Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Tony Potts, a property manager and salesman at Bish’s RV Supercenter in Idaho Falls, to replace longtime Sen. Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls. The District 33 GOP committee gave Otter three choices: Potts; current state Rep. Bryan Zollinger, R-Idaho Falls;...
northern Idaho lawmaker is joining the race to win the state's open lieutenant governor seat in 2018. GOP Sen. Bob Nonini of Coeur d'Alene filed to run for the position on Tuesday. Nonini is in his third term in the Idaho Senate after serving four terms in the Idaho House...
Queried by the Idaho Statesman, the four members of Idaho’s congressional delegation have said little about any steps Congress could take to reduce mass violence like the Oct. 1 shooting in Las Vegas. Statesman reporter Cynthia Sewell reports that only two of the four, Sens....
Boise school board members backed a scheduling comprise on Monday night, voting to begin next school year Aug. 20. For months, parents, staffers, students and local businesses have engaged in a spirited debate over when to begin the school year, Idaho EdNews reports. After surveying…
Idaho state Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra did not know Dan Goicoechea was facing harassment and discrimination accusations when she hired him to a high-ranking position, according to an internal department email. This email, along with hundreds of pages of documents Idaho Education News…
President Donald Trump has declared that a major disaster exists in Idaho due to flooding from March 29 to June 15. Trump ordered federal assistance to support state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by the flooding, the White House said...
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