In addition to ruling in favor of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in the instant racing veto case, a unanimous Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the tribe is entitled to attorney fees and costs in its lawsuit against Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney, because Denney...
David Leroy, who argued on behalf of Coeur d’Alene Racing LLC in the instant racing veto case, called today’s Idaho Supreme Court ruling “a sweeping and significant precedent.” The court rejected arguments, from him and others, that the Coeur d’Alene Tribe didn’t have standing to...
There will be no appeal of today’s Idaho Supreme Court ruling overturning Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of legislation to ban slot machine-like “instant racing” machines, according to the Idaho Attorney General’s office. “It’s been clear from the get-go that the Secretary of State has said...
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Butch Otter's belated attempt to veto legislation banning slot machine-like "instant racing" terminals in Idaho was invalid, because it came after the Idaho Constitution's required five-day deadline. That means the gambling machines are now illegal in Idaho;...
The Ada County Highway District has been ordered to pay more than $1 million to the owner of Brooke View, a retirement community west of Curtis Road and south of Franklin Road, after the agency spent years fighting with the owner over damage to the…
Work will begin in October on a massive upgrade to Clearwater Paper's Lewiston site, the Lewiston Tribune reports. The Lewiston-Clarkston Valley's largest employer announced this week that it is moving forward with a $160 million project to build a new chip pulp digester. They received…
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