A group of lawmakers looking for ways to improve Idaho's contract system has pulled together a long list of possibilities, including increased training for contract managers, the creation of new ethics policies and whether agencies should be able to opt out of statewide purchasing agreements,…
Idaho has been granted another one-year extension on federal requirements to comply with the REAL ID Act, easing fears that Idahoans could soon be barred from using their state driver’s licenses to go through airport security or enter military bases or other federal installations. The…
The Idaho Media Initiative at Boise State University, which funded five reporting projects this year as part of its mission to promote civic engagement through public interest journalism, education, research and collaboration, will host a public discussion on “Why News Matters” this Saturday from 6-7:30…
The Idaho Supreme Court today overturned a lower-court ruling denying judicial confirmation for a lease-back arrangement on a downtown Boise convention center expansion, ruling instead that the lease doesn’t violate the Idaho Constitution’s debt restrictions. Justice Warren Jones’ opinion in Greater Boise Auditorium District vs....
Chief Deputy State Controller Dan Goicoechea told lawmakers on an interim committee examining state purchasing procedures that the state’s recent major contracting problems came not because of flaws in the state law, but because of failures in management oversight. “Contracts are much like employees,” Goicoechea...
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