Former state Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, who ran unsuccessfully against Gov. Butch Otter in the GOP primary last year as Otter sought his third term as governor, has endorsed GOP U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo for re-election. Fulcher said in a statement, “For America to survive…
Treasure Valley Racing, operator of Les Bois Park in Boise, today filed a petition to intervene in the court case in which the Coeur d’Alene Tribe is challenging instant racing in Idaho. In the petition, Treasure Valley Racing’s attorneys, Barker Rosholt & Simpson, argued that…
In the state’s response to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s instant racing challenge today, Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney says he has no opinion on whether Gov. Butch Otter’s attempted veto of the instant racing repeal bill, SB 1011, was valid. “He takes no position…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says the Coeur d'Alene Tribe is going after the wrong guy in their legal fight over instant horse racing terminals. The tribe filed a petition with the Idaho...
Quite the surprising sight in the east wing corridor of the state Capitol this afternoon as a couple of reporters strolled in: A 2-foot slab of marble wainscoting trim lay smashed on the floor in many pieces, alongside a toddler, the assistant director of a…
Concerns over bird flu are prompting the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to recommend excluding waterfowl, including ducks and geese, from county fairs this summer, the Idaho Press-Tribune reports. Officials also are recommending heightened bio-security for all birds at fairgrounds, meaning no sharing of food…
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