Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt today announced that he’s endorsing Robyn Brody for the Idaho Supreme Court. “Like other Idaho voters, I’ve been doing my research on the Supreme Court race. I’ll be voting for Robyn Brody for Supreme Court and hope my fellow Idahoans…
It’s not just the candidates who are campaigning frantically as Election Day approaches on Tuesday. Since Oct. 19, nine groups have made a total of $330,077 in independent expenditures on campaigns in Idaho – and that’s just as of 4:30 this afternoon. The number could…
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television will feature the 2nd District congressional race, in which nine-term GOP Rep. Mike Simpson faces a low-key challenge from Democrat Jennifer Martinez, who is making her first run for office. Simpson and Martinez will be interviewed separately by…
Two environmental groups have reopened a lawsuit contending a Canadian mining company is polluting the Boise River system despite a court order to stop. The Idaho Conservation League and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center on Thursday submitted court filings contending Atlanta Gold Corporation is violating the court order...
And in other non-election news, it’s Ski Swap time. Doors will open at 3 p.m. today for the 66th annual Ski Swap at the Expo Idaho, benefiting the Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation. That’s earlier than in the past – in fact, it’s coming right…
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Claims of election-related intimidation and harassment in North Idaho’s Bonner and Boundary counties haven’t been confirmed by authorities, but for some local politicians, both Republican and Democrat, the claims are believable and reflective of hardened political views, writes S-R reporter Eli Francovich in today’s Spokesman-Review.…
Idaho Supreme Court Curt McKenzie’s campaign debt has swelled to more than $54,000 as the election approaches, even as he benefits from independent campaign expenditures by three groups. McKenzie reported loaning his campaign $7,500 of his own money on Wednesday, plus another $11,532 in late…
In non-election related news today, S-R reporter Scott Maben writes that a Coeur d’Alene gastroenterologist was unaware that his wife of 10 years, a Las Vegas stripper, was running a multistate drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise, according to court documents. “Dr. Stanley Toelle and…
A former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service senior official who concealed outside employment at a nonprofit organization has pleaded guilty to falsifying documents that included $3 million in grants from the federal government to the nonprofit. The Idaho Statesman reports that Stephen M. Barton pleaded guilty...
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