Idaho 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador and his Democratic challenger, James Piotrowski, had sharply differing reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in a Texas case, which the Washington Post called the court’s most important decision on abortion-related issues in 25 years. Labrador said...
Officials at Idaho’s state Bureau of Homeland Security were downright tired of folks confusing them with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. So effective this Friday, the state agency’s official name will change to the Idaho Office of Emergency Management. It actually took a new...
A 1.7-acre slice of North Idaho lakefront heaven on Priest Lake – with just a rustic, one-bedroom cabin on it – drew the only contested bidding at a weekend auction in which the state of Idaho sold off 39 lakefront cabin sites. The cabin owners, a Seattle couple, ere outbid by a Coeur d’Alene physician who was willing to pay $1.107 million...
With temperatures headed toward the triple digits this week, Boise’s favorite way to cool off – floating the Boise River – has been off limits thus far due to high water and dangerous conditions, but Ada County has announced that the river will open for...
In Burns, Ore., the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge is over, but aftershocks remain, the AP reports, with activists organizing a recall election on Tuesday against a top county official for blocking Ammon Bundy from using a county building for a public meeting....
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Five of the top executives at the six Idaho companies that trade on major stock exchanges took home multimillion-dollar compensation packages in their companies' latest fiscal years. The Idaho Statesman reports (https://is.gd/s3JHLr )…
From my Sunday column: Idaho's court system has a new director after a two-year wait, Sara Thomas; Supreme Court hopeful Robyn Brody's fundraising edge; and what the latest campaign finance reports show in North Idaho legislative races, including top fundraiser (Sen. Shawn Keough) and biggest debt (former Rep. Thyra Stevenson)...
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