INW Headlines — 6.30.11

Jeff Westerberg, of Nampa adjusts his hat while taking a look at replicas of historic American flags on display at the God and Country Family Festival on Wednesday in Nampa. (AP/Press-Tribune photo: Charlie Litchfield)

• Cartoon: For House GOP, protecting wealthy trumps deficit reduction /David Horsey, P-I
• Boise State’s charter flights to cost $512K in 2011 /Brian Murphy, Statesman
• Ambassador tells guvs: ‘Canada is your biggest customer’ /Betsy Russell, SR
• Gathering will mark 2 years since Idaho soldier’s capture /KTVB
• Avista to buy wind from Palouse project /Scott Maben, SR
• Montanan dies in rafting accident on Idaho’s Lochsa /Associated Press
• 1100 drug cases could be challenged after lab probe /Brian Morran, KBOI
• Simpson proposes deep cuts in agencies, takes on leadership role /Ben Botkin, TFTN
• Wyoming residents can start carrying guns without permits Friday /AP
• 1 in 4 Montana sex offender addresses unverified /Matt Gouras, AP
• Bozeman still recovering, repair biz booming year after hailstorm /Alyssa Small, Chronicle
• Orbusmax Special: Ex-UW basketballer pleads innocent to promoting prostitution here