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• Federal judge throws out Idaho abortion laws

  March 7, 2013 on Page A1 BOISE – A federal judge has struck down Idaho’s so-called fetal pain law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled late Wednesday in … 186

• Doug Clark: Craig fund stimulates reader fun

  March 7, 2013 on Page A5 Last week I plucked shamelessly at my readers’ heartstrings. I asked all of you to dig deep into your sofa cushions and pull out a dime that you could mail … 13

• Idaho Senate says yes to heavier trucks, more routes

  March 7, 2013 on Page A5 BOISE – Any route in Idaho other than interstate freeways would potentially be fair game for extra-heavy trucks under legislation that passed the Idaho Senate on Wednesday. Numerous North Idaho … 6

• Judge rules Idaho’s abortion law unconstitutional

  March 6, 2013 BOISE — A federal judge has struck down Idaho’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on beliefs held by physicians and others that the fetus is able … 20

• Runaway teen may have been aided by boyfriend’s mother

  March 6, 2013 A 14-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl who was reported as a runaway earlier this week may have been aided by her 15-year-old boyfriend’s mother according to police. 7

• Senate backs opening North Idaho routes to heavy trucks

  March 6, 2013 Any route in Idaho – other than interstate freeways – would potentially be fair game for extra-heavy trucks, under legislation that passed the Idaho Senate on Wednesday on a 22-13 … 7

• Panel backs restoring teacher pay

  March 5, 2013 on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho would restore cuts to state funding for teacher salaries made over the past three years under a public schools budget set Monday by a legislative committee. Five … 2

• Idaho may restore some teacher pay cuts

  March 4, 2013 Teachers stand to see wages bolstered under a plan approved Monday by legislative budget writers who favored unwinding a 2-year-old freeze on the system that helps set their pay, as … 5

• One dead, one hospitalized in St. Maries murder-suicide attempt

  March 4, 2013 The Benewah County sheriff’s office is investigating an attempted murder-suicide in St. Maries. 45

• President’s likely departure a disappointment for UI

  March 3, 2013 on Page B2 MOSCOW, Idaho – The apparent departure of another University of Idaho president is a cause for concern, Idaho State Board of Education Vice President Don Soltman said. Since 2003, the … 2

• Huckleberries: ‘Crucible’ boasts political players; ‘Sweeney’ superb

  March 3, 2013 on Page B3 Ron Lahr, president of Kootenai County’s Reagan Republicans, tells Huckleberries that he speaks four words in “The Crucible.” Which is the intense play about the 1692-’93 Salem witch trials in …

• Eye on Boise: Federal cuts get panel’s attention

  March 3, 2013 on Page B3 BOISE – A blizzard of numbers was presented to legislative budget writers Friday on the potential impact of the federal sequestration cuts on the state. Overall, it showed a potential … 2

• Businesses get behind Idaho tax cut plan

  March 3, 2013 on Page B7 BOISE – No bill has even been introduced yet to repeal Idaho’s $141 million personal property tax on businesses. But one potential beneficiary aims to kick-start debate by putting its … 1

• Idaho to give costly mansion back to J.R. Simplot family

  March 2, 2013 on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho aims to return the hilltop mansion to the Simplot family by June 30 in a tentative agreement over the would-be governor’s residence-turned-money pit that remained vacant even …

• Idaho to return mansion to Simplots

  March 1, 2013 BOISE — Idaho aims to return the hilltop mansion to the Simplot family by June 30 in a tentative agreement over the would-be governor’s residence-turned-money pit that remained vacant even … 7

• Man fleeing cops damages CDA airport fuel pump

  March 1, 2013 An Athol man has been accused of crashing his car into a fuel pump at the Coeur d’Alene Airport and fleeing the scene. 2

• Extra-big trucks get approval of panel

  March 1, 2013 on Page A5 BOISE – Despite opposition from numerous North Idaho elected officials, an Idaho Senate committee on Thursday narrowly approved legislation to allow extra-heavy trucks on roads statewide. Under the bill, proposed … 16

• Idaho looks at allowing extra-heavy trucks up north

  February 28, 2013 Over opposition from numerous North Idaho elected officials, an Idaho Senate committee on Thursday narrowly approved legislation to allow extra-heavy trucks – up to 129,000 pounds – statewide. 5

• Nine arrested in Spokane raids in connection with alleged West Coast drug ring

  February 28, 2013 Drug raids led to the arrests of nine people in Spokane this morning as part of a larger investigation across the West Coast. 98

• Coeur d’Alene seeks ideas for Freedom Tree wood

  February 28, 2013 A Norway spruce known as the Freedom Tree will be cut down to make way for a parking structure in McEuen Park in downtown Coeur d’Alene. 10

• Riggins woman dies in house fire

  February 28, 2013 RIGGINS, Idaho — A house fire in Riggins has claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman. Idaho County officials say the fire was reported at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday by several …

• Lewiston man dies of injuries after hit by vehicle

  February 28, 2013 MOSCOW, Idaho — A Lewiston truck driver has died of injuries suffered when another vehicle struck him as he stood outside his truck on U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow.

• 12-year-old wins support for Idaho amphibian proposal

  February 28, 2013 on Page A5 BOISE – An Idaho House committee was bowled over Wednesday by one of the most persuasive pitches for a bill so far this legislative session – and it came from … 2

• Idaho leads in percentage of workers paid minimum wage

  February 28, 2013 on Page A7 When it comes to paying workers as little as possible, Idaho ranks first in the nation. The state has the highest percentage of minimum-wage workers of any state, according to … 2

• Idaho leads nation in minimum-wage workers

  February 27, 2013 When it comes to paying workers as little as possible, Idaho ranks first in the nation. 99

• Labrador blasts Obama on budget; softens on immigration

  February 27, 2013 U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador blasted President Barack Obama on Wednesday for lack of leadership in the sequestration spat, while hinting his willingness to accept some Democratic positions in potential immigration … 15

• Sixth-grader pitches new Idaho state amphibian

  February 27, 2013 An Idaho House committee was bowled over today by one of the most persuasive pitches for a bill so far this legislative session – and it came from a 12-year-old. 8

• Idaho teen accused of shooting BB gun at man

  February 27, 2013 SANDPOINT — A Sandpoint teen has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault after police say he shot an Airsoft pellet gun at a Sandpoint city worker. 40

• Charter school funding moves along to House

  February 27, 2013 on Page A7 BOISE – Idaho would help out charter schools with their building costs under legislation that cleared a House committee Tuesday, but it would come at the expense of the state’s … 3

• Idaho mulls funding building costs for charter schools

  February 26, 2013 Idaho would help out charter schools with their building costs under legislation that cleared a House committee Tuesday, but it would come at the expense of the state’s other schools. 8

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