Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador lashed out at House GOP leaders Tuesday, saying they should hold impeachment hearings on IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, even if it means putting off the fall congressional recess. “What they’re doing is they’re punting,” Labrador told reporters in Washington, D.C. attending…
With every seat in the Legislature up for election this year, it’s that time of year when letters to the editor begin appearing in newspapers around the state endorsing candidates. But this one’s a little unusual: It’s from a former Republican speaker of the House, and it’s endorsing a Democrat...
Sharon Day, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, is in Boise today to speak at this afternoon’s Ada County Republican Roundup at Gov. Butch Otter’s ranch, a longstanding annual party event, and she spoke with reporters at the state Capitol this morning. “This is like…
Here’s a rather surprising comparison, courtesy of SelfStorage.com: Idaho’s size, if it were its own country, would make it the 83rd largest in the world. And it’s much bigger than many other countries; so much so, that the company, imagining Idaho as a storage unit,…
When Kenneth Eyer decided to log part of his Sagle property to raise money for his wife’s chemotherapy bills, he never dreamed he’d end up owing more than $100,000 in legal fees.“I made $6,500 on the logging,” said Eyer, 87, whose wife, Sally, died in January. “I’m destroyed – I’m financially destroyed over somebody else’s little mistake...
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