A study from the University of Idaho's McClure Center for Public Policy Research shows Idaho has become steadily more urban since the Great Recession, a trend that has some worried about the future of the state's rural communities. "You would expect urban Idaho to lead…
The future of wildland firefighting launched Wednesday morning in Idaho, the AP reports, as the U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Forest Service launched a successful test of a pilotless helicopter to perform firefighting tasks. A Lockheed Martin helicopter capable of flying autonomously with...
Lawmakers on the Tax Working Group have decided on their next step: Members of the group will be surveyed again on their short-term goals to avoid an end-of-session standoff between the House and the Senate on tax legislation, and they’ll meet again Nov. 3. Among…
Members of the Legislature’s Tax Working Group have each submitted their suggestions on what they think needs fixing in the tax code, from simplification to lowering rates to protecting the balance between sales, income and property taxes that make up Idaho’s “three-legged stool” tax structure.…
If Idaho were to join the multi-state streamlined sales tax project, which would allow easier collection of online sales taxes, even without any new federal legislation, the state would collect roughly $1 million to $3 million more in sales taxes a year, Mike Chakarun, tax…
The Legislature’s Tax Working Group is meeting again today, and first up, hearing a report from Idaho State Tax Commission Tax Policy Manager Mike Chakarun on what would happen if the current $100,000 exemption from personal property tax for business equipment were raised to $250,000,...
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