US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers being called back to the Statehouse to pass a law similar to one in Texas banning most abortions is not likely, top elected officials said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers being called back to the Statehouse to pass a law similar to one in Texas banning most abortions is not likely, top elected officials said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Appeals court ruling nearly triggers Idaho abortion law

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court’s decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect Wednesday isn’t enough to trigger Idaho’s similar fetal heartbeat law, but backers say it’s a near miss that bodes well for banning nearly all abortions in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers being called back to the Statehouse to pass a law similar to one in Texas banning most abortions is not likely, top elected officials said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Appeals court ruling nearly triggers Idaho abortion law

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court’s decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect Wednesday isn’t enough to trigger Idaho’s similar fetal heartbeat law, but backers say it’s a near miss that bodes well for banning nearly all abortions in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers being called back to the Statehouse to pass a law similar to one in Texas banning most abortions is not likely, top elected officials said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor calls in help amid surge in COVID patients

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday called in 220 medical workers available through federal programs and mobilized 150 Idaho National Guard soldiers to deal with a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients that is overwhelming the state’s hospitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Appeals court ruling nearly triggers Idaho abortion law

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court’s decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect Wednesday isn’t enough to trigger Idaho’s similar fetal heartbeat law, but backers say it’s a near miss that bodes well for banning nearly all abortions in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Appeals court ruling nearly triggers Idaho abortion law

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court’s decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect Wednesday isn’t enough to trigger Idaho’s similar fetal heartbeat law, but backers say it’s a near miss that bodes well for banning nearly all abortions in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor calls in help amid surge in COVID patients

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday called in 220 medical workers available through federal programs and mobilized 150 Idaho National Guard soldiers to deal with a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients that is overwhelming the state’s hospitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor calls in help amid surge in COVID patients

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday called in 220 medical workers available through federal programs and mobilized 150 Idaho National Guard soldiers to deal with a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients that is overwhelming the state’s hospitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How wildfire camps keep crews ready for battle

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Empty cow pastures on one day can be bustling with hundreds of firefighters the next as fire camps with colorful tent cities spring up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How wildfire camps keep crews ready for battle

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Empty cow pastures on one day can be bustling with hundreds of firefighters the next as fire camps with colorful tent cities spring up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How wildfire camps keep crews ready for battle

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Empty cow pastures on one day can be bustling with hundreds of firefighters the next as fire camps with colorful tent cities spring up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How wildfire camps keep crews ready for battle

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Empty cow pastures on one day can be bustling with hundreds of firefighters the next as fire camps with colorful tent cities spring up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Coalition seeks relisting of gray wolves in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife advocates on Thursday petitioned federal officials to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout the U.S. West after Idaho and Montana passed laws intended to drastically cut their numbers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Coalition seeks relisting of gray wolves in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife advocates on Thursday petitioned federal officials to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout the U.S. West after Idaho and Montana passed laws intended to drastically cut their numbers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Coalition seeks relisting of gray wolves in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife advocates on Thursday petitioned federal officials to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout the U.S. West after Idaho and Montana passed laws intended to drastically cut their numbers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Coalition seeks relisting of gray wolves in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife advocates on Thursday petitioned federal officials to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout the U.S. West after Idaho and Montana passed laws intended to drastically cut their numbers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Scary': Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Scary': Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Scary': Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US seeks to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires increase

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting to more full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US seeks to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires increase

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting to more full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US seeks to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires increase

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting to more full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US seeks to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires increase

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting to more full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dictate what is taught in schools, have complete say over public health rules and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dictate what is taught in schools, have complete say over public health rules and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dictate what is taught in schools, have complete say over public health rules and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Deep-red Idaho sees growing clash between GOP and far right

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dictate what is taught in schools, have complete say over public health rules and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor nixes lieutenant governor's mask-mandate ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the governor out of the state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order Thursday banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor nixes lieutenant governor's mask-mandate ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the governor out of the state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order Thursday banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor nixes lieutenant governor's mask-mandate ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor nixes lieutenant governor's mask-mandate ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the governor out of the state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order Thursday banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the governor out of the state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order Thursday banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lieutenant governor bans masks while governor away

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the governor out of the state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order Thursday banning masks in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun laws

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun laws

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun laws

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US appeals court considers Idaho transgender athletes ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave little indication of how it might rule on the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women’s sports teams.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US appeals court considers Idaho transgender athletes ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave little indication of how it might rule on the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women’s sports teams.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US appeals court considers Idaho transgender athletes ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave little indication of how it might rule on the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women’s sports teams.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women's sports teams.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations

An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations

An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations

An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations

An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Dispute over powers could spark Idaho government shutdown

