Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on Rep. Heather Scott facing a possible formal reprimand after she claimed female members of the Idaho House only advance through sexual favors, in an outburst that shocked and upset her fellow lawmakers. “That’s not true,” said...
North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is under fire and facing a possible formal reprimand from House leadership and her caucus for telling another female lawmaker in a public outburst last month that women only rise to leadership posts in the Legislature through sexual favors,…
Idaho's Supreme Court will soon decide whether to revive an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against the state over its faulty public defense system, the AP reports. Attorneys on both sides told the high court today that they agree Idaho's public defense system has serious...
Idaho officials on Wednesday closed a section of westbound Interstate 84 between Nampa and Caldwell in southwest Idaho due to potholes. Idaho Transportation Department spokeswoman Jennifer Gonzalez says the agency is making emergency repairs and hopes to have at least one lane open by the evening commute. Gonzalez says multiple potholes...
A new federal report shows snowpack levels and water supply projections are above average in the mountains of eastern Idaho and across much of the state. The National Resource Conservation Service said recent wet weather must continue in order to keep healthy water supply levels, but Idaho's reservoirs are currently in good shape...
Lewiston Tribune reporter Bill Spence reports today that new Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, who defeated three-term Sen. Dan Schmidt in November, says he plans to introduce a bill to classify abortion as murder and charge both the mother and the doctor, with the only exception…
Idaho’s state savings accounts are projected to grow to $388.3 million by the end of fiscal year 2018, under Gov. Butch Otter’s budget recommendation. That includes a $33.545 million transfer from the state general fund to the Budget Stabilization Fund, the state’s main savings account,…
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