Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” focuses on nuclear waste, research and the Idaho National Laboratory; here, John Kotek, acting assistant secretary for nuclear energy for the U.S. Department of Energy, talks with co-hosts Aaron Kunz and Melissa Davlin. The programs includes Congressman Mike Simpson, Sens. Mike Crapo…
Idaho Department of Insurance Director Dean Cameron is praising new federal legislation signed into law on Sept. 28, backed by all members of Idaho’s congressional delegation, to amend the Affordable Care Act to allow states to define what constitutes a “small group” for insurance purposes.…
A group of lawmakers tasked with improving Idaho's public defense system is considering draft legislation that would clarify the jurisdiction of state appellate public defenders, track the workload of public defense attorneys and...
Idaho is just weeks away from enrolling up to 25 children with severe epilepsy in a free program to provide them with an experimental, non-psychoactive drug extracted from marijuana, under an executive order from Gov. Butch Otter. But estimates of the number of children eligible…
Lawmakers on the Natural Resources Interim Committee heard a series of updates on water issues in the state this morning, including presentations from Deputy Attorney General Clive Strong and two Idaho Department of Water Resources officials. House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, said the state has…
Nearly 600 firefighters have arrived at a late-season wildfire burning in mountains about 40 miles northeast of Boise and on Friday had it 60 percent contained. Fire officials say eight helicopters are also taking part fighting the human-caused blaze that started Saturday and destroyed three cabins....
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