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho government offices and services could start shutting down in June if the part-time Legislature refuses to adjourn and leave coronavirus pandemic decisions solely to Republican Gov. Brad Little, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Dispute over powers could spark Idaho government shutdown

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho government offices and services could start shutting down in June if the part-time Legislature refuses to adjourn and leave coronavirus pandemic decisions solely to Republican Gov. Brad Little, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Dispute over powers could spark Idaho government shutdown

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho government offices and services could start shutting down in June if the part-time Legislature refuses to adjourn and leave coronavirus pandemic decisions solely to Republican Gov. Brad Little, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released the latest plan to send low-level radioactive waste to Idaho from a South Carolina facility that converts enriched uranium into fuel for nuclear reactors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released the latest plan to send low-level radioactive waste to Idaho from a South Carolina facility that converts enriched uranium into fuel for nuclear reactors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at protecting humans and the environment, U.S. and state officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released the latest plan to send low-level radioactive waste to Idaho from a South Carolina facility that converts enriched uranium into fuel for nuclear reactors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at protecting humans and the environment, U.S. and state officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at protecting humans and the environment, U.S. and state officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at protecting humans and the environment, U.S. and state officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at protecting humans and the environment, U.S. and state officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at protecting humans and the environment, U.S. and state officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers target COVID-19 rules even as they get sick

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A fourth lawmaker in the Idaho House of Representatives has tested positive for COVID-19 in less than a week’s time and just as the Legislature is debating a bill that would ban local governments from requiring that people wear masks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers target COVID-19 rules even as they get sick

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A fourth lawmaker in the Idaho House of Representatives has tested positive for COVID-19 in less than a week’s time and just as the Legislature is debating a bill that would ban local governments from requiring that people wear masks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers target COVID-19 rules even as they get sick

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A fourth lawmaker in the Idaho House of Representatives has tested positive for COVID-19 in less than a week’s time and just as the Legislature is debating a bill that would ban local governments from requiring that people wear masks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Senate approves constitutional ban on legal marijuana

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Expressing firm opposition to dozens of states that have legalized marijuana in recent years, the Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the legalization of pot and other psychoactive drugs in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Senate approves constitutional ban on legal marijuana

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Expressing firm opposition to dozens of states that have legalized marijuana in recent years, the Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the legalization of pot and other psychoactive drugs in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Senate approves constitutional ban on legal marijuana

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Expressing firm opposition to dozens of states that have legalized marijuana in recent years, the Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the legalization of pot and other psychoactive drugs in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers have not yet approved spending $900M in aid

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho state lawmakers in a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little say they should have been called back into session last year to distribute the $1.25 billion in coronavirus rescue money that Little doled out.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers have not yet approved spending $900M in aid

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho state lawmakers in a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little say they should have been called back into session last year to distribute the $1.25 billion in coronavirus rescue money that Little doled out.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers have not yet approved spending $900M in aid

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho state lawmakers in a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little say they should have been called back into session last year to distribute the $1.25 billion in coronavirus rescue money that Little doled out.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Constitutional ban on medical and recreational pot advances

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of marijuana in Idaho moved forward Friday as lawmakers in the conservative state try to halt the increasing acceptance of the drug nationwide.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Senate starts effort to wrest power from Gov. Little

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho senators on Wednesday joined their House colleagues in introducing legislation seeking to wrest power from Republican Gov. Brad Little on emergency declarations like the one dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Senate starts effort to wrest power from Gov. Little

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho senators on Wednesday joined their House colleagues in introducing legislation seeking to wrest power from Republican Gov. Brad Little on emergency declarations like the one dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers seek to curb Idaho governor's emergency authority

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A power struggle between lawmakers and Republican Gov. Brad Little has begun.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Idaho changes vaccine timeline, with more doses now expected

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday that people 65 and over will be able to get the coronavirus vaccine starting Feb. 1.

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Idaho changes vaccine timeline, with more doses now expected

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday that people 65 and over will be able to get the coronavirus vaccine starting Feb. 1.

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Lawmakers seek to curb Idaho governor's emergency authority

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A power struggle between lawmakers and Republican Gov. Brad Little has begun.

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Idaho Gov. Little: 2020 like a tornado, but state is strong

BOISE, Idaho (AP) —

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Idaho Gov. Little: 2020 like a tornado, but state is strong

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Idaho lawmakers sue House speaker over coronavirus concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Idaho filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the Legislature and the Republican speaker of the House contending the Statehouse is unsafe for them and others with chronic health conditions because coronavirus precautions are being ignored.

