During more than two hours of arguments today in the Highway 12 lawsuit, the AP reports, the attorney for the scenic byway residents, Natalie Havlina, told 2nd District Judge John Bradbury that ITD officials narrowly focused their review of oversize truck shipments along the route…
In campaign news today, Democratic congressman Walt Minnick was endorsed by the Idaho Medical Association and the American Medical Association, the groups that represent doctors in Idaho and nationwide. "IMA appreciates Congressman Minnick's extensive efforts to reach out to the medical community on an ongoing…
The New York Times took notice of Idaho's governor's race on its political blog today, referencing a Wall Street Journal story over the weekend headlined, "In Idaho, GOP Incumbent Sees Wide Lead Erode." That story, datelined Idaho Falls, where the WSJ reporter caught the first…
Idaho state Health & Welfare Director Dick Armstrong says the new computerized billing system for Medicaid, which the federal government required Idaho to develop after its old system was declared obsolete, originally was supposed to begin operating in November, long before Molina Healthcare Inc. acquired…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A state judge says he will take a day before deciding whether ConocoPhillips can begin hauling massive loads of oil equipment along U.S. Highway 12 in northern Idaho. Last week, 2nd District Judge…
Gov. Butch Otter called a press conference this morning with Health & Welfare Director Richard Armstrong and Mario Molina, CEO of Molina Healthcare Inc., the firm that's handling the bungled changeover of Idaho's Medicaid billing. "We've just finished what I would call a productive meeting…
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