Tuesday, December 16, 2025

ARTICLES BY DAVE GOINS HERALD CORRESPONDENT

Budget writers OK NIC Sandpoint budget request

BOISE — State budget writers on Thursday approved North Idaho College's $302,300 budget request for expanding programs at its Sandpoint Outreach Center.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Tribal leaders: Names do hurt

BOISE — Idaho tribal leaders on Friday — including Kootenai Tribe council member Gary Aitken Jr. — expressed concerns about the offensive nature some sports mascots represent to Indian tribes.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

NIC takes issue with state firearm proposal

BOISE — A North Idaho College spokesman on Monday took issue with state legislation that would create new exemptions for carrying firearms on Idaho’s college campuses.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Keough lauded for public transportation work

BOISE — Gov. Butch Otter on Tuesday literally applauded state Sen. Shawn Keough’s efforts to try to get Idaho agencies to make more efficient use of public transportation dollars.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

State faces tough budget year

BOISE — Processes in the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee may seem stuck in an arcane world of finance wonks. They might look hopelessly entangled in an uncertainty mirrored by the gray sandstone facade of the state Capitol building.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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