Former Vice President Dick Cheney has endorsed Steve Yates in Idaho's open lieutenant governor's race. Cheney said Tuesday in a statement distributed by the campaign that he appreciated Yates's time working as a deputy on his national security staff and praised Yates' dedication to the Republican Party. Yates, an Idaho Falls businessman...
A newly discovered plant species will be named after the late Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus after a fundraising effort raised $10,000 for researchers' work, Boise State Public Radio reports. After scientists at BSU and the College of Idaho who discovered the plant offered the naming…
A children’s fictional biography of a self-taught Idaho artist whose work appears in museums around the world went on sale Tuesday after a federal judge ruled the author likely didn't violate copyright laws. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill on Monday ruled that Allen Say's "Silent Days, Silent Dreams" is not likely to infringe...
In Veyo’s Sept. 6 termination letter to the state of Idaho, exercising an early out on its three-year, $70 million contract for non-emergency Medicaid transportation services, Veyo President Josh Komenda complains that the state placed “significant, non-contractual restrictions on Veyo’s model, at great expense to...
Eight years after paying out $482 million to fund cleanup from a century of mining contamination in North Idaho’s Silver Valley, the copper mining firm Asarco is back in court, demanding that Union Pacific Railroad pay it $130 million because it contends the railroad caused a big piece of the damage. The railroad is furiously denying the claim...
Officials with the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare say the company tapped by the state to transport Medicaid patients for non-emergency services is ending its $70 million contract with the state. The agency announced the news Monday; Veyo's termination letter is dated Sept. 6...
The estate of a southwestern Idaho artist is attempting to delay the release of a new children's book about the artist and suing its creators. The Idaho Statesman reports the book "Silent Day, Silent Dreams" by writer and illustrator Allen Say is a fictional biography about James Castle...
Leadership contests are taking shape in the Idaho Senate, as the departure of longtime Majority Leader Bart Davis prompts a ripple effect through the Senate GOP leadership. Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, R-Boise, told Eye on Boise on Friday that he’s running for majority leader, and so far there’s no one running against him. That leaves..
New Idaho U.S. Attorney Bart Davis says there’s no role for him or his office in the continuing legal clashes over the 2014 Cliven Bundy standoff in Nevada, though Idaho state lawmakers have been highly critical of how four Idaho residents have been treated. Fifty-three current and former Idaho GOP state lawmakers...
Idaho Army National Guard Col. Michael Garshak was appointed by Gov. Butch Otter on Friday to be the next adjutant general of the Idaho National Guard, succeeding Maj. Gen. Gary Sayler, who is retiring Nov. 1 after a 40-year military career. Garshak is currently the…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter issued an executive order today, following recommendations from the Governor’s Workforce Development Task Force, calling for the state’s 36-member workforce development council to be given more authority and to be “more independent and industry-driven.” “Idaho businesses need a more nimble, responsive…
Idaho 2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson today launched his re-election bid and named his campaign co-chairs: House Speaker Scott Bedke and U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch. Simpson said in a statement, “Idaho leads the nation in common sense solutions for tough problems…
Idaho lawmakers are struggling with how to change the way they do business at the end of the legislative session, in light of this year’s Idaho Supreme Court ruling upholding the governor’s veto of a grocery tax bill, while overturning a nearly 40-year-old court precedent…
This year’s heavy winter caused some leaking in the Idaho House chamber, prompting multiple temporary patches, but when the snow cleared, inspections revealed that the copper roofing on the House and Senate domes is deteriorating and needs replacement. The existing copper roofing was installed in...
The Idaho Republican Party has named a new executive director: Frank Terraferma, a longtime Florida Republican Party employee and consultant. Jonathan Parker, state party chairman, said, “Frank knows all aspects of Republican campaigns, inside and out. We are excited to hire someone of his caliber...
Idaho 2nd District Congressman Mike Simpson on Wednesday introduced a bill to redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor of the late Idaho governor and U.S. interior secretary. The…
Authorities said Thursday the criminal investigation involving a former state representative has been turned over to the Idaho Attorney General's office. According to Caldwell police, the Attorney General's office will continue the investigation into 36-year-old Brandon Hixon from Caldwell. Officials have declined to share details about the case...
State utility regulators are delaying Idaho Power's quest to lump people who install rooftop solar panels into a new class of energy providers. Idaho Power in July asked the commission for permission to create a new class of customer starting Jan. 1. Doing so would allow the company to discuss possible rate hikes for that new class...
Jessica “Jess” Harrison has been named executive director of the Association of Idaho Cities, to succeed Seth Grigg; he’s leaving to head the Idaho Association of Counties, where he’s succeeding the retiring longtime director there, Dan Chadwick. Harrison currently is director of government affairs and…
Idaho’s teacher shortage is widespread, and it’s unlikely to go away any time soon, Idaho Education News reports. Some school districts have left jobs vacant this fall, for lack of qualified applicants. Others are plugging vacancies with uncertified teachers; in eastern Idaho, about a fifth…
Idahoans with disabilities and their advocates warned today that a GOP budget plan adopted by Congress this morning could force millions in cuts to Idaho’s existing Medicaid program, with dire implications for disabled Idahoans who lose services. “Medicaid has existed since 1968,” said Debra Parsons,…
Boise State University announced today that it won’t be part of a proposed downtown stadium project, and instead will construct a collegiate baseball stadium on or near campus. BSU President Bob Kustra said while the university has been interested in the shared-stadium idea since 2015,...
When the news came out earlier this week that cities in all but seven states had submitted bids for Amazon’s “HQ2” second headquarters location – and Idaho wasn’t listed among the seven – it was a puzzler. After all, no place in Idaho meets Amazon’s...
Bart Davis, U.S. Attorney for Idaho, is encouraging Idahoans to participate in “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day” this Saturday, which is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., prescription medicines can be turned in at thousands of collection…
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is endorsing Boise businessman Tommy Ahlquist in the race to become Idaho’s next governor in 2018. Romney, who will appear with Ahlquist at a campaign rally in Idaho Falls this evening, said in a news release, “Tommy Ahlquist’s unparalleled real-world experience as both a doctor and...
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