Both of Idaho's U.S. senators and the congressman representing North Idaho have issued statements today on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, honoring the sacrifices of those who protect Americans and remembering the attacks and how they affected the nation. Click below to read…
Gov. Butch Otter named Caldwell attorney Susan Wiebe as a 3rd District judge today, and picked Bannock County Magistrate Judge Robert Naftz of Pocatello for a 6th District judgeship. Weibe succeeds retiring 3rd District Judge Stephen Drescher, and Naftz succeeds retiring 6th District Judge Peter…
Everyone's deeply aware of the significance of today, the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In commemoration, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter signed a proclamation this morning recognizing Sept. 11 as a day of service and remembrance;…
Dell Computers is closing its Twin Falls call center that employed 500 people, the Times-News reports today; the center, opened in 2001, was attracted in part by $1.5 million in incentives from the city's urban renewal agency, Chamber of Commerce and the state, which helped…
The Twin Falls Times-News, in an editorial today, called for Idaho's governor to be given direct oversight of the state's transportation director, reversing a stand the paper's editorial page had taken for years that the agency's independence should be preserved in the interest of avoiding…
Rep. Russ Mathews, R-Idaho Falls, plans to challenge 2nd District Congressman Mike Simpson in the GOP primary. The three-term state lawmaker announced his candidacy on an Idaho Falls talk radio program yesterday, the Idaho Falls Post-Register reported today. Reporter Nick Draper reported that Simpson has…
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