It's official - Idaho has one of the deepest June 1 snowpacks ever measured in the state, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. “In an average year up to about two-thirds of the snowpack melts during April and May,” said Ron Abramovich, water supply…
A new analysis shows that over the past 31 years, Idaho's been more conservative than most states in estimating its state tax revenues - the key figure that determines how lawmakers set the state budget. In 11 of the last 31 years, over-estimates of revenues…
Don Berg, head of Idaho's legislative audits division, told the Legislative Council today that two of his staff members are now certified fraud examiners. But he said the best way to find fraud is through whistleblower protections and encouraging tips from state employees or citizens;…
Say you're in the market for some Idaho items, like a Spuddy Buddy beanie or a state Capitol T-shirt, to send to far-off relatives. The state Capitol Giftshop is making it easy now - it's online; you can shop it here. Prices include shipping. Asked…
Reviewing this year's legislative session, Legislative Services Director Jeff Youtz told the Legislative Council this morning that this year's unprecedented large public hearings were a success. "By and large it went very well, I thought," Youtz told the council, which is chaired by House Speaker…
For the second year in a row, the Idaho Legislature will have no new interim committees this summer due to the state's budget crunch. Interim committees are the panels lawmakers form to study issues in-depth, take testimony, hold hearings and develop proposed legislation in advance…
Anglers across the country apparently are grumbling, because the latest trend in fashionable hair accessories is rooster saddle feathers - the same long, skinny feathers, called hackles, that fly fishing enthusiasts use to make lures. Now some fly shops are getting bought out of the…
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