Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s petition to intervene in the lawsuit challenging his veto of the grocery tax bill repeal has been granted by the Idaho Supreme Court. That will allow Otter to make his own arguments in defense of the validity of the veto, rather…
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television looks at who we are now in Idaho – who’s moving in, and from where; who’s moving out, and to where. It also examines Idahoans’ attitudes and how they’ve changed, as documented in the Boise State Public Policy…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled for trial in October on charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, according to a new timetable set Friday after several delays in the case. The judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, said at a pretrial hearing that he intends to start jury selection Oct. 16...
Mike Boeck, a 4th-generation Bonner County resident, former Priest River Chamber of Commerce president, longtime county GOP central committee member and longtime forest products industry employee, announced Friday that he'll challenge controversial Rep. Heather Scott in 2018. “I just feel that we haven’t gotten the quality of representation we...
The fifth annual “Idaho Gives” day yesterday raised a record $1,373,636 for Idaho charities and nonprofits, organizers announced, beating its goal of $1.2 million - $1 for every adult in Idaho. A total of 10,563 donors gave to 628 nonprofits; the biggest haul went to…
A Boise businesswoman says she meant no offense during a commencement address that has sparked criticism from attendees. Meg Carlson, president and CEO of Prosperity Organic Foods, has come under scrutiny while talking about accepting a job inside a smaller division of a company known as the “black cousin.” Carlson made the remarks...
The Guardian, the British newspaper that also does online coverage of American and international news, has published an article today about Troy Minton, the homeless candidate for governor of Idaho who happens to be in jail right now, headlined, “Homeless, a Democrat and in jail:…
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