Gov. Butch Otter announced this afternoon that he has now signed HB 1, the child support enforcement bill that passed in yesterday's special legislative session, into law. On Twitter, Otter reported, "Today at 3:24 pm I signed HB 1 into law, maintaining Idaho's child support...
U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell is making her fifth trip to Idaho today, where her visit included joining Gov. Butch Otter, BLM and Forest Service officials to sign a new firefighting strategy for the Great Basin region, including Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and California,…
Teresa Luna, former director of the state Department of Administration, has been hired as the new emergency planner for the state Bureau of Homeland Security, a position that BHS officials said matches the skills she brings from the Admin Department. “Ours is a very specialized...
House Speaker Scott Bedke said, “We did leave some unfinished business at the end of the regular session; we were able to finish that yesterday. … To the members of the House, there was obviously a difference of opinion on the issue, but it was,...
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, reacting this morning to yesterday’s special session of the Legislature, praised lawmakers for preserving the state’s child support enforcement system, which he noted serves one in four Idaho kids. “It’s fine to speculate and important to question issues surrounding the relationship…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a multi-state settlement stopping two phony cancer charities, the Children’s Cancer Fund of America, Inc. and The Breast Cancer Society of America from soliciting donations in Idaho. Wasden jointly filed a federal lawsuit against four supposed cancer charities…
After listening to Shahram Hadian speak for over an hour about Islam as a rising menace in America, Alton Howell stepped outside the log-built community hall in Sandpoint and quickly called a colleague, writes S-R reporter Scott Maben. “It scared the living daylights out of…
Minority Democrats in the Idaho Legislature have issued a statement on yesterday’s special session, saying they voted to protect Idaho children and families by supporting HB 1, the child support enforcement bill, on which Democratic legislators all voted yes. "Despite the vote that preserves Idaho’s…
The Legislative Council is meeting today, the joint panel that oversees legislative matters between sessions; naming of members to interim committees for this year tops their agenda. The new panels will study broadband access, state purchasing laws and urban renewal issues. Continued committees from the…
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