Here's a link to 2nd District John Bradbury's decision on the Highway 12 oversize shipments today. And here's the response from the Idaho Transportation Department: "The department received the ruling at about 5:15 p.m. (Mountain time) today. The deputy attorney general is reviewing the ruling…
The three Highway 12 residents who sued over permits for four giant oversized loads of oil refinery equipment scheduled to travel along the scenic river-canyon route won on both points in their lawsuit today: That the ITD, in issuing permits for the loads, violated its…
This just in from the Associated Press: LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has revoked special permits issued by the state to allow ConocoPhillips to ship four oversized loads of oil refinery equipment along a highway that follows a winding, federally protected river corridor…
Here's a update from the Lewiston Tribune: "Second District Judge John Bradbury is still working on his decision in a case where the court has been asked to block four mega-truckloads from traveling on U.S. Highway 12 from Lewiston to a refinery in Billings, Mont.…
Idaho's state Department of Parks & Recreation will dedicate a new ATV/motorbike trail on Sept. 11 from the Land of the Yankee Fork State Park Interpretive Center to Bayhorse. The new 9-mile trail is named in honor of Ernie Lombard, a Boise architect and longtime…
State Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, has been appointed co-chairman of the education committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures, one of 12 standing committees of NCSL, the bipartisan organization serves legislators and staffs of all states with research, technical assistance and more. Goedde…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is coming to both Boise and Coeur d'Alene this week, to host sessions at the Boise and Coeur d'Alene chambers on exports, trade and job creation. The Boise session, set for Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m., will feature U.S.…
A million-dollar gift from the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation will help turn Idaho's Capitol Annex - formerly the Ada County Courthouse - into a new Idaho Law Learning Center, housing the state law library, the University of Idaho's Boise law program, and the state's judicial…
Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo have sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar urging him to appeal a federal court decision placing wolves back on the endangered species list, which they call a "most unfortunate decision." The two ask…
Here's an interesting item from The Missoulian: "No matter what an Idaho judge decides Tuesday, Montana isn't ready to give a green light to the shipment of four massive loads of oil refinery equipment bound from the Port of Lewiston to Billings. "No, not this…
Here's a news item from the AP: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Athletic officials from Boise State and Idaho are talking about options for keeping the rivalry alive after the Broncos switch conferences. Boise State is moving from the Western Athletic Conference to the Mountain West…
Art with a message went up in downtown Boise today, as a new anti-hunger mural was unveiled on the south wall of the infamous big hole in the center of downtown. The mural proclaims "HUNGER AFFECTS EVERYONE," and features striking 3-D images of an empty…
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