Twin Falls Times-News reporter Jared Hopkins reported today that Gov. Butch Otter appointed his former chief of staff, Jeff Malmen – now a corporate lobbyist – to the committee that determines state legislators’ compensation. When the Times-News inquired about the quiet appointment, Malmen switched course…
Idaho DEQ Director Toni Hardesty, quizzed by JFAC members as to when Idaho will be moving forward to re-legalize field-burning, said legislation is in the works to set up a new air quality program required by a settlement between all the parties. “We’re very close,…