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Idaho lawmakers sue House speaker over coronavirus concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Idaho filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the Legislature and the Republican speaker of the House contending the Statehouse is unsafe for them and others with chronic health conditions because coronavirus precautions are being ignored.

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Idaho lawmakers sue House speaker over coronavirus concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Idaho filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the Legislature and the Republican speaker of the House contending the Statehouse is unsafe for them and others with chronic health conditions because coronavirus precautions are being ignored.

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Federal lawsuit challenges Idaho vaccination plans

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 87-year-old south-central Idaho man has filed a federal lawsuit against Republican Gov. Brad Little and the state’s health department seeking to force the state to put people 65 and over at the front of the line for the coronavirus vaccination.

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Federal lawsuit challenges Idaho vaccination plans

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 87-year-old south-central Idaho man has filed a federal lawsuit against Republican Gov. Brad Little and the state’s health department seeking to force the state to put people 65 and over at the front of the line for the coronavirus vaccination.

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Idaho group recommends ways to bolster salmon, steelhead

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A group brought together by Idaho Gov. Brad Little to find ways to bolster faltering salmon and steelhead populations has agreed to encourage habitat restoration but avoided making a decision about breaching dams.

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1st group for Idaho vaccinations should be done this month

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations for 130,000 frontline health care workers and long-term care residents should be finished by the end of January, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.

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1st group for Idaho vaccinations should be done this month

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations for 130,000 frontline health care workers and long-term care residents should be finished by the end of January, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.

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Idaho group recommends ways to bolster salmon, steelhead

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A group brought together by Idaho Gov. Brad Little to find ways to bolster faltering salmon and steelhead populations has agreed to encourage habitat restoration but avoided making a decision about breaching dams.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US issues new rules for Idaho potato field quarantines

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in southeastern Idaho that threatens the state's billion-dollar industry that supplies a third of the nation's potatoes.

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US issues new rules for Idaho potato field quarantines

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in southeastern Idaho that threatens the state's billion-dollar industry that supplies a third of the nation's potatoes.

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Idaho releases rough timeline for COVID-19 vaccination shots

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have released a rough timeline for when residents can expect their turn to get the coronavirus vaccination, though much of the planning remains a work in progress and is contingent on the state's supply and demand.

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Idaho releases rough timeline for COVID-19 vaccination shots

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have released a rough timeline for when residents can expect their turn to get the coronavirus vaccination, though much of the planning remains a work in progress and is contingent on the state's supply and demand.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit to ban bear baiting in Idaho, Wyoming can continue

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge for the second time has rejected a Trump administration request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by environmental groups seeking to ban using bait to hunt black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming.

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Lawsuit to ban bear baiting in Idaho, Wyoming can continue

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge for the second time has rejected a Trump administration request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by environmental groups seeking to ban using bait to hunt black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming.

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Governor: Idaho in a race to get residents vaccinated

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is in a race to get people vaccinated against the coronavirus while simultaneously limiting its spread long enough to avoid running out of healthcare capacity, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.

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Energy Department: Idaho top choice for new test reactor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is the top choice for the first new nuclear test reactor in the country in decades, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.

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Governor: Idaho in a race to get residents vaccinated

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is in a race to get people vaccinated against the coronavirus while simultaneously limiting its spread long enough to avoid running out of healthcare capacity, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.

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Energy Department: Idaho top choice for new test reactor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is the top choice for the first new nuclear test reactor in the country in decades, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.

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Energy Department: Idaho top choice for new test reactor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is the top choice for the first new nuclear test reactor in the country in decades, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.

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'Mad scramble': Unlikely places stocked Idaho virus supplies

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho government officials spent $162,500 at a women’s clothing store called Fantazia Apparel in Los Angeles last spring. Another $8,500 went to specialty beer maker Clairvoyant Brewing in Boise. A producer of theatrical effects fluids in Tennessee called Froggy’s Fog received $15,000.

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'Mad scramble': Unlikely places stocked Idaho virus supplies

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho government officials spent $162,500 at a women’s clothing store called Fantazia Apparel in Los Angeles last spring. Another $8,500 went to specialty beer maker Clairvoyant Brewing in Boise. A producer of theatrical effects fluids in Tennessee called Froggy’s Fog received $15,000.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Mad scramble': Unlikely places stocked Idaho virus supplies

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho government officials spent $162,500 at a women’s clothing store called Fantazia Apparel in Los Angeles last spring. Another $8,500 went to specialty beer maker Clairvoyant Brewing in Boise. A producer of theatrical effects fluids in Tennessee called Froggy’s Fog received $15,000.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Idaho vaccine dose reduction has 'significant implications'

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An unexpected cut in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses Idaho will receive next week will disrupt distribution plans, a state immunization official said Friday.

