A legislator whose concealed weapons permit was revoked for lying about a long-ago rape case can still legally carry hidden guns – because Idaho is the only state that exempts elected officials from the permit law. The case of state Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise, is…
The story that has Idaho political circles buzzing this morning is about a state lawmaker from Boise whose concealed weapon permit has been revoked, after he lied twice on his application – failing to mention a withheld judgment and guilty plea to a change of…
When the U.S. Senate voted 64-32 last week in favor of legislation to ban workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians, 10 Republicans joined 52 Democrats and two independents to support the bill, but Idaho’s two senators both voted against it. “Number one, this is a…
School trustees from across the state, gathered in Coeur d’Alene Friday for the Idaho School Boards Association convention, voted overwhelmingly to endorse the new Idaho Core Standards, which the state adopted in 2011 to set higher goals for student achievement at each grade level, Idaho…
Idaho Reports, the Idaho Public Television program, is gearing up for the upcoming legislative session, and new co-hosts Melissa Davlin and Aaron Kunz are starting off with some online-only episodes; on the first one, now up on the Web, the show examines the results of…
For the third straight year, Idaho’s Teacher of the Year is from Coeur d’Alene. At a surprise assembly at Lake City High School on Friday, science teacher Jamie Esler was named the state’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, as students chanted, “We love Esler!” The…
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