An Idaho man charged with a federal hate crime in the beating death of a gay man has pleaded not guilty in Boise's U.S. District Court on Tuesday. A March trial was set for 23-year-old Kelly Schneider, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in state court Monday. He was indicted earlier this month on the hate crime charge...
On three floors of the Capitol rotunda today, the Idaho STEM Action Center is sponsoring exhibits relating to science, technology, engineering or math, many with avid kids making use of the the tech stuff. Thirty-one organizations ranging from libraries and after-school programs to universities and…
There were plenty of fight-related terms being thrown around as Linda McMahon, new President Trump’s nominee to head the Small Business Administration, and co-founder and former CEO of WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., had her confirmation hearing today in the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship…
Legislative budget-writers this morning had a few pointed questions about the state Board of Education’s spending plan, including a $2.5 million training line item stemming from Idaho’s teacher evaluations controversy, reports Idaho EdNews. The $2.5 million would train school administrators in completing teacher evaluations. And…
When the annual IRS conformity bill came up for a vote today in the House Revenue & Taxation Committee, there were two “no” votes, from Reps. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, and Stephen Hartgen, R-Twin Falls. Both said they objected to a clause in the bill that…
The drop in Middle Eastern students at Idaho State University in the past few years left ISU with a $12 million shortfall, President Arthur Vailas told legislative budget writers this morning. “We are one of the many schools in the United States that had a…
A unanimous Idaho Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from three siblings who charged that their brother exerted “undue influence” over their parents to leave him their full shares in the family’s $15 million property on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille. In an opinion...
North Idaho College President Richard MacLennan made his first budget pitch to state lawmakers on Monday, telling them NIC “stands proudly as the oldest community college in Idaho” and touting its new career-technical education center in Rathdrum. “This $20 million project was funded entirely by…
A southwestern Idaho man has been charged with a federal hate crime after prosecutors said he lured a gay man to a remote location and then badly beat him, causing the man's death. Twenty-three-year-old Kelly Schneider of Nampa was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month, but the case was kept under seal until he was taken into federal...
When Idaho banned dog racing in 1996 amid concerns over reported abuse of greyhounds raced at a North Idaho dog track, the law was firm and far-reaching: It made dog racing a felony. But now, various other types of non-gambling dog racing events, from a...
Women will no longer be banned from receiving abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine in Idaho, under a new legal settlement. Planned Parenthood announced Monday that the lawsuit settlement lifts unnecessary burdens on women seeking safe abortions. "Women in Idaho deserve the right to have access to the safest, highest quality health...
Speaking to a crowd of hundreds of business leaders Monday morning, Gov. Butch Otter repeated his call to make education the state’s top priority, Idaho EdNews reports. Otter delivered his remarks during the Idaho Chamber Alliance’s annual legislative meeting in Boise. His 38-minute speech struck…
Gov. Butch Otter today declared a state of emergency in Washington County due to massive snowfall, which has caved in roughly 100 buildings in the county, including Weiser’s only grocery store. “There is risk to life, property and public infrastructure as a result of extraordinary...
Idaho’s state Department of Health & Welfare currently, under its licensing rules, can’t have a secure area in either of its treatment facilities for people with developmental disabilities. “We are unable to lock doors,” Cameron Gilliland, deputy administrator of the Division of Family and Community…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho lawmaker is once again backing legislation requiring sign language interpreters to get a professional license from a state board. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter vetoed a similar proposal in 2014, arguing…
Gov. Butch Otter is taking a second run at an “adult completer” scholarship, reports Idaho EdNews; the governor’s bill, which last year died in the Senate on a narrow 16-17 vote, was introduced on a unanimous vote in the House Education Committee this morning. The…
The College of Western Idaho’s student growth has far outstripped the growth in its state funding, CWI President Bert Glandon told JFAC this morning. “We are, I would say, at the point of desperate for balanced funding to help us move into a parallel basis…
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted unanimously this morning to award $18,060 in attorney fees and $1,711.84 in costs to Sen. Mark Nye, D-Pocatello, at the expense of his unsuccessful GOP challenger, Tom Katsilometes, who filed a formal contest of the election results that the…
This week is “Education Week” at the Capitol, with budget hearings scheduled this week on K-12 schools, higher education and related programs. Starting things off this morning, state Board of Education President Emma Atchley told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, “You will see how together we…
First, the Bonner County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution supporting Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and asking that her committee assignments be reinstated, after they were revoked following her disparaging comments...
This week’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television includes a rundown of the events of the week; co-host Melissa Davlin’s one-on-one interview with House Speaker Scott Bedke about the recent hubbub in the House; producer Seth Ogilvie’s look back at impressions of the first two…
A state senator from Boise wants to drastically change Idaho's primary elections. Democratic Sen. Grant Burgoyne has introduced a personal bill that would create a top-two primary system. That means the top two vote-getters in each race during the primary would advance to the November election...
President Donald Trump’s scathing criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will prevent the soldier from getting a fair trial on charges he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, Bergdahl’s attorneys said Friday. In a motion filed shortly after Trump was sworn in,…
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch had this statement in response to President Donald Trump’s inauguration today: “Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump on becoming our 45th President of the United States. It was a privilege to be a part of today’s ceremonies and to witness the…
Idaho 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador’s statement in response to Trump’s inaugural address is just six words. Here it is, in full: “I’m excited. Let’s get to work.”
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