Idaho

A measure on next year’s ballot could finally accomplish what Idaho lawmakers have tried to do for years: block voters from legalizing pot in the state.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

As the Donald Trump administration makes massive changes to federal departments, programs and contracts, impacts are being reported across the country. But residents in some states may be feeling the burn of these losses more than others. Based on a myriad of factors, some states can be considered more federally dependent than others. The personal finance site WalletHub analyzed each state and ...

An Idaho fair-housing nonprofit has joined three similar organizations in other states to sue the Trump administration over its termination of fair-housing grants the organizations depend on. The Intermountain Fair Housing Council in Boise, which serves the entire state, joined Thursday with counterparts that serve Massachusetts, South Texas and Ohio to sue the U.S. Department of Housing and ...

West Ada School District administrators have instructed a teacher that she must remove two signs from her classroom out of concern that they “inadvertently create division or controversy,” the district told the Idaho Statesman.

Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method.

Imagine, said Idaho Sen. Ron Taylor, D-Hailey, that you’ve gone to the hospital for a blood transfusion, and a nurse declines to assist with the procedure because he believes that divine intervention, not medical treatment, should help your condition.

About two dozen election bills have been introduced in Idaho this legislative session, a total that signals fewer questions around voting across the state compared to past years. Since the 2020 election, far more election bills have typically been introduced, according to Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane and legislative archives. Right out of the gate in 2023, House Bill 1 revised laws ...

Idahoans elected to state or federal offices – including the Idaho Legislature – would be banned from simultaneously serving in elected city, school or highway district positions, under a bill state lawmakers advanced to the House on Friday.

A state’s policies on reproductive issues, including abortion, are likely to affect where people decide to take a job or start a family, according to a poll released Monday, and no states with restrictive abortion policies had majority support from those polled.