Fired ITD Director Pam Lowe's wrongful-termination lawsuit against the state is being removed to federal court, as a result of a move by the state of Idaho today. The state's appointed special deputy attorney general for the case, attorney B. Newal Squyres of the firm…
CQ Politics writer Greg Giroux quotes former Idaho Democratic congressional candidate Larry Grant describing GOP 1st Congressional District hopeful Vaughn Ward as "a Sarah Palin Republican" and rival Raul Labrador as "a Bill Sali Republican," and adding, "The moderate Republicans ... won't run because they…
Idaho's Commission for Libraries has been selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as one of 13 state library agencies that the foundation will help apply for federal broadband stimulus grants, with the aim of bringing high-speed Internet access for the public to all…
Keith Allred, the founder of The Common Interest who's decided to run for governor as a Democrat, will announce his candidacy on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the gym at Twin Falls High School, the place where he gave his first speech when he was…
Pete Cenarrusa, Idaho's longest-serving elected official, is turning 92 and has released his memoirs, "Bizkaia to Boise: The Memoirs of Pete T. Cenarrusa." The longtime Idaho secretary of state and former lawmaker and speaker of the House will hold a book signing on Wednesday, from…
AP reporter John Miller reported over the weekend that three House Republicans are working on legislation to cut Idaho's individual and corporate income tax rates, even as the state struggles to balance its budget in the face of falling tax revenues at the existing rates.…
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