Megaload opponents aren't giving up after today's ruling from a state hearing officer. “Obviously we're disappointed, but we think the hearing officer misunderstood some of the facts and the evidence,” said Laird Lucas, attorney for the opponents. “I need to confer with my clients, but…
Retired Judge Duff McKee has issued a 63-page ruling on the proposed Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil megaloads on Highway 12, recommending they be permitted. Click below for a full announcement from ITD; you can read the ruling here.
State schools Supt. Tom Luna issued this statement today on the failure of a recall drive against him over his “Students Come First” school-reform laws: “Students Come First has always been about reforming education so we can educate more students at a higher level with…
Idaho's bipartisan citizen redistricting commission has now held 10 public hearings around the state, including four in North Idaho last week, and members say it's going well - so well that they've set a target of reaching a redistricting plan by July 27, a full…
The Idaho Transportation Department says it's saved $5.7 million in the fiscal year that ends this week though holding open vacant positions as part of its organization realignment and savings on liability insurance premiums; it plans to funnel the savings into highway maintenance projects ($2.4…
The effort to recall state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna has officially failed, with backers falling well short of the 158,000-plus signatures needed by today's deadline to force a special election in August. An effort to target two Boise legislators for recall, GOP Sen. Mitch…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, who wraps up his term as chairman of the Western Governors Association at the group's annual conference this week in Coeur d'Alene, says he's “found a lot more comfort … and productivity with the Western Governors than any of the other…
It turns out that the John Birch Society, through its magazine, “The New American,” has been whipping up the swirl of online outrage over Idaho being sold off to the Chinese, Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker reported on Sunday; you can read his full article…
A federal judge is now pondering whether Idaho's newest anti-union laws should be blocked while they're challenged in court, the Associated Press reports; the two laws, intended to weaken the power of labor organizations in Idaho, were passed during the 2011 legislative session and are…
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