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Eye On Boise archive for Sept. 2017

MONDAY, SEPT. 25, 2017

The statue of the Angel Moroni is seen under smoky skies in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. The heavy smoke that had set in over Idaho Falls from fires across the state has somewhat abated, thanks to the past week’s rainfall and cooler temperatures. (John Roark / AP)

Idaho breathing easier now on fire bills

Although the fire season seemed downright awful, with heavy smoke choking much of the state, Idaho is coming out of it without any pressing bills. Also, Ahlquist goes on tour; and Idaho group raises concerns about Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill; my full Sunday column

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 2017

Hoffman defends Giddings; we stand by our story 14 

Wayne Hoffman, head of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a lobbying and political action group, has sent out a column seeking to discredit my article on residency questions surrounding Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird. The facts in my article all came directly from public records: That…

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 2017



Otter, state officials wary on health care overhaul 

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter says he had too many concerns about the latest GOP effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law to join other Republican governors in a letter backing the bill. Earlier this week, 15 GOP governors sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, writing that they...

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Ahlquist kicks off 44-county tour in Meridian

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist laid out his political agenda Thursday to hundreds of supporters in Meridian while kicking off his statewide tour to visit all of Idaho's 44 counties over 44 days. Ahlquist promised to improve Idaho's educational system, work to lower health care premiums for Idahoans and reform the state's tax...

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2017






TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 2017






Rural Idaho schools are hiring more unlicensed teachers 

A number of rural Idaho school districts are struggling to lure licensed teachers into classrooms causing the districts to hire more unlicensed educators. The Twin Falls School District recently hired 20 unlicensed teachers this year with more educators pursuing alternative routes to earning a state teaching certificate, The Times-News reported...

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MONDAY, SEPT. 18, 2017



Power company maps energy plan for Idaho and Oregon

Idaho Power wants to retire two coal-fired power plants it says won't be able to produce electricity at competitive prices as part of a 20-year plan to provide energy for Idaho and Oregon that has drawn concerns about cost, pollution and energy needs. Boise-based memory chipmaker Micron Technology, one of the state's largest employers, is among...

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From left, Cathy Silak, Linda Copple Trout and Robyn Brody – the only three women ever to serve as justices of the Idaho Supreme Court – speak on a panel in Boise sponsored by the Idaho Legal History Society on Sept. 14, 2017. (Betsy Z. Russell / SR)

Silak, Trout and Brody talk women on Idaho’s highest court

In more than 150 years, just three women have served on the Idaho Supreme Court, and the three have some interesting insights into why that is, and what could change it. Current Justice Robyn Brody, former Chief Justice Linda Copple Trout, and former Justice Cathy Silak spoke on a panel Thursday sponsored by the Idaho Legal History Society...

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 15, 2017

Idaho governor weighs in on immigration detention contract 

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter told Jerome County officials that they should not be swayed by possible legal challenges as they consider leasing space in the county's new jail to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In an Aug. 28 letter, Otter wrote to Captain George Oppedyk, law enforcement commander with the Jerome County Sheriff's office...

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