Editorial: Tech market proposal needs a remodel

Paying for Obamacare

Insurers pass tax along to the states

There's more than a touch of absurdity in the way an industry fee in President Barack Obama's health care law is being passed along to state taxpayers.

Local jobless rate increases

Economist remains optimistic about 2015

POST FALLS - Kootenai County's unemployment rate increased in November to 4.5 percent, up six-tenths of a percent from October, according to an Idaho Department of Labor report released on Friday.

Manufacturing output increases 0.4 percent

Continued pace likely to be bellwether for broader economy

Stock market touches another record

Movers and Shakers July 30, 2013

Avista rate settlement adopted

Deal leaves current base rates in place until 2016

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission adopted a settlement of an Avista Utilities rate application which states the utility cannot increase electricity or natural gas base rates until Jan. 1, 2016, at the earliest.

Public servants provide essential services

The "My Turn" article in Press on March 21 finally angered me enough to give a piece of my mind concerning the profession of being a government employee or "public servant."

A greener Los Angeles?

Mayor's plan includes solar power, public transit, walking

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles, known for its cars, smog and sprawl, wants to reinvent itself as the home of electric vehicles, solar panels and bicycle paths.

Proposed county budget includes 3 percent wage hike

COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County commissioners have proposed an $80.9 million budget for fiscal year 2016, an increase of $1.5 million from this year.

Crapo helps strengthen Idaho dairy industry trade

The Idaho Dairymen's Association (IDA), Idaho's largest dairy producer trade association, and Glanbia Foods Inc., Idaho's largest dairy processor, express our sincerest thanks to Sen. Mike Crapo for his recent support of The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. The bill, more commonly referred to as the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill, recently passed 20-6 with strong bipartisan support through the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.

Fitch downgrades Greece amid bailout uncertainty

Another headache

Eurozone faces dangers of deflation as prices fall

LONDON- The eurozone has a new economic headache to contend with.

Natural gas production records from Idaho well made public

BOISE (AP) - The first batch of production records from a natural gas well in Idaho have been made public following a new rule approved by lawmakers.

Brand revitalizing needed

Barbie blues gave Mattel holiday disappointment

Slumping sales of Barbie did little to bring a happy holiday to her maker, Mattel Inc.

Cd'A jobless rate at 5.2 percent

Number highest among state's largest 11 cities, but market healthy, economist says

POST FALLS — Coeur d'Alene's newly-released jobless rate of 5.2 percent is the highest among the 11 largest cities in the state. But that's not a negative statistic, an Idaho Department of Labor regional economist says.

Two vie for Lakes Highway seat No. 2

U.S. foundation to fund $900K in improvements

Fixing Hemingway's Havana house

GE leaving the lending business

General Electric is leaving the lending business, a major source of both profit and risk, as it continues to whittle its focus down to an industrial core.

Pay raise bill funding moves ahead in Boise

Proposal would provide $22,200 for state's top elected officials

BOISE - The funding for a bill to increase elected officials' pay squeaked through the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Friday.