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Montana Medicaid expansion bill squeaks through Legislature

A bill that would extend the Medicaid expansion program passed the state legislature last week, though support for it was split by local lawmakers.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Zinke out as Secretary of Interior

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke of Whitefish, who’s facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year’s end.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Facebook founder visits Glacier, controversy ensues

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg toured Glacier National Park earlier this month, but the tour was not without its controversy after it was found out that President Donald Trump’s Interior Department prevented Park superintendent Jeff Mow and U.S. Geological Survey ecologist Daniel Fagre from meeting with him.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

State GOP panel addresses platform

NAMPA — A committee of the Idaho Republican Party has proposed six changes to the state GOP platform opposing transgender access to bathrooms in schools, and rejected four others — one of which denounced bigotry, racism and xenophobia.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Hecla in talks to buy Mines Management, Inc.

COEUR d’ALENE — Hecla Mining Co. has reached a nearly $30 million deal to acquire Mines Management Inc., the owner of the Montanore Mine in northwestern Montana, company officials announced Tuesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Tensions mount between lawmakers, AG's office

Mounting tensions between Idaho lawmakers and the Attorney General's office have revealed a political power struggle over whether the state's elected officials should be able to pursue legal opinions that match their own interests.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

House kills Medicaid expansion

House lawmakers on Friday, the final day of the 2016 legislative session, killed a proposal to explore Medicaid expansion in Idaho.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Medicaid eligibility expansion efforts fail

Idaho lawmakers have failed to finalize a proposal to expand Medicaid eligibility that would appease the Republican supermajority in the waning days of the legislative session.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Senate panel OKs concealed carry bill

BOISE — Idaho lawmakers advanced legislation on Monday that would allow state residents 21 years old and older to carry concealed weapons without permits or training.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Abortion ultrasound legislation advances

BOISE — Abortion opponents in Idaho's Statehouse went on the offensive Wednesday, advancing legislation requiring women be told where they can get free ultrasounds before undergoing abortions.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Local minimum wage law ban moves forward

Idaho legislators are moving forward with a measure that would ban local governments from creating a patchwork of minimum wage laws across the state.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

House approves bill to align Idaho, federal tax code

BOISE — The Idaho House has approved a revised tax conformity bill after spiking a prior version because it would have removed an unenforceable rule banning joint returns from same-sex couples.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Tax conformity bill gets rewrite

BOISE — Idaho's Republican lawmakers have sent a tax conformity bill back to the drawing board because it would have removed an unenforceable rule banning joint returns from same-sex couples.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

URA debate moves to midtown proposal

COEUR d’ALENE — Lawmakers remain torn on what, if any, changes should be made to improve oversight on urban renewal boards that lure major companies to Idaho.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho court: Instant horse racing illegal

BOISE - Idaho's highest court says the state must enforce legislation banning lucrative instant horse racing terminals after ruling that Gov. Butch Otter's veto of the bill was invalid.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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