Members of Idaho’s congressional delegation have sent out statements today sharply critical of the newly reached nuclear arms deal with Iran, with Sen. Jim Risch saying, “The West will have to live with a nuclear Iran and will abandon our closest ally, Israel, under this…
Idaho’s state lottery presented a $45 million dividend check to the state today, down from last year’s $49 million, the first drop after 11 straight years of record dividends for the state’s schools and public buildings. Out of those profits, public schools will get $28...
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The wife of an Idaho pastor held prisoner in Iran says she's deeply disappointed that the Iran nuclear deal announced Tuesday contained no assurance of her husband's release. Naghmeh Abedini says she met…
The Idaho State Bar is seeking the disbarment of former Canyon County prosecutor and gubernatorial candidate John Bujak. Bar counsel for the Idaho State Bar, Bradley Andrews, filed a complaint alleging Bujak violated rules regarding professional conduct...
A law professor at the University of Richmond who watches federal judicial appointments says U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge gave plenty of notice that he planned to take senior status on July 3 – he announced it last Sept. 24. Carl Tobias, Williams Professor at…
The nation’s federal courts have declared a “judicial emergency” in Idaho due to the vacancy in one of the state’s two U.S. district judge positions, created when U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge took senior status on July 3 – and no replacement has been named....
The news overnight that Boise’s home-grown Micron Technology is the target of a buyout offer from a state-owned Chinese company was a stunner, but analysts told Idaho Statesman reporter Bill Roberts a takeover is a “long shot,” and the $23 billion bid from Tsinghua Unigroup…
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