A federal judge has upheld Idaho’s state law banning camping on state property near the Capitol, ruling against Occupy Boise members who sued to challenge the law. “The state here has the right to ban camping, cooking, making fires, and storing personal belongings related to…
Here'sa news item from the AP and the Twin Falls Times-News: RUPERT, Idaho (AP) — The sheriff of a southern Idaho county has agreed to step down amid allegations of criminal wrongdoing. Minidoka County Sheriff Kevin Halverson turned in his resignation Monday after being arraigned…
The Meridian School District – the state’s largest – declared an impasse today in its negotiations with its local teachers union, reports Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News, ending negotiations for the upcoming school year and issuing contracts based on the district’s last best offer;…
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, novelist Alexandra Fuller, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, PBS News Hour commentator and reporter Anne Taylor Fleming, Amazon Vice President Teresa Carlson, New York Times sports reporter Karen Crouse, Longaberger Co. CEO Tami Longaberger, former ambassador to Finland Bonnie…
Eleven schools around the state, including one charter school, one virtual charter school, five middle schools, three high schools and one elementary school, have been selected for the $3 million in pilot project grants for school technology that state lawmakers approved this year. State Superintendent…
Kathy Simpson, wife of 2nd District Congressman Mike Simpson, has been appointed to the Idaho Judicial Council, the board that vets candidates for judge and oversees Idaho's judiciary, by Gov. Butch Otter. “Having served with Mike in Congress, I know how busy life can be…
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