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Idaho unemployment rate falls as job seekers stop trying

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%, mainly because many people stopped looking for work and were no longer being counted, state officials said Friday.

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Idaho vaccine dose reduction has 'significant implications'

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An unexpected cut in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses Idaho will receive next week will disrupt distribution plans, a state immunization official said Friday.

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Idaho unemployment rate falls as job seekers stop trying

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%, mainly because many people stopped looking for work and were no longer being counted, state officials said Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Idaho virus dose reduction has 'significant implications'

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An unexpected cut in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses Idaho will receive next week will disrupt distribution plans, a state immunization official said Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit seeks to stop Idaho forest project near Yellowstone

Boise, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups have sued to stop a U.S. Forest Service project west of Yellowstone National Park the agency said is needed to maintain wildlife biodiversity with prescribed burning and logging.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop Idaho forest project near Yellowstone

Boise, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups have sued to stop a U.S. Forest Service project west of Yellowstone National Park the agency said is needed to maintain wildlife biodiversity with prescribed burning and logging.

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New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nuclear reactors appears to align with the goals of the incoming Biden administration and will likely receive ongoing bipartisan support.

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New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nuclear reactors appears to align with the goals of the incoming Biden administration and will likely receive ongoing bipartisan support.

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Idaho governor will wait turn to get coronavirus vaccination

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little will wait his turn in line to get a coronavirus vaccination, a spokeswoman for the 66-year-old Republican governor said Tuesday.

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Idaho governor will wait turn to get coronavirus vaccination

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little will wait his turn in line to get a coronavirus vaccination, a spokeswoman for the 66-year-old Republican governor said Tuesday.

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Idaho’s 4 electors cast votes for Trump and Pence

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four of Idaho’s Republican electors on Monday cast their ballots for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

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Idaho’s 4 electors cast votes for Trump and Pence

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four of Idaho’s Republican electors on Monday cast their ballots for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

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Groups blast Trump logging plan aimed at reducing wildfires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups are blasting a Trump administration decision officials said will reduce wildfires by streamlining environmental reviews of timber salvage projects.

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Idaho attorney general won't join Texas election lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's attorney general on Thursday said he is declining to join a lawsuit filed by Texas to overturn the outcome of the presidential election by invalidating the results in four battleground states President Donald Trump lost.

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Groups blast Trump logging plan aimed at reducing wildfires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups are blasting a Trump administration decision officials said will reduce wildfires by streamlining environmental reviews of timber salvage projects.

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Coronavirus leading killer of Idaho residents in November

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little warned residents that car crash victims could be treated in hospital conference rooms and diabetics with infections could be denied beds if hospitals continue to fill and the state has to initiate crisis standards of care.

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Idaho attorney general won't join Texas election lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's attorney general on Thursday said he is declining to join a lawsuit filed by Texas to overturn the outcome of the presidential election by invalidating the results in four battleground states President Donald Trump lost.

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Idaho attorney general won't join Texas election lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's attorney general on Thursday said he is declining to join a lawsuit filed by Texas to overturn the outcome of the presidential election by invalidating the results in four battleground states President Donald Trump lost.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus leading killer of Idaho residents in November

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little warned residents that car crash victims could be treated in hospital conference rooms and diabetics with infections could be denied beds if hospitals continue to fill and the state has to initiate crisis standards of care.

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Tribes sue to stop Idaho land swap amid pollution concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A land exchange between the U.S. and an Idaho agribusiness will expand a giant toxic waste pile next to tribal land and harm tribal members, an eastern Idaho tribe said in a lawsuit.

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Tribes sue to stop Idaho land swap amid pollution concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A land exchange between the U.S. and an Idaho agribusiness will expand a giant toxic waste pile next to tribal land and harm tribal members, an eastern Idaho tribe said in a lawsuit.

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Idaho governor to propose tax cuts with $630 million surplus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Monday that he plans to propose tax cuts and investments in transportation, education and water projects to lawmakers in January following another monthly revenue report that exceeded projections despite rising coronavirus infections and deaths.

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Idaho governor to propose tax cuts with $630 million surplus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Monday that he plans to propose tax cuts and investments in transportation, education and water projects to lawmakers in January following another monthly revenue report that exceeded projections despite rising coronavirus infections and deaths.

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Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction.

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Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction.

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Bedke, Winder to lead House and Senate in new Legislature

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Representatives in the House on Thursday voted to retain Republican Rep. Scott Bedke to lead the chamber for the next two years, while senators selected Republican Sen. Chuck Winder as the new leader of the Senate.

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Bedke, Winder to lead House and Senate in new Legislature

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Representatives in the House on Thursday voted to retain Republican Rep. Scott Bedke to lead the chamber for the next two years, while senators selected Republican Sen. Chuck Winder as the new leader of the Senate.

