Gov. Butch Otter has issued a disaster declaration for Bonner and Kootenai counties due to the destructive Cape Horn fire, which has destroyed multiple homes, consumed more than 2,000 acres and threatened to force evacuation of more than 200 residents. “Our thoughts and prayers are...
Gov. Butch Otter is taking some issue with the sentence in my Sunday parks story that says that in 2010, he “proposed shutting down the parks department and eliminating funding.” Otter said in an interview that his move was designed to send a message –...
The Idaho Law Foundation is inviting applicants for its Citizens Law Academy, a free program that runs one evening a week from Sept. 15 to Dec. 1 and educates participants about the law, their rights, what lawyers do, how the judicial system works, and more....
Idaho’s state parks are thriving, just five years after Gov. Butch Otter proposed shutting down the parks department and eliminating funding. State funding for parks in Idaho is still less than half what it was in 2006, and that’s reflected in smaller staffs, a backlog…
There’s plenty of news to catch up on from the past week that I’ve been gone, starting with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states the Friday before last. Gay marriage already became legal in Idaho last October, but Gov....
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