Both the Republican and Democratic leadership of the Idaho Senate have filed a joint petition to intervene in the pending lawsuit from 30 state lawmakers challenging the validity of Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of legislation to repeal Idaho’s 6 percent sales tax on groceries, but…
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television includes new U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s first visit to the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho; flooding problems around the state, and more. On the pundits panel, I join Marty Peterson, former U.S. Attorney for Idaho Wendy…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has sent out an op-ed piece urging Bonneville County voters to approve a proposed new community college in the May 16 election. “Your decision on whether to establish a taxing district to create a community college will have significant impacts on…
Fifteen candidates are vying for an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann announced earlier this year he will retire in August — 16 months before the end of his current six-year term. This Idaho Judicial Council has since solicited names, where they will then recommend up to four names to the governor...
Idaho is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a statewide ban on spying at farms, dairies and slaughterhouses after a lower court judge sided with animal rights activists who said the ban violated free speech rights. Idaho lawmakers passed the law in 2014 making it a criminal offense to enter agricultural facilities by misrepresentation...
The Idaho Legislature’s longtime budget director, Cathy Holland-Smith, is retiring after nearly 30 years with the state, the last 10 as the director of the Legislature’s nonpartisan Division of Budget and Policy. Her last day is Friday; on Monday, Paul Headlee, who has been a…
For the first time since 2011, the Pacific Northwest isn't showing any signs of drought. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows that Oregon, Washington and Idaho are free from drought worries. Kathie Dello, deputy director of Oregon's climate office, says the Northwest saw lots of precipitation during the water year...
Southeastern Idaho is overdue for a major earthquake, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey. Boise State Public Radio reports that the USGS is predicting that a “big one” will hit the Bear Lake Fault in the next 50 years. The likelihood…
The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial has now been defaced with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti three times in the past week, causing extensive damage to marble tablets at the memorial. Boise Police Chief Bill Bones told the Idaho Statesman on Thursday that the attacks…
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