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US Air Force appeals ruling against urban training in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is appealing a federal court ruling preventing exercises that had military jets coordinating with plain-clothed soldiers on the ground in cities in Idaho as part of an urban warfare training program.

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US Air Force appeals ruling against urban training in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is appealing a federal court ruling preventing exercises that had military jets coordinating with plain-clothed soldiers on the ground in cities in Idaho as part of an urban warfare training program.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials on Friday released an overarching plan for removing or changing vegetation over a huge swath of the U.S. West to stop devastating wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recreation and habitat for imperiled sage grouse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials on Friday released an overarching plan for removing or changing vegetation over a huge swath of the U.S. West to stop devastating wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recreation and habitat for imperiled sage grouse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials on Friday released an overarching plan for removing or changing vegetation over a huge swath of the U.S. West to stop devastating wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recreation and habitat for imperiled sage grouse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Idaho approves money for hospital staff, vaccine training

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Wednesday approved spending $5 million of federal coronavirus relief money to help hospitals hire additional staff to help care for a crush of COVID-19 patients.

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Unique Idaho salmon numbers rise, but extinction looms

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A unique population of salmon that for thousands of years has been reproducing in one of Idaho’s wildest places experienced a small increase in adults returning to spawn this year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Idaho approves money for hospital staff, vaccine training

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Wednesday approved spending $5 million of federal coronavirus relief money to help hospitals hire additional staff to help care for a crush of COVID-19 patients.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Unique Idaho salmon numbers rise, but extinction looms

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A unique population of salmon that for thousands of years has been reproducing in one of Idaho’s wildest places experienced a small increase in adults returning to spawn this year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hunting in Idaho increases as people seek refuge from virus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hunting license sales in Idaho are up as more residents seek a way to safely get out of the house without contracting COVID-19, but that has led to inexperienced hunters misidentifying and killing moose and a grizzly bear, wildlife officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Hunting in Idaho increases as people seek refuge from virus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hunting license sales in Idaho are up as more residents seek a way to safely get out of the house without contracting COVID-19, but that has led to inexperienced hunters misidentifying and killing moose and a grizzly bear, wildlife officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Hunting in Idaho increases as people seek refuge from virus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hunting license sales in Idaho are up as more residents seek a way to safely get out of the house without contracting COVID-19, but that has led to inexperienced hunters misidentifying and killing moose and a grizzly bear, wildlife officials say.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Idaho is top pick for Energy Department nuclear test reactor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday that Idaho is its preferred choice ahead of Tennessee for a test reactor to be built as part of an effort to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Idaho is top pick for Energy Department nuclear test reactor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday that Idaho is its preferred choice ahead of Tennessee for a test reactor to be built as part of an effort to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

State officials eye McCall-area land swap amid opposition

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A investment firm's proposal to swap private timberland in northern Idaho for up to 44 square miles (114 square kilometers) of public state land in and around the tourist destination of McCall faced opposition Tuesday from local governments, environmental groups and private citizens.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

State officials eye McCall-area land swap amid opposition

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A investment firm's proposal to swap private timberland in northern Idaho for up to 44 square miles (114 square kilometers) of public state land in and around the tourist destination of McCall faced opposition Tuesday from local governments, environmental groups and private citizens.

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Idaho governor ups restrictions, mobilizes national guard

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday mobilized the Idaho National Guard and restricted group sizes to 10 or fewer to fight the coronavirus as infections and deaths surge across the state.

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Idaho governor ups restrictions, mobilizes national guard

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday mobilized the Idaho National Guard and restricted group sizes to 10 or fewer to fight the coronavirus as infections and deaths surge across the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor ups restrictions, mobilizes national guard

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday mobilized the Idaho National Guard and restricted group sizes to 10 or fewer to fight the coronavirus as infections and deaths surge across the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a nuclear research lab in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a nuclear research lab in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a nuclear research lab in Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor pledges to explain COVID-19 vaccine safety

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little pledged Tuesday to explain the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine to Idaho residents once it becomes available.

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Idaho governor pledges to explain COVID-19 vaccine safety

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little pledged Tuesday to explain the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine to Idaho residents once it becomes available.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor pleads for mask-wearing to protect veterans

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho residents should wear a face covering to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help protect veterans, many of whom are at greater risk of serious health complications if they get the virus, Gov. Brad Little said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor pleads for mask-wearing to protect veterans

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho residents should wear a face covering to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help protect veterans, many of whom are at greater risk of serious health complications if they get the virus, Gov. Brad Little said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho Supreme Court eyes state's public defender system

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho on Friday asked the Idaho Supreme Court to declare the state’s public defender system inadequate under the U.S. Constitution and order the state to fix it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho Supreme Court eyes state's public defender system

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho on Friday asked the Idaho Supreme Court to declare the state’s public defender system inadequate under the U.S. Constitution and order the state to fix it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho Supreme Court eyes state's public defender system

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho on Friday asked the Idaho Supreme Court to declare the state’s public defender system inadequate under the U.S. Constitution and order the state to fix it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Simpson, Fulcher retain Idaho House seats

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson on Tuesday retained his seat in Congress.

