Here's my full story: Now that Idaho finally has a nominee for its vacant federal judgeship, state 6th District judge David Nye, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch is defending the lengthy, secretive process he and Sen. Mike Crapo followed over the past 19 months to vet potential nominees, saying anything else would have violated the U.S. Constitution...
Ryan Neptune’s Gateway Parks LLC, a Boise-based ski and snowboard park developer, will pay a $10,000 penalty over demolishing asbestos-laden buildings at the former Lazy J Tavern complex in Eagle, the EPA announced today. “In a misguided effort to save money, Gateway Parks cut corners…
Idaho’s health insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho, is months late sending hundreds of Idahoans a document they need to file their taxes this month, the Idaho Statesman reports, and complaints are surfacing about an overwhelmed call center and some people with medical emergencies or ongoing…
From my Sunday column: First District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador kicked off his re-election campaign with two $50-a-plate fundraisers, one in Coeur d’Alene at the Idaho Wildlife Museum in Riverstone that drew 90 people, and the other a luncheon on the 17th floor of the…
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