In the resignation letter that Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, delivered to the office of Gov. Butch Otter, Durst says he decided to resign from the Senate “after a period of deep reflection and prayer.” He says he concluded that his constituents would be better served…
A legislative interim committee has agreed on the concept of state Public Defense Commission to help oversee improvements in the state’s spotty and problem-plagued system of criminal defense for indigent defendants. But the senators and representatives also agreed that the new commission should make recommendations…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOSTON (AP) — A former mob associate who spent over a decade posing as a cattle rancher in Idaho has been convicted of federal charges including the attempted murder of a man who became the boss of…
Idaho Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, is resigning from the state Senate, effective Dec. 1. Durst said he's resigning to focus on his family's needs; earlier this year, his wife and family moved to the Seattle area, where she now is employed as a teacher, and…
First the weather turned colder and the mountains turned white. Now, the annual Warren Miller ski film is coming to town this week – sure signs that the ski season is on the way. “Ticket to Ride” is the 64th annual Warren Miller ski film…
Only 30 of the more than 200 Idaho high schools and junior highs set to get state-funded WiFi service under a statewide contract are up and running with the service, Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News reports, but the contractor, Education Networks of America, says…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson has introduced a bill designed to add a third federal judge in Idaho to help offset an expanding and cumbersome caseload. The Republican says it's past time for Idaho…
Idahoans for Openness in Government filed a complaint against the city of Twin Falls Tuesday, asking county Prosecutor Grant Loebs to look into the City Council’s practice of delegating city business to subcommittees that meet secretly, flouting the Idaho Open Meeting Law. The council voted…
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