Seth Grigg, currently executive director of the Association of Idaho Cities, has been named as the next executive director of the Idaho Association of Counties, to succeed longtime IAC chief Dan Chadwick, who is retiring after 27 years in the post. “We are very pleased…
The U.S. Senate today voted 80-17 in favor of more than $15 billion in hurricane and disaster recovery aid, in a package that also included a short-term deal to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling for three months. Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced today that he’ll run for another term as the attorney general next year – quashing speculation that he might jump into the already hotly contested races for governor or the 1st District congressional seat. “I really felt like I...
The statewide air quality advisory has been extended through 10 a.m. Friday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality announced this morning, due to continued poor air quality from wildfire smoke. That means all open burning, including campfires, continues to be banned statewide. “Air quality remains…
The nomination of Bart Davis to be Idaho’s new U.S. Attorney cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning on a voice vote; Davis was among a half-dozen U.S. Attorney nominees to clear the committee at its meeting this morning. None of the nominees appeared before…