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Simpson, Fulcher retain Idaho House seats

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson on Tuesday retained his seat in Congress.

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Simpson retains Idaho House seat

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson on Tuesday retained his seat in Congress.

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Republicans look to maintain both Idaho US House seats

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson has swept aside challenges from within his own party in primaries and then Democratic contenders in general elections to retain his seat in Congress representing the state's 2nd Congressional District for two decades.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Officials: Early Idaho voting compensates for fewer polls

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The number of voting locations across Idaho for Tuesday’s election is down about 15% from usual due to the coronavirus, but a huge surge in early voting has more than compensated, state election officials said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Officials: Early Idaho voting compensates for fewer polls

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The number of voting locations across Idaho for Tuesday’s election is down about 15% from usual due to the coronavirus, but a huge surge in early voting has more than compensated, state election officials said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho's sockeye salmon run falters again; experts perplexed

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A meager return of sockeye salmon to central Idaho this year despite high hopes and a new fish hatchery intended to help save the species from extinction has fisheries managers trying to figure out what went wrong.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho's sockeye salmon run falters again; experts perplexed

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A meager return of sockeye salmon to central Idaho this year despite high hopes and a new fish hatchery intended to help save the species from extinction has fisheries managers trying to figure out what went wrong.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Lawsuit planned over hunting, fishing at US wildlife refuges

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Trump administration is violating the Endangered Species Act by expanding hunting and fishing by 3,600 square miles (9,300 square kilometers) on the national wildlife refuge system and national fish hatchery system, an environmental group says.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Lawsuit planned over hunting, fishing at US wildlife refuges

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Trump administration is violating the Endangered Species Act by expanding hunting and fishing by 3,600 square miles (9,300 square kilometers) on the national wildlife refuge system and national fish hatchery system, an environmental group says.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor orders return to some COVID-19 restrictions

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday ordered a return to some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus as intertwined health care systems across the state showed early signs of buckling.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho men charged with conspiring to sell hard-to-trace guns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Marine and another Idaho man charged with participating in a money-making conspiracy to build hard-to-trace firearms and distribute them in North Carolina will be transferred to that state, a U.S. District Court judge said Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor orders return to some COVID-19 restrictions

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday ordered a return to some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus as intertwined health care systems across the state showed early signs of buckling.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor orders return to some COVID-19 restrictions

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday ordered a return to some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus as intertwined health care systems across the state showed early signs of buckling.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor orders return to come COVID-19 restrictions

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday ordered a return to some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus as intertwined health care systems across the state showed early signs of buckling.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor: collaboration key to solving land issues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A collaborative process that gives everyone a say is key to solving many federal public lands issues in the U.S. West, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor: collaboration key to solving land issues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A collaborative process that gives everyone a say is key to solving many federal public lands issues in the U.S. West, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho governor: collaboration key to solving land issues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A collaborative process that gives everyone a say is key to solving many federal public lands issues in the U.S. West, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho OKs contract to distribute low-income education money

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Monday approved a contract with Florida-based vendor ClassWallet to distribute $50 million in federal coronavirus emergency money to low-income families to help children learn during the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho OKs contract to distribute low-income education money

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Monday approved a contract with Florida-based vendor ClassWallet to distribute $50 million in federal coronavirus emergency money to low-income families to help children learn during the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Idaho OKs contract to distribute low-income education money

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Monday approved a contract with Florida-based vendor ClassWallet to distribute $50 million in federal coronavirus emergency money to low-income families to help children learn during the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US awards $1.4 billion to help build small reactors in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday awarded a Utah energy cooperative about $1.4 billion to help build a dozen small nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Public lands official defends job despite judge's ruling

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally holding the position.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

US awards $1.4 billion to help build small reactors in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday awarded a Utah energy cooperative about $1.4 billion to help build a dozen small nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

US awards $1.4 billion to help build small reactors in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday awarded a Utah energy cooperative about $1.4 billion to help build a dozen small nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Public lands official defends job despite judge's ruling

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally holding the position.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Public lands official defends job despite judge's ruling

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally holding the position.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

US official: Nuclear energy can attract more supporters

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The resurgence of interest in nuclear power as a clean energy source could be boosted by emphasizing how it would help humanity, the chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday.

