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“Please release me, let me go “For I don’t love you anymore “To waste our lives would be a sin “Release me and let me love again.” — Engelbert Humperdinck The folks in eastern and central Oregon trying to secede from their state and join Idaho have come up with a clever way to get their message across to Oregon lawmakers.

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High-ranking state legislators on Wednesday introduced a proposal for a $50 million Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit. House Bill 39 would provide a $5,000 tax credit per child to parents for private school expenses, including tuition, tutoring, assessments, textbooks, curriculum and transportation costs. Parents have a fundamental right to nurture and direct their children's education, the ...

This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Police investigating the Moscow college student homicides did not obtain search warrants in their handling of DNA from the crime scene — the critical, and perhaps only, piece of evidence that ties suspect Bryan Kohberger to the victims — and efforts to block it from his ...

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. On his first day in office Trump signed a flurry of executive orders, many of them targeting immigrant communities, including an attempt to end birthright citizenship. Between the executive orders and the goals outlined in Project 2025, many communities are feeling apprehensive about the next four years. ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate a Boise resident to be the U.S. Air Force’s second in command.