About 70 people gathered in the second-floor rotunda of the state Capitol this evening for a Chanukah menorah-lighting ceremony that included remarks from Boise Police Chief Bill Bones, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, state Treasurer Ron Crane, and state Rep. Hy Kloc, D-Boise, along with...
Idaho’s state Tax Commission is holding its annual meeting this afternoon in the Lincoln Auditorium; you can watch live here. “We are a customer service organization,” Commissioner Eliot Werk said as the meeting opened. “Everything we do at the Tax Commission has to do with…
When it comes to school mascots that refer to Indians or tribes, tribal leaders on the Idaho Indian Affairs Council said today that the key is respect. Bill Picard, vice chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Council, said Lewis Clark State College has the Warriors...
The Idaho Indian Affairs Council has voted unanimously to support proposed legislation from Brigadier General Brad Richy, director of the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, on creating a new Emergency Communications Commission to coordinate public safety communications among agencies in Idaho, with one change: A...
When Idaho Indian Affairs Council Chairman Marc Gibbs, R-Grace, asked tribal leaders on the council today to talk about “instant racing,” Chief Allan, chairman of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, said, “We feel like the issue was voted on and it’s taken care of . ......
When Idaho’s newly renovated state Historical Museum opens in 2017, it will include an extensive new 2,000-square-foot exhibit that will be the first place visitors enter, focusing on the history of Idaho Indian tribes and entitled “Origins.” Idaho State Historical Society Director Janet Gallimore told…
The Idaho Council on Indian Affairs is meeting at the state Capitol this afternoon, with an agenda ranging from an economic impact review, public safety communications and tribal involvement in the Idaho Historical Society’s new museum, to discussion of tribal mascots and murals and instant...
Police in Twin Falls are investigating a possible hate crime after a building under construction by the Islamic Center of Twin Falls was hit by vandals who spray-painted “HUNT CAMP?” across plywood boards covering the structure’s windows. That was the original name of the Minidoka...
Idaho has ranked second in the nation for its rate of volunteerism, for the second year in a row, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service. Its annual report, “Volunteering and Civic Life in America,” showed Idaho ranking only behind Utah; and Boise…
Former Idaho state Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake, has been appointed by Gov. Butch Otter to fill a vacancy on the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. Pending Senate confirmation, Anderson will serve out the remainder of the term of the late Commissioner Mack Redford, which runs…