The parents of an 8-year-old autistic girl who was arrested at her North Idaho elementary school are suing the school district and the sheriff's department in federal court, the Associated Press reports, contending the agencies violated the Americans With Disabilities Act. Spring Towry and Charles…
AAA says 30 states have now banned texting while driving, with the recent addition of Delaware, and the auto association says it's Idaho's turn to act. "Thirty states have shown there is legislative and public momentum to address texting in the larger framework of distracted…
It's apparently becoming fashionable in Idaho politics these days to call on elected GOP nominees who've won primary elections to drop out of the general-election race because they're not deemed Republican enough. First, the Idaho Republican Party at its state convention made such a call…
Idaho's public employee retirement fund gained a billion dollars on its investments in the past year, and fund officials say it's healthy, despite a $2.8 billion unfunded liability over the long term. "We've just made a good rebound," said Patrice Perow, Public Employee Retirement System…
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