The Idaho State Police have announced that a veteran state trooper who was sharply criticized in an Idaho Supreme Court decision issued Friday - for offering false testimony that helped land a North Idaho man a 25-year prison term for murder - has been placed…
It's not just that Idaho ranks 50th in the nation for per-pupil spending on schools, an area where the state long has ranked low. It's that Idaho's ranking for school spending per $1,000 in personal income in the state has dropped dramatically, from 15th in…
Over the holiday weekend, the Idaho Falls Post Register broke a story about House Speaker Lawerence Denney and House State Affairs Chairman Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, sidetracking and killing a bill regarding disputes over county roads, while Loertscher and former state Sen. Stan Hawkins were in…
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem today; here's a photo of the two before the meeting. Afterward, Risch praised Netanyahu, saying, “Prime Minister Netanyahu provided a very thoughtful and convincing framework for acceptable borders between a safe and…
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a federal appeals court, saying former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft didn't violate the constitutional rights of a former University of Idaho football player who was arrested in 2003 and held as a possible witness in a terrorism case…
Gov. Butch Otter has sent out an op-ed piece this morning touting the "Hire One Act" he persuaded lawmakers to enact this year, offering a refundable income tax credit for employers who add workers. "Call it a bonus. Call it a reward. Call it whatever…
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