Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” includes a roundup of the events of the past week, and a report from Payette, where the IR crew looks into what’s on the minds of District 9 voters as the May 17 primary approaches. On the pundits panel, Jake Melder of…
The FBI is expanding its data center in eastern Idaho and bringing in 300 new jobs. Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad announced Thursday that the federal agency is expanding its facility at the old Naval Ordnance Plant on the city's north side...
Congress has voted to designate the bison as the national mammal of the United States, calling North America's largest land animal the embodiment of American strength and resilience. The Senate passed the bill Thursday, the AP reports, two days after the House did the same,…
The Seattle Times’ travel and outdoors editor has penned a feature on Boise that makes our city sound fun, exciting and impossibly cool – really. “When I visited Boise recently, I found the capital of this state with a reputation for root vegetables to be…
When Boise businessman Jerry Sturgill threw his hat into the ring as the Democratic candidate running against GOP U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo last month, he just quietly filed; today, Sturgill sent out a news release formally announcing his candidacy. “I will bring a new approach...
Idaho state Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra has hired a new policy liaison to replace former state Sen. Tim Corder, who left her office abruptly over the winter: Duncan Robb, who is currently engagement manager for the Education Delivery Institute, known as EDI, in…
Today is the fourth in my four-part, online series of profiles of the candidates seeking an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in the May 17 election; today’s profile is of Sergio Gutierrez. Here’s the full story: When newly appointed Idaho Judge Sergio Gutierrez...
The U.S. Department of Justice wants a say in the ongoing lawsuit over deficiencies in Idaho’s public defense system, reports Melissa Davlin of Idaho Public TV’s “Idaho Reports.” U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson and the Department of Justice are asking the court’s permission to file an…
The Idaho Associated General Contractors has endorsed challenger Megan Blanksma over Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home, in a GOP House primary race in District 23; it’s the first challenger the contractors’ group has endorsed over an incumbent this year. Nielsen, a seven-term representative, apologized this…
There’s a rare event coming up in the May 17 Idaho primary – a contested race within the Constitution Party of Idaho, with two hopefuls running for the U.S. Senate seat held by GOP Sen. Mike Crapo. State party Chairman Floyd Whitley of Cottonwood said…
A weekly newspaper in the southwest Idaho town of Kuna will become a publication of the Nampa-based Idaho Press-Tribune. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that its parent company, Pioneer News Group, is in the process of buying the Kuna Melba News from Bellevue, Washington-based RIM Publications in a deal expected to be finalized this week...
Today is the third in my four-part, online series of profiles of the candidates seeking an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in the May 17 election; today’s profile is of Clive Strong. Here’s the full story: Clive Strong has amassed endorsements from an...
The owner of Chobani, the yogurt manufacturer that has a big plant in Twin Falls, has decided to give all its full-time workers shares in the company, the New York Times reports today. The shares will go to 2,000 full-time workers at the company’s plant…
A recent audit found significant problems with the federally-managed nuclear waste treatment plant west of Idaho Falls. The Post Register reports that the audit outlined cost overruns, a lack of rigorous testing and other management issues at the Department of Energy facility known as the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit...
Idaho Supreme Court candidate Curt McKenzie has hired former state Sen. John McGee — who resigned several years ago following highly publicized scandals — to help with his campaign. McKenzie, a Republican senator, says McGee is a longtime friend and he is proud to have him part of the team. McGee...
The Idaho Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a lower-court ruling on several pending issues involved with the Rangen Inc. water call in southern Idaho, rejecting the Hagerman trout farm’s argument that an Idaho Department of Water Resources order in the case constituted an unlawful taking…
The Idaho Supreme Court has affirmed a northern Idaho judge's decision to toss out blood draw test results in a fatal crash case because police failed to get a search warrant. The court in a decision released Tuesday ruled that Kyle Rios withdrew his implied consent to blood alcohol testing...
An all-day conference on criminal justice reform has been set for June 6 at Concordia University School of Law in Boise, featuring Congressman Raul Labrador, Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy leader Jonathan Wroblewski, and an array of legal scholars, prosecutors, judges and criminal…
Today is the second in my four-part, online series of profiles of the candidates seeking an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in the May 17 election; today’s profile is of Robyn Brody, a Rupert attorney. Here’s the full story: Robyn Brody’s law office in downtown Rupert is...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that from March 2015 to March 2016, Idaho led the nation for increases in employment. During that time period, 37 states had statistically significant increases in seasonally adjusted, non-farm employment; Idaho led the pack at 3.6 percent, followed…
Bonner County Undersheriff David Hale has resigned after admitting he set up a phony website for Sheriff Daryl Wheleer's rival in the May Republican primary. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports Wheeler...
Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to recover threatened bull trout in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana and part of Nevada.. Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the Wild Swan filed the lawsuit...
Scientists say a $67 million rehabilitation effort following a wildfire in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon is starting off well, thanks to good precipitation over the winter, the AP reports. About $14 million has been spent since October - half of that for seed -…
Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates is striking an optimistic tone as he announces the state party convention, which is set for June 2-4 at the Idaho Center in Nampa. "This convention will serve to unite and launch the party into the 2016 general election…
Today is the first in my four-part, online series of profiles of the candidates seeking an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in the May 17 election; today’s profile is of Curt McKenzie. Here’s the full story: One of the four candidates in a...
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