The only place in the world where the rare Packard’s milkvetch plant is found is in a 10-square-mile area in Payette County in the Big Willow area, the BLM says, so it’s proposing new off-road travel restrictions in the area to protect the plant. The…
Tax-protesting former state Rep. Phil Hart has filed his response to the U.S. Attorney and U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee's allegations that Hart lied under oath, concealed assets and income and more in his bankruptcy filings, insisting that he's done nothing of the sort and the IRS…
Idaho will recover nearly $420,000 from an Indian generic drug manufacturer who admitted selling drugs of inferior strength, purity or quality in the United States, including through Idaho's Medicaid program. It's part of a $350 million national settlement between the federal government, the states and…
KidsCount, the organization that tracks various measures of children’s well-being, is highlighting a concern about the impact of a failure to expand Medicaid on Idaho families: A coverage gap that would develop when middle-income families qualify for tax credits to help them get insurance coverage…
Large Idaho employers would face millions in costs if the state declines to expand its Medicaid program, according to a new report from the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry. "For us, it's a business-numbers issue," IACI President Alex LaBeau told Idaho Statesman reporter Audrey…
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