Gov. Butch Otter is just suffering from a flu bug, first lady Lori Otter said in a statement this evening, and should be heading home from the hospital tomorrow. Here's her statement:“The Governor and I want to express our thanks to all the folks who…
Idaho seniors have been hit hard by the recession, their incomes are low, their living costs are rising - and they're very, very likely to vote. That's the picture that emerges from a new survey commissioned by the AARP Idaho, which described Idahoans over age…
First Lady Lori Otter will fill in for Gov. Butch Otter at his campaign fundraiser tonight, a $1,000-a-plate dinner at Chandler's Steakhouse with Rudy Giuliani, for which 100 people have registered. "The governor is in good spirits and following doctor's orders," Otter's campaign manager, Debbie…
GOP congressional candidate Allan Salzburg announced yesterday that he was withdrawing from the 1st Congressional District primary contest, but it turns out it's too late to take his name off the ballot. Tim Hurst, chief deputy secretary of state, says the deadline for removal from…
Here's why a federal judge yesterday ruled Idaho's election laws unconstitutional in how they limit independent presidential candidates from making the state ballot: Because the laws require more than 6,500 signatures for an independent presidential candidate to make the ballot, while candidates for statewide office…
Gov. Butch Otter is still in the hospital today, according to his press secretary, Jon Hanian. Otter was admitted to St. Alphonsus Medical Center yesterday with flu-like systems and dehydration. "He's in good spirits - we're taking it hour by hour," Hanian said. "We're just…
Idaho's state Land Board has adopted a new valuation policy for state-owned cabin sites on Priest Lake, in a rare moment of agreement from all sides on this issue. The state uses Valley County assessments to value cabin sites on Payette Lake, but has been…
There was no discussion or debate this morning as the state Board of Examiners voted unanimously to approve an additional $15 million transfer from the state's general fund to the Tax Commission's refund account; that brings the total transfer this spring to $45 million, which…
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