The Idaho Republican Party is hiring two full-time staffers to spearhead a "parallel campaign" on behalf of newly nominated GOP congressional candidate Raul Labrador, who's challenging 1st District Democratic Congressman Walt Minnick. Jonathan Parker, state GOP executive director, said he requested the funds for the…
Jana Kemp, independent candidate for governor, says she was surprised to hear from some supporters that they were disappointed they couldn't find her name on the May primary election ballot. "They said things like this: 'I looked for you on the ballot and you weren't…
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that an Idaho state law authorized a state magistrate judge to order random drug tests of the parents of a youngster who was placed on juvenile probation for two counts of petit theft, but that the requirement violated the…
Here's a news item from The Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state is fining private prison company Correction Corp. of America more than $40,000 and ordering it to fix problems with drug and alcohol treatment and medical care at the Idaho Correctional Center.…
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