Lawmakers' Freedom Index Scores 13
The Idaho Freedom Foundation invites you to check out your lawmakers’ Idaho Freedom Index scores. Note: North Idaho pols rank near the top of the list. H/t Sam Crawford
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015
Trujillo pens op-ed that's cut-and-pasted from Rep. Luker's... 4
So, several Idaho lawmakers published child support op-ed pieces. If you thought Trujillo's article sounded familiar-- you'd be right. It's lifted word for word from Rep. Luker's piece, released earlier. Oh. My.
Housing activity boosts March hiring in Idaho
Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in March, thanks in part to increased housing market activity. The construction industry added 1,000 new jobs and the financial industry hired 200 people, according to the Idaho Department of Labor
Free-range kids 6
Photo illustration: Kids climb on playground equipment at Orchard Prairie School. Jesse Tinsley, SR. A Maryland couple is in the hot seat once again for allowing their two kids, 6 and 10, to play at a nearby park, unuspervised.
Rise in Idaho farm deaths concerns OSHA 5
Fatal accidents in agriculture have risen signficantly recently in Idaho, prompting concerns by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Crapo-palooza 3
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo has held more town meetings in 2015 than any other member of Congress, according to a recent report published by Legistorm, a service dedicated to tracking congressional matters and people.
Vestal: Imaginary crisis averted, Idaho’s real kids suffer 6
Give credit to the Idaho Nine. They were accidentally right about one thing: A group of extremists is threatening the state’s security and future. It’s them.
Important Peanut Butter and Chocolate News 4
I love anything with chocolate and peanut butter, but the best part is the peanut butter. I'm not the only one who thinks so. A researcher documented exactly which Reese's product has the MOST peanut butter.
Otter says no to CBD oil to treat sick Idaho kids 16
Gov. Butch Otter has vetoed SB 1146a, the bill that would have allowed parents of Idaho children with an intractable form of epilepsy to treat their kids with cannabidiol, a non-psychotropic oil that's an extract of cannabis and can halt the children's repeated, extended and life-threatening seizures.
Seattle CEO's new take on minimum wage 4
This story took the Internet by storm yesterday. A Nampa Christian High School graduate turned successful Seattle CEO who announced that he's giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees didn't just make those workers happy.
Souza Speaks 6
Senator Mary Souza addressed the KCRR gathering Tuesday and discussed her first legislative session. Has your senator represented you in the way you hoped this session?
Taryn and the New York Times 8
Phil Thompson, Taryn Thompson, Ryan Brodwater. Shawn Gust, CdA Press photo. Former SR staffer and longtime Hucks friend, Taryn Thomposon was interviewed by the NY Times about the Idaho child support debacle. How cool is that!?
Board slows Idaho tuition hikes 1
Idaho’s state Board of Education on Wednesday approved the lowest tuition increases for the state’s four-year colleges and universities in the last 15 years. At the University of Idaho, for example, the move to slow the ever-rising cost of college means students will see tuition and fees rise by 3.5 percent next year.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015
Wild Card/Thursday -- 4.16.15 14
I hate to abandon you with only a Wild Card today. But I'm off on a vacation thru April 26. And Cindy won't be able to sub until Friday. (BTW, Cindy will be reading & signing her "War Bonds" book from 6 to 7 tonight at Studio 107, 503 Sherman Ave/CdA.) You can get your daily fix of Idaho's crazy political stuff at Betsy's Eye on Boise.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
Parting Shot -- 4.15.15
One-year-old Peter Ermoian of Seattle, Wash. plays in a bed of tulips near the West Lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington today. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Hump Day Wild Card -- 4.15.15 5
In listing the seasons in Idaho -- winter, non-winter, construction & silly (during legislative sessions) -- Uncle Bob forgot to mention one, that applies to Huckleberries Online: vacation season. Yeah, yeah, I know you guys think I take too many vacations. But you know what...
Idaho OKs 3.5% UI Tuition, Fee Hike 17
Idaho’s state Board of Education on Wednesday approved the lowest tuition increases for the state’s four-year colleges and universities in the last 15 years, including a 3.5 percent hike in tuition and fees at the University of Idaho. Board members said the increases will go…
Wonkette & 'Idaho Paranoid Stupid' 7
Online mag Wonkette is having a field day with the latest bout of "Idaho Paranoid Stupid." Quoth: "The Idaho Legislature’s 2015 session came to an exciting end Friday with a small group of nutjob Republicans killing off a bill to enforce child support judgments so Idaho wouldn’t have to fear living under the yoke of radical Islamic law.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 4.15.15
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday afternoon 20 items + AM Scanner Traffic link) includes police looking for male on mountain bike who texted his wife in Post Falls that he'd killed someone. May be bogus report.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 10
An activist who made a spectacle of herself at a European Central Bank press conference today is featured in the Cutline Contest. Tuesday Winner: Psalm 37.
IACI Reinstates Profane LaBeau 7
The leader of Idaho's pro-business lobby has been reinstated after being placed on leave for sending a profanity-laced email about a state senator. The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry reinstated Alex LaBeau as president on Monday. He had been placed on leave in early…
HucksOnline Blogos: City Crews Fix Osprey Web Cam At McEuen Park 3
HucksOnline Blogos Roundup: A malfunctioning camera on the center pole at McEuen Park was replaced Wednesday morning and should be functioning by later today. The camera was donated by Open Eye of Liberty Lake, Wash. Coeur d’Alene-based Thorco Inc. donated use of its boom lift to install the camera + much more ...
Mary Wary Of Child Support Bill, Too 24
In responding to Taryn Thompson's poignant Facebook post in support of the Child Support bill killed by the Idaho House Judiciary & Rules Committee, state Sen. Mary Souza, R-Coeur d'Alene, admits to having second thoughts about the legislation she voted for.
Anderson, Arpaio Serve Vegan 15
Actress Pamela Anderson, right, serves the first all-vegetarian meal to inmates at the Maricopa County Jail, making it the first jail in the country to go entirely vegetarian today in Phoenix. Anderson, a PETA honorary director and long-time vegan, also toured Tent City after serving…
Sims Explains Controversial Vote 32
In an interview with The Daily Beast, state Rep. Kathy Sims, R-CdA, provides the bizarre reasoning why she voted against the Child Support services bill, which was killed in the House Judiciary & Rules Committee on a 9-8 vote. The Daily Beast delves into the anger that many elected Republicans have about the embarrassing GOP fringe.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
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