Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick's re-election bid was endorsed by the Idaho Associated General Contractors today, along with its national organization, the Associated General Contractors of America. Minnick joined Idaho AGC's president, Burke Hansen, and executive director, Mark Dunham, at an Eagle-area concrete plant for the…
USA Today reports that state legislators in an array of states - including Idaho - are rethinking plans to introduce Arizona-style immigration laws after a federal court temporarily blocked the core of the law. Among state lawmakers quoted: Idaho Senate President Pro-Tem Bob Geddes. The…
Interesting look by the Idaho Statesman's Dan Popkey today at the political and economic ramifications of the right-to-work fight in Idaho 25 years ago, and its ripples today, as Gary Glenn, the leader of the push back then, returns to Idaho for a gala Thursday…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Idaho will be barred from disqualifying judges from criminal cases without giving a reason first. The Idaho Supreme Court has suspended a rule that had allowed prosecutors or…
Gov. Butch Otter has dismissed Democratic challenger Keith Allred's proposal for a 3-cent cut in Idaho's 25-cent-per-gallon gas tax and a corresponding hike in fees on heavy trucks, saying it shows "a lack of leadership and credibility." Allred's proposal came after Otter's transportation funding task…
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