The Idaho Attorney General’s office has received a request for a recount of the Nez Perce County portion of a District 6 legislative race, from losing candidate Thyra Stevenson, a Republican. Stevenson lost to Democrat Dan Rudolph by 26 votes. Mike Kingsley, who lost to…
As Idaho certified its official election results on Wednesday, a troubling distinction emerged: This year’s election was the first time ever that less than 40 percent of Idaho’s voting-age population cast ballots in a general election. “Frankly, it was disappointing,” said Idaho Secretary of State…
The Otter Administration is asking an Ada County judge to reconsider his ruling that the $60 million Idaho Education Network broadband contract was issued illegally and is void, reports Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News. Richert reports that the private attorneys for the state filed…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Republican Party has named former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig as finance chair for the party’s executive committee. Party officials said Wednesday that Craig fills an empty volunteer fundraising position. Craig was…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State University wants to spend about $600,000 to buy a new house for the school's president. The Idaho State Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1uQRQdE) that the State Board of Education will vote on whether…
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