Idaho was among seven states where the number of unauthorized immigrants increased between 2009 and 2012, the AP reports, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. The report estimated that Idaho jumped from 35,000 unauthorized immigrants in 2009 to 50,000 in…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho work group has tweaked its recommendations on expanding Medicaid eligibility in a last-minute effort to make their plan more politically palatable to lawmakers. Work group facilitator Corey Surber says the 15-member…
A new report on pay disparities finds that women and minorities in Idaho who work full-time are far less likely to earn a living wage than the population as a whole, and though such disparities also show up nationwide, they’re more pronounced in Idaho. The…
Idaho’s state Land Board accepted the final version of a consultant’s report today on the asset allocation of the state’s endowment investments, including both land and financial investments; it found that timber land is an excellent investment for the endowment, grazing land is just marginal,…
Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador's bill to transfer 31 acres in the Riggins area from federal to Idaho County ownership for a shooting range passed the House late Tuesday on a voice vote. To become law, it still needs Senate passage and the president's signature; click…
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