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Meta, Micron projects will guzzle Idaho electricity, lawmakers say. Who’s going to pay?

Idaho lawmakers said that the state’s electricity rates, which are some of the lowest in the country, have attracted out-of-state investment for data centers and other power-intensive projects. But they worry those benefits may come with a catch. Such rates attracted investments from companies such as Meta, which has invested in an $800 million data center, and Micron, which is planning a $15 ...
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A big Idaho employer is spending half a billion dollars to expand. What’s coming and why.

The making of yogurt with milk from Idaho cows is a big business, and it’s now on track to get much bigger. Chobani opened a yogurt plant in Twin Falls in 2012 that it said (and still says) is the world’s largest. Now, with demand for yogurt products rising, the company wants to make even more. So it’s expanding the plant by half, adding jobs, and providing another boost to Idaho’s dairy ...
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Bryan Kohberger renews effort to present alibi, other suspects at Idaho murder trial

Attorneys for defendant Bryan Kohberger want to reserve their ability to point to other possible suspects during his forthcoming murder trial, as part of assertions that their client was elsewhere at the time of the University of Idaho student homicides. Pushing back against prosecutors, his attorneys said in their latest court filings that they should face no restrictions on how they present ...
News >  ID Government

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs new law to cut Medicaid expansion. Here’s what it means

This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed into law a measure to curtail the state’s spending on its Medicaid expansion program, which provides health care coverage to lower-income Idaho residents. who earn too much to qualify for standard Medicaid but not enough for ...
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Will DOGE close more federal offices in Idaho? These 4 leases are slated to be terminated

Four federal offices in Idaho could close as a part of President Donald Trump’s mission to reduce the federal government’s real estate portfolio. The General Services Administration, an agency that manages such real estate, along with Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by Elon Musk, has notified landlords that federal agencies will terminate hundreds of leases for ...
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‘Content neutral’? West Ada says policy directs school to remove ‘everyone is welcome’ sign

In our Reality Check stories, Idaho Statesman journalists seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community. Read more. Story idea? Tips@idahostatesman.com. Days after news broke that a Meridian teacher was told to take down a poster in her classroom, West Ada School District administrators stood firm on their statement that the sign — which displays ...
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Idaho was once the fastest-growing state in the country. Is it still up there?

Idaho’s reign as the one of the fastest growing states in the country may be coming to a close — though it’s still growing fast and gaining on the tail of Nebraska. According to data released Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau, no Idaho counties or census-designated metro- or micro-areas cracked the top 10 for largest growth between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024. Instead, those lists are ...
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‘Have you seen this politician?’ Public seeks town halls with Idaho’s federal delegates

People in Idaho are searching for the state’s four federal lawmakers, according to missing politician posters circulating on social media and gaining momentum. The last known whereabouts of three-term Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were in Washington, D.C., one flyer posted to Facebook purported. “Last seen: Nowhere near his constituents — ...