Off for a week…
I’m headed off on vacation for a week. Let me know what I miss, and I’ll catch up when I’m back in the office on Monday, Aug. 14.
Eye On Boise archive for Aug. 4, 2017
FRIDAY, AUG. 4, 2017
Sixty-one state-owned Priest Lake cabin sites to go to auction Aug. 18-19
Sixty-one cabin sites on Priest Lake, including two bare ones and 59 with existing cabins on them, are scheduled to be auctioned off by the Idaho Department of Lands on Aug. 18-19 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. All but four of the lots are currently…
An oddity in the filings...
Among the candidacy and statement of campaign treasurer filings at the Idaho Secretary of State’s office is an oddity: Three fairly obscure candidates who have filed to run for governor, all as Republicans, all listing the same campaign treasurer, Britne Tingey. Deputy Secretary of State…
Nope, Goedde's not planning a Senate comeback...
I thought I was onto a little scoop when I spotted the filing in the Secretary of State’s office recently showing former state Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, apparently running for the Senate in District 2 – which is Sen. Steve Vick’s district. But that…
INL in E. Idaho bans hunting on day of eclipse; it's in the path of totality
An 890-square-mile federal nuclear facility in eastern Idaho has banned hunters from the area on the day of the solar eclipse. Idaho National Laboratory is directly on the "path of totality" of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, and high numbers of eclipse watchers are expected along roads in the area. Officials say the 24-hour hunting ban is needed...
Former Commerce chief Sayer signs on with Hagedorn campaign
Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, has announced the endorsement of former state Commerce Director Jeff Sayer, who is joining his lieutenant governor campaign as its treasurer. Sayer said he’s signing on with Hagedorn – who’s facing four other Republicans vying for the post thus far – because he believes economic development...
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