Idaho’s state Land Board voted unanimously today to reaffirm its commitment to the state’s conservation strategy for sage grouse, despite differences between the state plan and newly issued federal land-use restrictions that accompanied the September decision not to list the bird as endangered. Idaho is...
Idaho’s Department of Lands has shifted into high gear for salvage timber sales after this summer’s devastating forest wildfires, state Lands Director Tom Schultz told the Land Board today, putting together and marketing salvage timber sales for 83.5 million board feet of timber – roughly…
Idaho’s state Board of Examiners, which consists of the governor, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State, has approved an additional payment of $34,502.70 to the attorneys who successfully represented four same-sex couples in their lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on gay marriage. That’s on…
The Cassia County Commission has approved audio recordings of their weekly business meetings after the board was caught violating government transparency laws. The Times-News reports that commissioners voted Monday to approve the practice. Recordings will be embedded in the minutes of their meetings on the county's website...
Boise attorney David W. “Tony” Cantrill has been named the new executive director of the Idaho Judicial Council, succeeding the retiring Jim Carlson, who has served in the post since 2011. Cantrill will start on Dec. 1. The Idaho Judicial Council screens candidates for state...
GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz has named Idaho state Treasurer Ron Crane as his Idaho state chairman, and former state GOP Chairman Norm Semanko as his state campaign director. “Idaho is an important state for us, and with Ron serving as our chairman and Norm…
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