Controversy is swirling around one of the Inland Northwest’s most prominent civil rights activists, with family members of Rachel Dolezal saying the local leader of the NAACP has been falsely portraying herself as black for years. Rachel Dolezal formerly was education director of the Human…
When Idaho EdNews examined teacher evaluation data from every school district in the state, it found that a quarter of Idaho’s school districts rated all of their teachers as “proficient,” giving no other ratings out. They included some of the state’s largest and smallest districts;…
Getting Idaho’s agriculture, technology and research sectors together to learn from each other and explore ways to accelerate agricultural technology in the state is the goal of the “Governor’s Agritech Summit,” which will be held Tuesday in Boise at the Boise Center. It’ll be hosted…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter wants to add his arguments to the instant racing case that’s pending before the Idaho Supreme Court, in which the Coeur d’Alene Tribe is suing to force Secretary of State Lawerence Denney to certify SB 1011 as law, repealing authorization for...
Prosecutors want to hide two witnesses behind a screen in an upcoming terrorism trial in Boise and allow them to testify using made-up names, the Idaho Statesman reports today. The two FBI informants or their families could face retaliation from backers of the Islamic Movement…
A state commission took a step Wednesday toward beginning the integration process that would allow a Texas oil company to move forward with plans to drill for natural gas or oil in western Idaho, while clarifying rights of the surrounding mineral rights owners who aren't part of the initial drilling lease. The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission...
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