Idaho officials say they have new hope that their state’s same-sex marriage case could be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, after Thursday’s 6th District ruling upholding bans on gay marriage in four states – the first federal appeals court to rule that way,…
On a special edition of “Idaho Reports” tonight on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert, Bill Manny, and co-host Melissa Davlin to discuss the results of Tuesday’s Idaho election, and their implications for Idaho politics and policy going forward. Tune in at…
Idaho state tax collections in October came in 2.5 percent below forecasts, according to a monthly General Fund Revenue Report issued this afternoon by the state Division of Financial Management. That drop still leaves the state on-forecast for the fiscal year so far, at 5.4…
The Legislative Council, the bipartisan leadership panel that handles matters between legislative sessions, met today, and among the reports it heard was an update on the state budget. It was generally positive news; although revenue estimates have been adjusted downward slightly since the end of…
An Idaho Army National Guard helicopter crashed Thursday night during a training mission, killing the two people aboard, the AP reports. The Apache combat helicopter crashed at approximately 7 p.m. about two miles south of the National Guard base at Gowen Field near the Boise…
Last night's sunset over Boise was so spectacularly beautiful; this picture I took of it is just too pretty not to post. So, a bit of color after an eventful political week...
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