Idaho's redistricting commission spent some time trading ideas on two sticking points in legislative district maps - District 2 in North Idaho and District 31 in southeast Idaho - before breaking up in good spirits this afternoon. GOP commissioners offered critiques of how the latest…
At the Twin Falls County Jail, inmate visits are now virtual, rather than in-person, the Times-News reports today. Last month, the jail switched from traditional jail visitation to the new video system, which it got for free as a beta test of the new equipment.…
All Idaho high school juniors can now take the SAT for free, state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna announced today. Lawmakers in 2007 approved requiring completion of a college entrance exam by the end of the junior year as a graduation requirement, starting with the…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press and the Lewiston Tribune: LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — State officials say cleanup crews are finally done removing massive rolls of unprocessed toilet paper that spilled off a truck and were lodged for weeks in the upper Lochsa…
Before the redistricting commission went at ease until 3 this afternoon, Democratic Commissioner Julie Kane shared a story, saying, "Maybe it'll help with our mindset when we take some time to go over maps." She said a friend of hers works for the Navajo tribe…
Idaho's bipartisan citizen redistrict commission convened briefly this morning, then took a break to allow for some "sidebar conversations." Before the break, GOP Co-Chairman Evan Frasure said he's hoping when the panel comes back it can "move the ball forward today in a significant way."…
A new report shows the well-being of Idaho's children has improved overall in the past decade, but the percentage of kids living in poverty and teens who have dropped out and don't have jobs has increased amid the recession, the Associated Press reports; click below…
News, happenings and more from the Idaho Legislature and the state capital.
