Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador joined in the majority vote for Rep. John Boehner to continue as speaker of the House, as did Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson; but two years ago, Labrador voted against Boehner for speaker "The votes were simply not there to defeat the...
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has been named chief deputy majority whip in the Senate for its upcoming session, a position similar to one he held in the last Congress, except that this time, his Republican Party is in the majority. Crapo said in a statement…
The chairmen of four Idaho Indian tribes are calling on the state’s governor and Attorney General to end the spread of so-called “instant racing” betting machines – like those at the Greyhound Park in Post Falls and Les Bois Park near Boise – saying they…
Will Goodman, state Superintendent of Schools Sherri Ybarra’s new technology director, asked about the Idaho Education Network mess, said, “Right now we’re waiting to see the outcome of the lawsuit, and the last appeal the governor’s office has made. … We’re here to support the…
New state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra is holding her first press conference today, at which she introduced her executive staff. In addition to interim Chief Deputy Pete Koehler, Special Assistant to the Superintendent Tim Corder, and Special Education Director Charlotte “Charlie” Silva, she introduced Will...
A federal judge has cleared the way for dredging on the lower Snake River to start as planned next week, the Lewiston Tribune reports today. U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled Monday against a request from the Nez Perce Tribe and a coalition…
Former longtime Senate Education Committee Chairman John Goedde of Coeur d’Alene has been hired by Gov. Butch Otter to work on the Idaho Education Network project through this year’s legislative session, the Coeur d’Alene Press reports today. Goedde has a flat-fee $4,000-a-month contract with the…
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