There was an odd moment late in today’s Land Board meeting, when the board had gone through an array of recommendations related to a consultant’s report on how to better manage the state endowment’s land assets; click below for the department's full announcement of those…
Plans for additional auctions of state endowment-owned cottage sites on Priest and Payette lakes won approval from the state Land Board today, calling for 60 lots a year to be auctioned for the next three years. A random drawing, conducted by the Idaho Lottery, was…
Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa says he’s attended more than 400 state Land Board meetings in the past 40 years; he’s retiring at the end of his current term and participated in his final one today. He lauded the board for sticking to its…
Outgoing Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna had some parting words at his final state Land Board meeting today, as he ends his eight years in office. “Numerous times a year, I often press this board for larger and larger distributions (to schools ) –…
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are asking people interested in becoming Idaho’s next federal district judge – replacing longtime U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge when he takes senior status next summer – to fill out a questionnaire and send it in to their…
Idaho’s state health insurance exchange, YourHealthIdaho, has extended the deadline to sign up for health insurance that starts Jan. 1 to Dec. 20, but people still need to sign up before midnight tonight to get tax credits that help cover the cost; then they can…
Knute Sandahl has been named Idaho’s new state fire marshal, effective next week, replacing former Fire Marshal Mark Larson, who retired in October. “He brings a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to his new position, and I am confident that he will continue to…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A 1,000-pound cow being prepared for slaughter jumped a 6-foot fence and bolted through the streets of Pocatello before police shot and killed it following a lengthy pursuit. Pocatello Police Chief Scott Marchand…
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