Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say three species found in Idaho and neighboring states don't require federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an announcement Wednesday says the southern Idaho…
An Idaho judge has ruled that Mother Jones Magazine did not defame one of Idaho's wealthiest people in an article that said businessman Frank VanderSloot outed a local reporter as gay. The AP reports that 4th District Judge Darla Williamson dismissed VanderSloot's lawsuit against the…
It took less than 5 minutes today for the state’s Constitutional Defense Council – which consists of the governor, the Attorney General, the speaker of the House and the president pro-tem of the Senate – to vote unanimously to pay the state’s latest bill for…
An Idaho National Laboratory study has found that the availability of charging stations is key to whether electric vehicles become widespread and reduce the country’s gas consumption, the Idaho Falls Post Register reports. The research, conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, found that charging…
The operation of slot machine-like “instant racing” betting machines has been shut down in Wyoming, at least temporarily, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper in Kentucky. Herald-Leader reporter Janet Patton reports that Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael issued an opinion last week that the base games…