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• Eye on Boise: Lawmakers hear of Medicaid expansion’s upside

  March 24, 2013 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Idaho’s House and Senate Health and Welfare committees heard rather stunning figures Friday, including this one: A University of Idaho economist estimates that Idaho’s economy would get a …

• Gov. Jay Inslee offers jobs outline

  February 14, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee added some specifics to his campaign themes of generating more jobs in key industries, releasing a package Wednesday of tax breaks and spending projects designed … 7

• Idaho panel votes unanimously for Medicaid expansion

  November 10, 2012 in Health, Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho should expand its Medicaid program to cover the working poor in order to “do something right” and to save the state hundreds of millions of dollars, a …

• Idaho panel unanimously favors Medicaid expansion

  November 9, 2012 in Health, Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s 15-member working group unanimously recommended today that the state expand its Medicaid program to cover the working poor, in order to both “do something right” and … 6

• Eye on Boise: Secretary of State predicts strong voter turnout

  September 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – From a popular GOP presidential nominee with an enthusiastic base in the state to controversial school-reform referendums that are drawing attention to the balloting, Idaho’s poised for strong …

• GOP leaders wary of Idaho getting help on indigent care costs

  September 9, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Every Tuesday morning at 9, they file in, some crying, some defiant – all with big medical bills they can’t pay, pleading with Kootenai County commissioners for help. “It’s at … 10