Recent stories by Betsy

• Priest Lake cabin owners can request new appraisals

  May 22, 2013 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Priest Lake cabin owners who object to skyrocketing appraisals on the state-owned land under their lake homes can request new appraisals, the state Land Board decided Tuesday. If …

• Priest Lake cabin owners can get new appraisals

  May 21, 2013 in Idaho Priest Lake cabin owners who object to new Idaho appraisals that showed the state-owned land under their lake homes ballooning in value this year by an average 84 percent can … 7

• Eye on Boise: Otter’s housing stipend to resume

  May 19, 2013 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – Former longtime chief state economist Mike Ferguson analyzed the latest state tax revenue news – which showed revenues surging 13.2 percent over forecasts for April, the biggest tax … 2

• Fazliddin Kurbanov pleads not guilty to terrorism charges

  May 18, 2013 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Fazliddin Kurbanov, the Uzbek man facing federal terrorism charges in Idaho, pleaded not guilty on all counts Friday, speaking through a Russian interpreter. The 30-year-old Boise resident, dressed …

• Boise man faces terrorism charges

  May 17, 2013 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – A 30-year-old Boise man from Uzbekistan was arrested Thursday on federal terrorism charges and indicted by a grand jury for possession of a destructive device and providing material … 1

• Rabid bat forces family to get shots

  May 15, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 The first rabid bat of the season has been confirmed in Idaho after it flew into a home in northern Kootenai County, where residents found it lying on their staircase. … 3

• Federal fire agencies face budget cuts

  May 14, 2013 in City on Page A5 BOISE – With a “difficult” fire season looming, across-the-board budget cuts are now hitting federal firefighting agencies. The result: There will be hundreds fewer firefighters deployed to battle wildfires across … 13

• Eye on Boise: April tax revenue well above forecasters’ expectations

  May 12, 2013 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Because Idaho budgets based on forecasts and estimates of how much tax revenue will come in, there’s always some anticipation about how revenues fare in April, the biggest … 1

• Board begins crafting heavy truck rules

  May 9, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Controversial legislation to let extra-heavy, extra-long trucks on Idaho roads is now law, but it’s unlikely new routes will be designated for the heavier trucks in North Idaho … 12

• Otter woos gun makers to set up shop in Idaho

  May 7, 2013 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter wants more guns and ammo produced in his state. Otter, a Republican, has sent letters to 79 firearms makers and ammunition producers in 28 … 58

• Eye on Boise: Pretty quiet on fundraising front, but Crapo’s war chest deep

  May 5, 2013 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – Idaho’s four-member congressional delegation didn’t do a ton of fundraising during the first quarter of this year, what with it not being an election year and all. But …

• Five cabins face ‘conflict bids’

  May 1, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Four cabin owners on state-owned, leased land at Priest Lake, and one at Payette Lake, could lose their lake homes this fall after drawing competitive bids for their … 16

• Motorcycle fatalities put light on safety rules

  April 30, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 Three Idaho motorcyclists died in crashes over the past weekend – the first sunny, warm one of the spring – adding a grim underscore to the message officials are promoting … 14

• Eye on Boise: Two stream gauges escape budget ax

  April 28, 2013 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – It now looks like three stream flow gauges will be shut off May 1 in Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Idaho Water Science Center, down from …

• Idaho health exchange board threatened with lawsuit

  April 23, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s new health insurance exchange board gathered for its first meeting Monday, and each of its 19 members had already received a somewhat surprising welcome: an anonymous call … 15

• Eye on Boise: Slow growth seen in timber market

  April 21, 2013 in Idaho on Page B7 BOISE – Idaho’s state Land Board has approved a timber sale plan for 2014 that calls for harvesting 249 million board feet from state endowment lands, the highest logging level … 1

• Otter signs as law limits on teachers

  April 20, 2013 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Five months after Idaho voters resoundingly rejected laws limiting schoolteacher contract rights, Idaho lawmakers resurrected many of them. Gov. Butch Otter signed five controversial bills into law to … 83

• Time short for cabin site renters

  April 17, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s top elected officials quietly heard a presentation Tuesday on what happens if longtime renters of state-owned lake cabin sites just walk away from their leases as rates …

• Otter vetoes SB 1080 amid conflicts over bill’s funding

  April 16, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Changes in Idaho law designed to make sure public corruption and open meeting law violations by county officials are adequately investigated have been vetoed by a governor who …

• Gun laws make Idaho a haven for firearms supporters

  April 15, 2013 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – As the nation remains locked in debate over expanding background checks and other measures aimed at stemming gun violence, Idaho lawmakers this year pushed to expand the state’s … 19

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Recent photos by Betsy

Recent videos by Betsy

• Idaho Capitol Tour

  July 10, 2009 in Idaho Reporter Betsy Z. Russell narrates a series of photos she took on a tour of the under-renovation Idaho Capitol building July 10, 2009.