Idaho 1st District Congressional candidate Jimmy Farris released 10 years of his income tax returns today, and called on incumbent Congressman Raul Labrador to do the same. Labrador immediately rebuffed the request. "He just said, 'No comment,'" said Labrador's campaign spokeswoman, China Gum. Farris, at…
After hours of presentations, including extensive information about federal requirements and about what other states are doing, the governor's Health Insurance Exchange Working Group has wrapped up its first meeting and set another for late August, likely the 29th or 30th. "We really want to…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) ― A University of Idaho attorney says the school can't control what students do on private property outside of school hours, and so it can't be held liable for injuries a 19-year-old sophomore sustained…
Big hearings at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission next week are expected to attract a crowd of lawyers, utility executives and environmentalists, the AP reports, as the PUC weighs how to set the course for Idaho's renewable energy industry for years to come. "These issues…
Terry Gestrin, a Donnelly businessman and former Valley County commissioner, has been appointed to the Idaho House to finish the four months left in the term of former Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, whom Gov. Butch Otter appointed to the Idaho Tax Commission. Otter announced the…
There's a capacity crowd of more than 60 in the audience this morning as the governor's Health Insurance Exchange Working Group gathers for its first meeting. "Our challenge is to find some solutions," state Insurance Director Bill Deal told the audience, adding, "We also extend…
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