Idaho state Rep. Christy Perry, R-Nampa, announced today that she’ll run for Congress in the 1st Congressional District race that already has drawn a slew of candidates; it’s an open seat, as current Rep. Raul Labrador is leaving it to run for governor. Republicans who…
Idaho state tax revenues fell below forecasts in October for the first time this fiscal year, coming in $8 million short – and a quarter of the shortfall was because of an unexpectedly big one-time payment of $2.7 million to the developer of the giant Village at Meridian retail project. Idaho lawmakers first passed the STAR legislation...
Even as top Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, called for GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama to step aside increasing turmoil over sex allegations, Idaho’s two GOP senators maintained their qualified stance that Moore should step down “if these allegations are…
GOP gubernatorial Tommy Ahlquist’s campaign has put up a new website criticizing rivals Brad Little and Raul Labrador, criticizing both as “professional politicians” who “do the darndest things with your tax dollars.” The site is online at sadchoiceidaho.com. It’s set up as a “quiz,” asking…
State schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra and Wilder School District Superintendent Jeff Dillon, who is running against Ybarra in 2018, appeared together at the Idaho School Boards Association’s annual convention in Coeur d’Alene last week, and Idaho EdNews reports that the two faced off in a...
Former state Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, a physician and outspoken advocate of improving health care in Idaho, says after much consideration, he’s decided against running for governor next year – at least for now. “I have no plans to at this time,” Schmidt told Eye on Boise. “Honestly, I did look at it pretty hard. But you’ve got to...
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney told Kris Kobach, vice chairman of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, earlier this year that he wouldn’t turn over non-public information from Idaho’s voter rolls, including voters’ dates of birth and the last four digits of social…
Forensic scientists with the Idaho State Police are struggling to keep up with the growing caseload of evidence waiting to be tested for heroin and other opioids. ISP scientist Corinna Owsley tells the Idaho Press-Tribune that each drug analyst with the agency does about 90 cases a month...
A giant passenger jet converted to fight wildfires was grounded this year by U.S. officials during much of what turned out to be an especially destructive U.S. fire season, but it could be flying much more next year. The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Thursday sided with Global SuperTanker Services in its battle with the U.S. Forest...
Taso Kinnas, former treasurer for the Idahoans for Liberty PAC, has filed a complaint with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office about campaign filings by GOP gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist, but the office says it looked at the issue long ago and concluded Ahlquist did…
The Ada County Commission yesterday voted quickly and unanimously to reverse its earlier decision to withdraw from the Capital Crimes Defense Fund and refuse to sign a joint powers agreement for criminal defense, after learning that the move, rather than saving the county’s taxpayers money, would cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars...
After months of hearings and reports, an interim committee of the Idaho Legislature charged with re-examining truck registration fees in Idaho - in the wake of a 2010 state report that showed truckers are underpaying for their impact on Idaho roads, while motorists are overpaying - wrapped up its business Thursday, deciding not to recommend any...
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch is calling on Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore to remove himself from the race amid allegations that Moore had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. An Alabama woman says Moore made inappropriate advances and had sexual contact with her when…
The founder and CEO of Chobani has no regrets about moving his Greek yogurt company to south-central Idaho, a region embroiled in the national debate over refugee resettlement that spread to company boycotts by far-right bloggers and conspiracy theorists. "I hear the conversations here and there, but it's a peaceful community that we all love...
Idaho Department of Insurance Director Dean Cameron is raising major concerns about a consultant’s recommendation that Idaho switch to self-funding for the health insurance plan that covers thousands of state employees. “This is a very difficult, complex, complicated issue,” he told the Legislature’s interim committee…
Idaho voters approved $92.7 million in school bond issues and levies Tuesday, Idaho EdNews reports, but three measures failed, including Idaho Falls’ $110 million bond issue. That measure was the largest and most controversial school measure on the ballot in Idaho on Tuesday, reports EdNews…
Health insurance officials warned lawmakers Wednesday that switching public employees to a self-insurance model could place the state at a greater financial risk. Dave Jeppesen, chief marketing officer with Blue Cross of Idaho, told a legislative working group that Idaho's existing program allows the state the flexibility to decide what health...
In election results around Idaho, Boise’s city council races were won by former state Rep. Holli Woodings, incumbent TJ Thomson and activist Lisa Sanchez, and voters overwhelmingly approved renewal of an open space tax levy. Nampa Mayor Bob Henry, who was first elected in 2013,...
Possible open meeting law violations by a Boise agency are in the news, as BoiseDev.com reported yesterday that a citizens group that opposes construction of a publicly funded downtown sports stadium has filed a complaint with the Ada County prosecutor, and the Idaho Statesman reported…
ederal officials have released their latest analysis on proposed routes for two high-voltage transmission lines in southwestern Idaho intended to modernize the Pacific Northwest's energy grid. The 183-page draft environmental assessment released by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management late last week covers two segments of the Gateway West project...
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is lauding North Korea sanctions legislation that his committee unanimously advanced today. “The time has come for the U.S. to take the lead to ensure that all nations work together to isolate the Kim regime...
It's Election Day across Idaho today, with contests on tap in nonpartisan city races across the state, along with local ballot measures and some special district races. In Boise, three City Council seats are on the ballot, with just one featuring an incumbent; there's also…
The Idaho Statesman announced today that its president and publisher, Debra Leithauser, will step down Dec. 1 to take a job overseeing the communications department at Idaho Power. Leithauser, the Statesman reported, said, “I had a great opportunity to go to another company, and it…
Gov. Butch Otter has named Jarom Wagoner, a senior city planner for the city of Caldwell, to replace Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell, in the Idaho House; Wagoner was the top choice of the District 10 GOP committee, which submitted three nominees to the governor. Wagoner…
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the Coeur d’Alene Tribe has the authority to remove unpermitted docks and pilings on the St. Joe River that were placed by non-tribal members who refused to seek tribal permits or appear in tribal court. Kenneth and Donna Johnson contended that their dock and pilings were above the spot where the historical...
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