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Fulcher explains vote on NATO

COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho’s newest congressman, Rep. Russ Fulcher, said he hadn’t heard anything from his constituents about NATO before or since the NATO Support Act came up for a vote on Tuesday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers propose an end to legal abortion

POST FALLS — State Reps. John Green and Heather Scott unveiled a draft of their Idaho Abortion Human Rights Act on Tuesday. The bill would end the exemption for abortion from Idaho murder laws. The authors say the exemption is inconsistent with the state constitution’s protection of life.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Changes may pinch taxpayers

This spring, many an Idaho taxpayer is in for a surprise.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Supreme Court sends NIBCA case back

HAYDEN — A North Idaho city’s officials are breathing easier after the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday, Dec. 28, vacated a district court ruling on its long-running feud with the North Idaho Building Contractors Association.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Prop. 2 faces court challenge

COEUR d’ALENE — Voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 2 last month, but its opponents aren’t going down without a fight.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho: A shining gem of civility

COEUR d’ALENE — The National Institute for Civil Discourse has dubbed Idaho America’s most civil state in the union.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Avista hearing: Lawyer, execs spar

BOISE — The Idaho Public Utilities Commission heard the first day of a two-day technical hearing on the sale of Avista to Hydro One Monday. Avista Customer Group attorney Norm Semanko grilled Hydro One executives throughout the day as to how Hydro One’s acquisition of Avista might comply with state …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idahoans have cheapest average utility bill in U.S.

COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho has the lowest average monthly utility rates in the nation, according to a study by Move.org.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Avista director, GOP spar over sale

POST FALLS — Avista’s senior director for government relations weathered a storm of questions at Friday’s Panhandle Pachyderms meeting.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

North Idaho voters back GOP's Ybarra

COEUR d’ALENE — According to election results, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s victory Tuesday was due in no small part to voters in North Idaho.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Doctors' orders? No silicon smelter

COEUR d’ALENE — The proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., would be bad for the health of residents in North Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana, say several local doctors.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

NIC considers new gym, sports

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College is considering adding at least two new sports, said vice president for student services Graydon Stanley on Wednesday. If approved, the programs would begin no earlier than fall 2020.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

New building coming along quite NICE-ly

COEUR d’ALENE — Construction of the long-awaited North Idaho Collaborative Education building is underway at North Idaho College.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Medical expo coming to region

COEUR d’ALENE — Twenty-three companies creating cutting-edge technology in the health care sector will take part in the inaugural Medical Advancement Expo here Oct. 6-7. The expo will be hosted by Northwest Specialty Hospital.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Coast Guardsmen reunite in Cd'A

COEUR d’ALENE — Telling tales of derring-do might satisfy some, but for around 100 Coast Guardsmen who came together Friday night at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn, doing the daring deeds themselves was the best part. This year’s event was the third Coast Guard reunion that Coeur d’Alene …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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