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‘Exposed’ in lawsuit, city of Caldwell settles with former HR director, denies claims

Weeks after Caldwell’s former HR director filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Jarom Wagoner alleging retaliation by the City Council — which did not reappoint her after an investigation into Police Chief Rex Ingram — the city’s insurer has settled the suit. Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, which provides the liability and property insurance to local government agencies, told the ...
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After Idaho’s abortion ban, doctors fled. Lawmakers say they want them back

As Idaho reels from an exodus of obstetricians, lawmakers have raised the alarm about the state’s doctor shortage — and this legislative session, they’ve put forward a raft of bills they said would address the problem. Their efforts to do so have included proposals to allow doctors to refuse to perform procedures they don’t believe in; to limit the ability of a woman’s relatives to sue a ...
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OSHA cited a Boise crane company after the deadly Boise Airport hangar collapse. Now this

Last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration slapped a Boise contractor with a citation for its involvement in the deadly collapse of a hangar under construction at the Boise Airport. OSHA proposed that Inland Crane pay over $10,000 in fines for exposing workers to hazards and failing to make sure the hangar was stable. Now the federal regulatory agency has changed course. It ...
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What an argument over colleges and DEI shows about this powerful group of Idaho lawmakers

It was four days after Idaho lawmakers planned to end the legislative session, and members of the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee still had budgets to consider. That morning, they debated how much money to give Idaho’s colleges and universities. The panel of House and Senate members argued over whether to punish the universities for their DEI initiatives — diversity, equity and ...
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Gov. Little argues child sex abusers ‘deserve the ultimate penalty’ of death in Idaho law

Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday defended his approval of a law to expand Idaho’s death penalty by adding capital sentencing for those found guilty of aggravated sex crimes with children age 12 and under, which is unconstitutional in the United States. House Bill 380 overwhelmingly cleared the Legislature last month, and Little last week signed it into law. It is set to take effect July 1, and will ...
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Cellphone aided prisoner in Boise hospital ambush. Idaho’s senators take aim at problem

Housed in solitary confinement in the state’s maximum security prison, Skylar Meade texted his co-conspirator Nicholas Umphenour about their plans to free the then-31-year-old from custody. The men messaged back and forth about how they’d secure money and ammunition, and detailed which of the guards would be carrying weapons. Those plans were at least partly possible because Meade had access ...
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Widen roads first, put bicyclists & pedestrians second, Legislature tells ACHD and cities

Max Wyatt was in kindergarten when the van hit him. He was riding his bike home from school on Kootenai Street on the Boise Bench with his father in 2015. The next thing he remembers is waking up in the hospital with tubes coming out of his nose. The van had paused at a four-way stop, then gone forward while Wyatt was still in the intersection. It swept the 5-year-old under the vehicle and ...
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‘Trapped here in hell’: Boiseans, officials say camping-ban bill won’t help homelessness

Celia Harrison’s morning routine might sound familiar to other 69-year-olds: She makes coffee, takes her nutritional supplements and empties the trash before getting organized for her day. Some days, she does leg lifts and aerobic exercises. But her morning routine takes place in a blue minivan, where she’s lived for about six years. It also often occurs in the afternoon. She stays up late ...
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Gov. Little signs Idaho bill on immigration enforcement. ACLU immediately sues to stop it

Idaho lawmakers this session have said they want to make Idaho unwelcome for undocumented immigrants. Now, local police could be part of immigration enforcement, which historically has been under the authority of the U.S. government. Gov. Brad Little on Thursday morning signed House Bill 83, which allows local police into federal territory by creating new state crimes of illegal entry and ...