The nomination of Idaho Judge David Nye to be the state’s next U.S. District Judge is on the agenda for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s meeting this Thursday. However, that doesn’t necessarily guarantee a vote on Thursday; the committee’s rules allow any new business appearing on…
The Tax Foundation has released a new comparison of state and local sales taxes by state, and Idaho’s ranks at the lower end, 37th highest. The foundation calculated Idaho’s combined state and local sales tax rates, on average, at 6.03 percent; Idaho’s 6 percent sales...
After last year’s disastrous kill of 99 percent of the endangered Snake River sockeye salmon run – due to lethally hot water in the Snake River – water managers are acting now to release more water from Dworshak Reservoir to keep water temperatures at Lower...
Idaho agriculture leaders are welcoming Lt. Gov. Brad Little’s announcement that he’s running for governor in 2018, the Capital Press reports. “Brad Little is Idaho agriculture,” Food Producers of Idaho Executive Director Rick Waitley told ag newspaper. “Being a product of a strong Idaho farm…
Boise is the fifth-safest driving city in the nation, according to a report from Allstate Insurance, with Reno the only other top 10-ranked city in the West. Spokane is 54th, Salt Lake City 78th... full Sun. column
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