Idaho state tax revenues came in strong in June, topping forecasts by 2.9 percent or $8.4 million. That put the state at $2.8154 billion in general fund tax collections for the fiscal year, which ended July 1; that’s 0.3 percent above the January 2014 forecast,…
A new study out today from the Pew Charitable Trusts identifies both Idaho and Washington as among just 12 states that do things right when it comes to saving for a rainy day – accounting for the volatility of their revenue streams in how they…
The Idaho Lottery celebrated its 25th year today by presenting a record dividend to the state of Idaho – the 11th straight year it’s set a record. This time, $49 million went to the state, to be divided between schools and the state’s Permanent Building…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — Organizers of a southeastern Idaho aerial drop of 3,000 pingpong balls worth prizes immediately called off the event when the pilot missed the crowd and hit instead a nearby interstate highway. Aaron Moon…
Idaho auctioned off 13 state-owned cabin sites at Payette Lake in 2013, 10 of them previously leased and three vacant. Now, with the first such voluntary auction – cabin owners who rent the lots under their cabins can decide whether they want to participate –…
North Idaho has the highest crime rate in the state, eclipsing the more-urbanized Boise area, according to the state’s latest crime statistics. It’s a trend that’s been growing in recent years. The Boise area had a much higher crime rate than the Panhandle as recently…
Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus is recovering after lung cancer surgery, Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey reports; that’s why Andrus missed former Gov. John Evans’ funeral on Friday. Andrus told Popkey it “troubled me a great deal” to miss the funeral, but he told Evans’…
Idaho’s state endowment fund earned 18.8 percent on its investments in the past year, investment manager Larry Johnson told the state Land Board this morning. He said that’s the second-highest earnings year in its history; the fund is now worth $1.736 billion, a new record.…
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