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US official: Nuclear energy can attract more supporters

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The resurgence of interest in nuclear power as a clean energy source could be boosted by emphasizing how it would help humanity, the chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Idaho governor eyes tax relief with budget surplus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Potential tax relief, as well as investments in education and transportation, are on the table after tax revenue blew past projections for the third consecutive month, resulting in a projected $530 million budget surplus, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Judge grounds US Air Force urban training plans in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Air Force violated environmental laws by not adequately studying how noise from military jets coordinating exercises with plain-clothed soldiers on the ground in Idaho could harm humans and wildlife, a judge has ruled.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Idaho governor eyes tax relief with budget surplus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Potential tax relief, as well as investments in education and transportation, are on the table after tax revenue blew past projections for the third consecutive month, resulting in a projected $530 million budget surplus, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bundy arrested at Idaho Statehouse for second time in 2 days

Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has been arrested for the second time in two days at the Idaho Statehouse

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Bundy arrested at ID Statehouse

Authorities arrested anti-government activist Ammon Bundy at the Idaho Statehouse after he refused to leave a meeting room where a few hours earlier angry protesters forced out lawmakers

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Spectators shatter glass door to get into lawmakers' session

A special legislative session in Idaho to deal with the coronavirus pandemic started with angry spectators shattering a glass door and rushing into the House of Representatives gallery that had limited seating because of the virus

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Idaho lawmakers begin special session due to coronavirus

Idaho lawmakers have started a special session to deal with the coronavirus pandemic

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Idaho restrictions remain; governor touts food banks

Idaho will remain in the fourth and final stage of Gov. Brad Little’s plan to reopen for at least another two weeks as coronavirus infection rates and hospitalizations continue to exceed established metrics

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Idaho sees rise in jobless claims, first increase in 3 weeks

The number of Idaho residents applying for unemployment increased 12 percent last week after three weeks of declines

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Canadian mining company sues US over Idaho water pollution

A Canadian company seeking U.S. approval for three open-pit gold mines in Idaho is suing the U.S. government, contending U.S. officials are allowing water pollution at the heavily mined site in violation of environmental laws

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U.S. releases draft assessment of Idaho open-pit gold mines

The U.S. government has released a draft environmental report on the potential effects of three open-pit gold mines in salmon habitat in central Idaho proposed by a Canadian company

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Fewer Idaho residents file unemployment claims

The number of Idaho residents applying for unemployment dropped by 10 percent last week, but layoffs are continuing to run high due to the coronavirus pandemic

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Initiative backers call it quits on education ballot drive

An Idaho group collecting online signatures for an education initiative for the November ballot has suspended the effort following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against them

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Initiative backers call it quits on education ballot drive

An Idaho group collecting online signatures for an education initiative for the November ballot has suspended the effort following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against them

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Giant Idaho forest project on hold again after court ruling

A giant Idaho forest project favored by some environmental groups but decried by others is on hold again following a federal court ruling

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Idaho could see $405M surplus amid pandemic

Idaho could be on track to finish the fiscal year with $405 million in surplus tax revenue in spite of the pandemic's economic toll if a new forecast holds true

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Idaho projected to see $405 million surplus amid pandemic

Idaho could be on track to finish the fiscal year with $405 million in surplus tax revenue in spite of the pandemic's economic toll if a new forecast holds true

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Judge orders trial tied to discovery of missing kids' bodies

A judge ruled Tuesday there’s enough evidence for a man to go to trial after the bodies of his new wife’s two children were found buried on his Idaho property

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Prosecutor: Couple talked by phone on day kids' bodies found

A prosecutor on Tuesday played a recorded jailhouse phone call between an Idaho couple accused of hiding their children’s bodies months after they went missing in a mystery that has garnered national attention

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Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths

nvestigators said they found the bodies by tracking the movements of Lori Vallow’s brother, Alex Cox, using cellphone data

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Supreme Court halts Idaho online signatures for initiative

BOISE (AP) — The U.S Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that an Idaho group must stop collecting online signatures for an education funding initiative for the November ballot.

