Idaho Reports co-host Melissa Davlin reports that between retirements and incumbents losing in the primary and general elections, there are four committee chair positions up for grabs in the Idaho House and two in the Senate. Plus, some committees will see huge shake-ups: House Appropriations…
A listing of sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act can be avoided, the heads of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management said at a conference in Boise today. The AP reports that Dan Ashe of Fish and Wildlife…
Democratic candidate for state schools superintendent Jana Jones carried nine counties on election night, reports Idaho Education News reporter Kevin Richert reports: Ada, Bannock, Blaine, Latah, Teton, Bonneville, Nez Perce, Power and Shoshone. Republican candidate Sherri Ybarra carried the other 35, in her narrow win.…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has issued a statement thanking his supporters for his re-election to a third term, and saying he's "thrilled" with the outcome of the election, both in Idaho and across the nation. "I firmly believe that Idahoans have elected the entire slate…
The leaders of Idaho’s three most powerful education groups sent Sherri Ybarra a letter Wednesday morning inviting her to their next meeting, Idaho Education News reports. The letter, sent just hours after Ybarra won a tight race to become Idaho’s next state superintendent of public…
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