Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Idaho defends transportation director’s firing

  January 12, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The state of Idaho contends that the four grounds for dismissal of the state’s transportation director listed in state law are mere “examples,” and the state can fire … 2

• Raise for new director shaped salary decision

  November 21, 2009 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Idaho’s new transportation director is being paid $22,000 a year more than fired Director Pam Lowe because the department negotiated a salary that’s designed to be a substantial … 2

• Why ITD will pay new chief so much more

  November 20, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s new transportation director is being paid $22,000 a year more than fired Director Pam Lowe because the department negotiated a salary that’s designed to be a substantial increase from … 2

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  Idaho names transportation chief

  November 20, 2009 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – Idaho has named a new transportation director, an administrator from Michigan’s Department of Transportation who holds an engineering degree and a master’s degree in public administration and who …

• ITD names new transportation director

  November 19, 2009 in Idaho Idaho has named a new transportation director, this time an administrator from Michigan’s Department of Transportation who holds both an engineering degree and a master’s degree in public administration. Brian …

• Former director amends discrimination complaint

  November 17, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s first-ever female transportation director was fired, in part, simply for being a woman, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. Pam Lowe, who last week filed a “whistleblower” complaint … 1

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  Lowe: State ignored tort claim alleging discrimination, cronyism

  November 6, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Fired Idaho Transportation Director Pam Lowe says she was forced out after refusing to send unnecessary state work and money to politically connected companies. Lowe, who was fired … 1

• Sandpoint byway erosion control draws EPA’s scrutiny, complaint

  October 16, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 The Idaho Transportation Department is again in trouble with the federal regulators over faulty erosion controls at a U.S. Highway 95 construction project. An inspector with the U.S. Environmental Protection …

• Transportation panel casts wide net

  September 23, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Idaho’s next state transportation director could be someone from an entirely different field who’s never worked in transportation. The Idaho Transportation Board, which already has winnowed a field … 1

• Idaho fires transportation director

  July 16, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s Transportation Board fired the state’s transportation director, Pam Lowe, on Thursday and named deputy director Scott Stokes as her interim replacement. Lowe, who’s come under fire from lawmakers as …

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  Changes steer new Idaho roads study

  June 28, 2009 in City on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho wants to know whether owners of heavy trucks and cars are paying their fair share for roads. A previous study on the subject suggested heavy trucks underpay …

• Big rigs may tilt debate over fees

  June 23, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – As Idaho prepares to consider raising vehicle fees to address a huge shortfall in road funding, a 2007 state study that showed car and pickup owners pay more …

• Study: Idaho car, pickup owners overpay share of fees

  June 22, 2009 BOISE – As Idaho prepares to consider raising car or truck fees to address a huge shortfall in road funding, a 2007 state study that showed car and pickup owners …

• Lower bids benefit drivers

  June 22, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho is saving tens of millions of dollars because its big federal stimulus-funded highway projects – including the Dover Bridge in North Idaho – are coming in far …

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  Sandpoint byway work likely to test patience

  June 5, 2009 in Idaho Tempers flared last week when the Sand Creek Byway project snarled Sandpoint traffic up to two miles in each direction from the Long Bridge. Embankment and utility work at the …

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  Officers honored for DUI ticketing

  March 15, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Keeping drunken or drugged drivers off North Idaho roads takes the combined vigilance of all the area law enforcement agencies. And to honor their efforts, the top DUI-ticketing officers in …

• Improvements to U.S. 95 north of CdA delayed

  September 20, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Ambitious plans to transform U.S. Highway 95 between Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint into a four-lane, divided freeway are slipping further into the future. Delays in environmental approvals, escalating …