Inmates at an Idaho prison are asking a federal judge to sanction the state because they believe prison officials deliberately misled a court-appointed examiner on prison health care by tampering with medical records and hiding problem inmates. The Idaho Department of Correction, meanwhile, contends the inmates' claims are without merit and...
More than 90 percent of Idaho’s counties have either been declared natural disaster areas or are bordering national disaster areas, federal officials say today – an unprecedented situation driven by prolonged drought. The AP reports that Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai and Latah counties were the...
Idaho’s high school broadband costs are trending upward, but the local Internet contracts still represent big savings from the defunct Idaho Education Network, reports Idaho Education News. EdNews gathered preliminary budget requests for school districts for 2015 that showed the savings for local contracts vs.…
The Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has decided it won't use an option made available by lawmakers intended to speed the commission's natural gas and oil decision making process. With a 3-0 vote Wednesday, the commission chose not to exempt itself from the contested…
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