Police in northern Idaho say they are actively reviewing false flyers depicting racist images that target key leaders in Sandpoint. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports that another batch of mailings have been distributed to businesses and residents falsely representing the views of Mayor Shelby Rognstad and his family. Sandpoint law enforcement...
Western governors say electric vehicles will be able to travel easier across 5,000 miles of highway under a new agreement promising to build a network of charging stations in seven states. The governors of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming announced Wednesday they had signed a memorandum of understanding...
The Idaho Department of Lands is inviting forest landowners, logging contractors and others with an interest in forest operations to participate in negotiated rulemaking sessions over the next two months on updates to the department’s forest fire protection rules. The changes include updated definitions and…
The co-sponsor of a new legislative caucus for Idaho’s House conservatives said the effort has temporarily stalled, largely because certain “far-right” lawmakers seem unwilling to work toward consensus. Rep. Mike Kingsley, R-Lewiston, tells the Lewiston Tribune the whole point of the proposed House Freedom Caucus…
The Senate Finance Committee today passed bipartisan legislation to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years; the funding expired Oct. 1. The House also is considering CHIP funding legislation today. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., hailed the committee’s passage of the bill,...
Among the latest nominees President Trump has announced for his administration is an Idahoan, David J. Ryder, who’s been nominated to be director of the U.S. Mint. Ryder, who was born in Billings and raised in Boise, is a Boise State University graduate; he also...
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