Under much-debated legislation passed by the Idaho Legislature this year, youngsters 15 and younger who ride off-highway vehicles on U.S. Forest Service roads are required to be supervised by an adult who is riding within 300 fee; also, all riders who lack driver's licenses, including…
Though rumors are rife that the Idaho state Department of Education has added highly-paid staffers to implement the new "Students Come First" school reform plan, Luci Willits, chief of staff for state schools Supt. Tom Luna, says it's not true. "We're doing what we're asking…
Idaho is caught in a low-skill, low-wage jobs traps, according to a new analysis by retired University of Idaho agricultural economist Stephen C. Cooke. The professor, who retired in December, has studied the issue for the past decade, and reports that Idaho workers earn nearly…
KTVB-TV reporter Nishi Gupta broke a rather stunning story this week: An Idaho DEQ employee fraudulently secured a big-bucks DEQ contract in 2008 to install emission-reducing devices on school buses around the state through a federally funded program; three years later, school districts around the…
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