Here's a news item from the Associated Press: MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) — A church is suing the city of Mountain Home in federal court, contending the city's zoning rules violate the U.S. Constitution by discriminating against religious groups. No Limits Christian Ministries applied for…
Idaho Gov. Otter vowed today to personally campaign against the voter referendum to overturn this year's school reform legislation, even as the tally of Idahoans signing petitions to place the measures on the ballot hit the 65,000 mark - nearly 20,000 more than the number…
The Obama administration is backing away from a plan to make millions of acres of undeveloped land in the West eligible for federal wilderness protection, the Associated Press reports. In a memo today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his agency will not designate any of…
A quilt commemorating fallen soldiers from all 50 states and all branches of military service is in the Idaho state capitol today, where it will be displayed through Monday; Idaho is the 31st state to host the quilt so far, which will arrive in Washington,…
More than 100 disabled Idahoans and their caregivers, who say state budget cuts could force them out of certified family home care and into costlier institutions, gathered at the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare yesterday to press appeals over the cuts; a hearing officer…
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