The Idaho Transportation Department is inviting the public to a meeting Thursday in Coeur d’Alene to discuss on-ramp widening and brief, temporary closures of I-90 at Sherman Avenue that are planned to allow three megaloads of oil field equipment bound for Canada to pass through.…
The Idaho Public Charter School Commission has approved up to 990 new charter school seats in the state in the coming years, under proposals from three charter school groups, Idaho Education News reports. Idaho currently has 11,400 students on waiting lists to attend an Idaho…
Embattled Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise, told the Associated Press today that he won't seek a second term in the Idaho House, but said he hasn't decided whether to resign. Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney revoked Patterson's concealed weapons permit in October, contending he twice lied…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The Post Co. has filed a lawsuit against the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners contending the board is in violation of Idaho's open meeting law. The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/JoFGnG) the lawsuit…
A 450-ton shipment of equipment bound for the Canadian oil sands is slowly making its way across eastern Oregon, and is expected to be near the Idaho border on Wednesday, the Ontario Argus Observer reports. The shipment, so large that it creates a rolling roadblock…
A North Idaho judge has ruled against a family that challenged the auction of its state-owned leased cabin site at Priest Lake, saying cabin owners who rent their ground from the state have no right to continue their leases or to appeal their appraisals prior…
Idaho state courts are reporting an 82 percent increase in the number of involuntary mental commitment cases filed vs. five years ago, and the startling statistic has some judges wondering if budget cuts to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the poor economy…
The interior of the state Capitol is decked in its holiday finery, a tradition that goes back many years. The decorations are simple – $2,500 worth of poinsettias, some greenery and a large wreath – and the total cost comes to about $2,600 each year.…
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