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.
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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.
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Changes may pinch taxpayers
This spring, many an Idaho taxpayer is in for a surprise.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Social media expertise coming to N. Idaho
COEUR d’ALENE — What does Coeur d’Alene have in common with Accra, Ghana; Sao Paolo, Brazil; Santa Domingo, Chile; Fairfax, Va., and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia? Sept. 10-12, all these cities will play host to Social Media Week conferences.
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Weather forecast full of maybes
COEUR d’ALENE — More rain and less smoke? Could be a North Idaho pipe dream. Or the real deal.
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Risch talks about Trump, economy, and midterms
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch says economic growth in Idaho and across the country under President Donald J. Trump has been “stunning.”
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All hands battle blazes near Cd'A Airport
HAYDEN — Unofficial sources told The Press that a firefighting jet blew an engine Monday during takeoff from Coeur d’Alene Airport, dropping hot parts that started multiple fires north of the airport.
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July ending on a sizzlin' note
COEUR d’ALENE — The National Weather Service office in Spokane issued an excessive heat warning early Monday in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday. NWS anticipated temperatures on Monday and Tuesday afternoon “to be 10-15 degrees above normal for this time of year,” in the range of 95-106 degrees Fahrenheit throughout …
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Facebook changes ruffle local campaigns
COEUR d’ALENE — Just before Memorial Day, Cory Jane English wanted to boost a Facebook post she had made about her daughter, who served in Iraq. Boosting a post is one way Facebook gets its users to pay money so they can reach more people with their content. English, the …
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Idaho's voters to answer Medicaid question
Months of signature-gathering have paid off for backers of an initiative to expand Medicaid eligibility in Idaho. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Lawerence Denney confirmed that the Medicaid eligibility expansion ballot initiative had enough signatures to put it on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The governor’s race, lieutenant governor’s …
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Class action targets fees, supplies
The practice of charging students fees violates the Idaho Constitution, said Huntley. Article 9, Section 1 of the state constitution mandates that the state legislature “establish and maintain ... free common schools,” he observed.
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GOP goes global at convention
COEUR d’ALENE — Led by Kootenai County delegates, Idaho Republicans took bold stances at their recent state convention in Pocatello. Not all of them ended with agreement.
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Democrats extend progressive ideas
COEUR d’ALENE — Delegates approved “the most progressive platform in the history of the Idaho Democratic Party” at this year’s state convention, said Kootenai County Democrats chairman Shem Hanks.
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Avista sale outcry spurs hearing
COEUR d’ALENE — In response to public outcry over the proposed sale of Avista to Toronto-based Hydro One, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has agreed to a technical hearing to further address the issue.
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Put America first, Avista patrons tell utilities panel
COEUR d’ALENE — There are 5.3 billion reasons why the Avista-Hydro One sale might go through. However, the voices of Kootenai County residents might negate all of them — if the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s three members heed them.
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WWII Flying Fortress comes to Inland Northwest
SPOKANE — Locals have a chance to fly over the Inland Northwest World War II-style this weekend in the Liberty Foundation’s B-17 Flying Fortress “Madras Maiden.”
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Nonini: Abortion should be illegal
COEUR d’ALENE — Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, pushed back Tuesday on an Associated Press story that claimed he would seek the death penalty for women who sought abortions, in the event that abortion was outlawed. In a statement late Tuesday Nonini said, “I NEVER said or agreed that the …
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Roving Rabbis share Passover message
COEUR d’ALENE — For thousands of years, the Biblical story of the Passover and Israel’s exodus from Egypt has been recalled at this time of year.
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Ante may go up on school threats
COEUR d’ALENE — The Idaho Legislature could make any threat of school violence a misdemeanor no matter where or how the threats take place.
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Primary voters, listen up
COEUR d’ALENE — With both the Democratic and Republican primaries chock-full of candidates at the top of their parties’ tickets, Idaho’s May 15 primary election stands to go down as a historic event. Party rules and state law govern who may vote in either primary election.
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Oh, those different generations
RATHDRUM — The generation gap was a lively topic Friday at the Coeur d’Alene Economic Development Corporation’s Business Summit. The inaugural event hosted by North Idaho College’s Parker Technical Education Center brought together human resource experts and business owners to discuss the best ways to recruit, retain, and engage the …
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Input wanted on state rules
BLANCHARD — The Idaho Department of Administration has 612 pages of new rules and regulations up for citizen review this month, and Idaho Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard is calling on citizens across Bonner and Boundary counties to contact the department about whether the rules will help or hinder Idahoans.
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