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Lawmakers consider transportation funding

Idaho lawmakers are considering two competing proposals to raise enough transportation revenue just to repair and take care of the existing roads in Idaho.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Deal reached to lift wolf protections

BILLINGS, Mont. - Facing mounting pressure from Congress over gray wolves, wildlife advocates reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday to lift the species' federal protections in Montana and Idaho and allow hunting to resume.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bill would restrict abortions

BOISE - Idaho lawmakers introduced a bill Friday that would prohibit women from getting an abortion 20 weeks after pregnancy, setting the table for potentially divisive debate on an issue the Legislature has avoided in recent years.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO