Five men who say they were sexually abused as kids while in the Boy Scouts of America are suing the organization and the Mormon church because they say both groups fraudulently presented the Boy Scouts as a safe, wholesome activity for boys.
The men filed the lawsuit Monday in Boise's U.S. District Court. They contend that the Boy Scouts...
David Johnston, former executive director of the Idaho Republican Party, joined the Tommy Ahlquist campaign for governor today as campaign manager. Johnston, 27, was the Idaho GOP executive director for three years. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, he studied political science...
Idaho State Librarian Ann Joslin is meeting with the state’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., today and tomorrow, as part of a two-day national library legislative outreach push. Among the top concerns: The Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint proposes to eliminate the primary…
Bukky Ogunrinola’s mother taught her years ago to use caution in how she dressed and presented herself in public. Being a young black woman in Idaho meant living in a world where she’s sometimes greeted with suspicion. Still, the 16-year-old was stunned to wake up one cold January morning to see the windows of her family’s SUV smashed and...
In honor of “Law Day” today, which celebrates the United States’ legal system, the Fourth District Bar Association is holding an “Ask-a-Lawyer” day in which people can call in to receive free legal advice. The event runs from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT today.…
Idaho has a new law to govern how short-term vacation rentals, like those marketed on Airbnb and other services, are regulated and taxed, and it may bring peace in a long-simmering fight over the growing industry. The bill, which Gov. Butch Otter signed into law earlier this month...
Sunday's "Eye on Boise" column covers Idaho's distinction on school science standards, vetoes and time limits, Utah tourism and liquor laws, legislative session length and more. My full column...