The Basque government has issued a statement of “great sorrow” upon the passing yesterday of Pete Cenarrusa, prominent Basque-American leader and the former longtime Idaho Secretary of State. In a statement, the government announced that Ander Caballero, the delegate of the Basque Country in the…
Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel never finished high school, but his stunt-jumping legacy could become a million-dollar boon for Idaho school kids. As the 40th anniversary of Knievel’s attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket-powered motorcycle approaches, a flurry of interest from those…
Funeral arrangements for former longtime Idaho Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa still are being finalized, but Summers Funeral Home reports that visitation will be held Wednesday from noon to 6 p.m. at its Boise chapel, 1205 W. Bannock St. Then, on Thursday, Cenarrusa will lie…
The Idaho Transportation Department is taking public comments through Oct 24 on new rules allowing extra-heavy trucks on additional routes in Idaho, and the department has set a series of public meetings around the state, starting in Pocatello on Oct. 7 and running through a…
Five finalists have been named for president of the University of Idaho, hailing from Kentucky, South Dakota, Florida and Pennsylvania. “The search committee was impressed by the number of outstanding applicants for the position,” said state Board of Education member Emma Atchley, who is chairing…
Idaho’s state health insurance exchange opens Tuesday, allowing about 200,000 uninsured Idahoans to begin enrolling in health insurance plans; the coverage starts Jan. 1. Amy Dowd, a health care consultant hired in April to run Idaho’s exchange, told the AP’s John Miller, "We don't have…
Catching up on some of the news from while I was gone over the past week: DENNEY EYES HIGHER OFFICE: Former Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale, filed initial paperwork to run for Idaho Secretary of State, an office long held by incumbent Ben Ysursa,…
Pete Cenarrusa, Idaho’s longest-serving elected official ever, died today at the age of 95 at his Boise home, after a three-year battle with cancer. Cenarrusa, who was Idaho’s elected secretary of state from 1967 to 2003, also served nine terms in the Idaho House, including…
I am headed off on vacation, including seeing extended family; I'll be back in the office on Monday, Sept. 30. I may check in from time to time, but mostly will try to catch up on what I've missed when I return... Have a great…
Two workers at the Idaho National Laboratory have sued the U.S. Department of Energy under the Freedom of Information Act, claiming they were wrongly denied documentation about a 2011 accident in which they were exposed to plutonium, AP reporter Rebecca Boone reports. The two filed…
An Idaho man is facing at least 10 years in prison after acknowledging that he shot an assault rifle at the White House two years ago, the AP reports. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez pleaded guilty today to two of the 19 charges against him as a…
Idaho's state Department of Lands is defending a 2012 land exchange in which it traded the University of Idaho's McCall Science Campus property for office property in Idaho Falls that houses the lead contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory; the deal came under fire this…
The Idaho State Board of Education is taking public comments on six proposed rule changes, on everything from requiring Idaho school kids to get cursive writing instruction to adding two credits of PE as a high school graduation requirement. Idaho Education News has a rundown…
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a closure order barring megaloads from Highway 12 through the Lochsa-Clearwater Wild and Scenic Rivers corridor in north-central Idaho, pursuant to a federal judge's ruling; you can see the order here. In a statement, the Forest Service said the…
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little launched his re-election campaign this morning, quelling – at least for now – speculation that Gov. Butch Otter would step aside and allow his hand-picked running mate a shot at the top job. “I’m here to support Brad,” Otter declared…
For travelers on I-84 heading east toward Oregon, Idaho can feel like the speediest state around, with its 75 mph speed limit on the freeway. But as soon as motorists hit the Oregon line, they drop back down to a 65 mph limit. Now, Utah…
1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador announced today that he is co-sponsoring a resolution introduced today by Rep. Tom Graves, R-Georgia, to avert a government shutdown Oct. 1 only if President Obama's health care law is both de-funded and its individual mandate to purchase insurance…
Idaho’s state Land Board has voted 4-1 to keep the endowment distribution for public schools next year at $31.3 million, the same level as this year, with only state Schools Superintendent Tom Luna objecting; you can read my full story here at spokesman.com. Luna made…
Before this morning’s Land Board meeting, Eye on Boise queried board members about the upcoming conflict auction of a Priest Lake cabin site that includes generations of human remains from the extended family that’s had its cabin on the state-owned property there, under a state…
The state Land Board is meeting this morning; a major agenda item is the distribution from the state endowment for public schools next year. Last month, state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna pushed to increase the distribution by $5.6 million above the recommendation of the…
The Starlin family stands to lose a lot more than the lake cabin their great-grandfather hand-built on leased state land back in 1933 when Idaho auctions off the parcel next month. They could be leaving behind generations of family members whose remains have been buried…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge says private prison company Corrections Corporation of America is in contempt of court for persistently understaffing an Idaho prison in direct violation of a legal settlement. U.S. District Judge David…
At last Thursday’s “Hero2Hired” job fair for veterans at the Idaho Center, 71 firm and 205 conditional job officers were made to Idaho veterans, active duty military members, members of the National Guard and Reserve and military spouses; it was Idaho’s largest military hiring fair…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says he’ll seek a fourth term in 2014; he told Idaho State Journal reporter Jimmy Hancock, “Every day is an interesting ride, and we are going to keep going. I intend to run for re-election.” Wasden has been Idaho’s attorney…
Idaho’s state Lands Department is under fire from two different directions this morning: In a new lawsuit that charges it’s about to hold a conflict auction on a family burial ground, and from a bipartisan group of lawmakers who say an inadequate appraisal allowed a…
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