It was the middle of March in the Idaho Legislature and Maria Nate, one of the most powerful lobbyists in right-wing Idaho politics, sounded like she’d been stabbed in the back.
Self-described traditional Republicans are pushing to retake control of the political party in Kootenai County, which they say has grown increasingly extreme and no longer represents conservative values.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare plans to stop paying to access the Idaho Health Data Exchange, a bankrupt government-created health data sharing service.
For Joseph Messerly, a Soda Springs, Idaho, business owner and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the decision to run for state office started with one issue: Idaho libraries.
The previously unidentified former roommate at the King Road house in Moscow where four University of Idaho students were killed in late 2022 has publicly come forward in her efforts to contribute to the lasting legacy of her friends. Ashlin Couch, a winter 2021 U of I graduate and sorority sister to two of the stabbing victims, said she chose to speak out for the first time to honor the lives ...
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Brad Little told reporters Thursday that he did not veto a new transportation budget that blocks the state’s sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s former Boise headquarters because he worried about jeopardizing $200 million in state funding for road and bridge repairs.
Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little told reporters Thursday that he did not veto a new transportation budget that blocks the state’s sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s former Boise headquarters because he worried about jeopardizing $200 million in state funding for road and bridge repairs.
Idaho state government agencies must ensure only 20% of their workforce is out of the office, under a new policy limiting remote work implemented this spring.
May 3—The prosecution and defense in the Bryan Kohberger case pointed fingers at each other during a Thursday hearing regarding whether certain information about evidence should be made public. Latah County District Judge John Judge ultimately decided to keep a May 14 hearing closed to the public despite the wishes of Kohberger's attorney Anne Taylor. Kohberger's defense claims it has ...
When Boise City Council Member Elaine Clegg stepped down in November to join Valley Regional Transit as CEO, she told the Idaho Statesman that “rail is a big issue of mine” and would be a focus for her in the new role at the regional public transportation authority for Ada and Canyon counties. “I think there’s a tremendous opportunity to do regional rail here,” Clegg said. “That could be a ...
Supporters of the Idaho open primary ballot initiative are turning in their final signatures to local county clerks for verification after building up what they believe is a comfortable margin to qualify for November’s upcoming general election.
A 40-year-old man from Idaho was arrested at Yellowstone National Park in April after rangers received a report that he harassed a herd of bison and kicked one of them in the leg.
Prosecutors are urging the judge in the Moscow college student murder case to reject defendant Bryan Kohberger’s alibi submitted earlier this month and limit how his defense can present the evidence at trial.
RATHDRUM – Lynn Peacock’s simple command, “Ziva, attack,” sent her 1-year-old German shepherd into a full sprint until its teeth latched onto decoy, Saul Garcia, who was sporting a padded bite suit.
Apr. 26—Mobile home residents in the Moscow area continue to be frustrated with a landlord who has significantly raised their rents and asked them to sign leases that attorneys say do not hold up to the law. Hurst & Son, LLC, manages six mobile home communities in the Moscow area. The western Washington-based company manages Abiel, Appaloosa, Bluebird, Evergreen, Palouse Hills and Woodland ...
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion violates a federal law that guarantees necessary treatment in medical emergencies, as the court’s conservative majority deals with the fallout from its 2022 decision that overturned a nationwide right to terminate a pregnancy.
Supporters of the open primaries ballot initiative in Idaho are offering voters one last chance to sign their petition before next week’s May 1 deadline to submit signatures for verification.