…
Leaders with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe say they no longer want Idaho to extend its legal reach onto their reservation. Nearly a half-century ago, Congress passed "Public Law 280," which gave Idaho jurisdiction over the Shoshone-Bannocks in seven areas previously held by the federal government. They included road management, juvenile justice...
The Legislature’s interim working group on Idaho’s health coverage gap has set its first meeting for this Wednesday at 9 a.m.; you can see the full agenda here. It calls for review of legislation that was proposed this year regarding health coverage for the 78,000…
A little-noticed bill that passed the Legislature this year and took effect July 1 is giving the governor more control over the myriad boards that regulate various occupations in Idaho, in response to a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case, reports Idaho Falls attorney Steve Taggart....
The Idaho Press-Tribune in Nampa announced over the weekend that it will replace its traditional print newspaper on Mondays with an all-digital version. “Let me be crystal clear. This move is absolutely not a precursor of our demise,” said Matt Davison, Press-Tribune publisher. “The Idaho…
BSU Prof. Corey Cook, who’s at the GOP national convention in Cleveland, reports, “From what I've gathered so far, the Idaho delegation is uniquely congenial between the Cruz and Trump delegates.” Idaho has 32 delegates, 20 of them for Ted Cruz, and 12 of them...
Idaho Rep. Raúl Labrador posted this statement on Facebook over the weekend, reacting to Donald Trump’s decision to name Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who also served in the U.S. House for more than a decade, as his vice presidential running mate: "Mike Pence is a...
Boise State University political science Professor Corey Cook, dean of BSU’s School of Public Service, is at the GOP national convention in Cleveland today, the sixth national convention of either party he’s attended as part of his studies and observations of American politics. In an...
Researchers in Southwestern Idaho are developing technology for a robot they believe could help specialty crop growers manage their crops and reduce labor costs. The aim of "IdaBot" is a low-cost way to help farmers control input costs through the use of robotic automation, said Northwest Nazarene...
Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates issued this statement on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, which Trump announced in a tweet today, in advance of a postponed news conference now set for tomorrow: “We congratulate…
Amid growing interest in solar power in sunny southern Idaho, Idaho Power Co. is proposing a “community solar pilot program,” in which customers would be offered subscriptions at $740 each to help fund a new 500-kilowatt solar array to be built near a southeast Boise…
Idaho’s state tax revenues for June came in $20.1 million higher than projections – 6.5 percent higher – a revenue bump that means Idaho closed out its fiscal year June 30 with a balanced budget and also automatically transferred $15.6 million to the Budget Stabilization…
Both Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have issued statements praising the Senate Judiciary Committee’s action this morning to approve the nomination of Idaho Judge David Nye to be the state’s next U.S. district judge, and reporting the nomination to the full Senate for…
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch both voted in favor of FAA reauthorization legislation that cleared the Senate yesterday with just four no votes – just in time to avoid a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration on July 15, as its congressional…
Idaho Judge David Nye won unanimous support from the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning to confirm his nomination to be Idaho’s next U.S. district judge. He and two other judicial nominees were approved on a voice vote, without discussion. There are 17 other nominees ahead...
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