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Supreme Court halts Idaho online signatures for initiative

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US officials OK eastern Idaho phosphate mine expansion

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Critical habitat proposed for rare southwestern Idaho plant

Environmental groups are reacting with mixed responses to a Trump administration plan to create critical habitat for a small, flowering plant found only in southwestern Idaho that was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2016

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Idaho restrictions to remain as coronavirus infections rise

Gov. Brad Little says there are too many coronavirus infections and Idaho will remain in the fourth and final stage of his plan to reopen during the pandemic for at least another two weeks

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Supreme Court asked to allow online initiative signatures

A group that wants Idaho to count online signatures during the coronavirus pandemic for an education funding initiative for the November ballot says the U.S. Supreme Court should reject Gov. Brad Little’s request to put signature-gathering on hold

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Land Board eyes building a prison as an investment

The Idaho Land Board is considering building a prison as a possible investment with $130 million it has accumulated through the sale of commercial and residential properties

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Idaho lawmakers seek options for calling special sessions

Idaho lawmakers concerned that Republican Gov. Brad Little has too much power following his emergency declaration because of the coronavirus pandemic want a way to reconvene after the regular legislative session has ended

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Bonner County sues state over coronavirus rescue money

A lawsuit filed by an Idaho county against Republican Gov. Brad Little and other state officials could upend plans for distributing $1.25 billion in coronavirus rescue money

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Idaho appeals ballot initiative ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

Idaho Gov. Brad Little is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put on hold a court order forcing the state to count online signatures for an initiative backers hope to get on the November ballot

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Boise mayor to issue order making face coverings mandatory

The mayor of Idaho's largest city says she will sign a public health emergency order requiring face coverings

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Work can continue on central Idaho trail crossing ranch

A federal judge has ruled that work can continue on a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist destinations of Redfish Lake and Stanley in central Idaho

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Justice Department: Helicopter hounded trail building crew

The U.S. Department of Justice says a low-flying helicopter harassed a work crew building a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist destinations of Redfish Lake and Stanley in central Idaho

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Idaho unemployment numbers trigger rare extended benefits

So many Idaho workers lost jobs so quickly this year due to the coronavirus pandemic that an unemployment extended benefits program will go into effect that was last used during the Great Recession in 2009

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Federal judge revives Reclaim Idaho initiative

BOISE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Idaho officials to decide by Friday afternoon whether to put an education funding initiative on the November ballot or allow an additional seven weeks for electronic signature gathering.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Idaho unemployment numbers trigger rare extended benefits

So many Idaho workers lost jobs so quickly this year due to the coronavirus pandemic that an unemployment extended benefits program will go into effect that was last used during the Great Recession in 2009

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Judge rules in favor of education funding ballot initiative

Idaho officials must decide by Friday afternoon whether to put an education funding initiative on the November ballot or allow more time for electronic signature gathering

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Trump administration supports Idaho transgender sports ban

The Trump administration is supporting Idaho's recently passed law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, the first such law in the nation

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Idaho: Throw out education funding ballot initiative lawsuit

State officials say a lawsuit seeking more time to collect signatures for an education funding ballot initiative should be thrown out

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Compact fast reactor proposed at east Idaho nuclear site

A California company wants to build and operate a compact fast nuclear reactor in Idaho

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U.S. delays repairs for remote road in county

U.S. officials will delay the repair of an impassable northern Idaho road in important grizzly bear habitat near the Canadian border because of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists, according to court documents filed June 11.

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Medicaid expansion numbers keep rising

About 80,000 Idaho residents through early June have signed up for Medicaid under the state’s voter-approved expanded coverage

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Medicaid expansion numbers continue to rise

About 80,000 Idaho residents through early June have signed up for Medicaid under the state’s voter-approved expanded coverage

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US delays repairs for Idaho road in grizzly bear habitat

U.S. officials are delaying repairs of an impassable northern Idaho road in important grizzly bear habitat near the Canadian border following a lawsuit

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Kootenai Co. designated drug-trafficking area

Federal officials say a northern Idaho county has a drug-trafficking problem and is being included in a regional network that will help with a crackdown

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US designates North Idaho county as drug-trafficking area

Federal officials say a northern Idaho county has a drug-trafficking problem and is being included in a regional network that will help with a crackdown

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U.S. designates Northern Idaho county as drug-trafficking area

Federal officials say a northern Idaho county has a drug-trafficking problem and is being included in a regional network that will help with a crackdown

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Republican joins transgender sports lawsuit fight

Idaho Republican Party Chairman Raul Labrador has signed on to represent two college track athletes who want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports

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Radioactive waste cleanup paying off for giant Idaho aquifer

Scientists say radioactive and chemical contamination in a giant aquifer below an eastern Idaho federal nuclear facility has decreased or remained constant in recent years

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Idaho Land Board will stick with timberland-buying strategy

Gov. Brad Little’s desire to make a significant course change involving a politically charged strategy on how to invest millions of dollars to benefit public schools and other beneficiaries has been rejected by his fellow members on the Idaho Land Board

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire plan approved with 435 miles of Idaho fuel breaks

Authorities have approved a plan to prevent giant rangeland wildfires in southwestern Idaho by clearing vegetation along 435 miles of roads to create fuel breaks

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Lawsuit filed to stop US from killing coyotes in Idaho

Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. government from killing coyotes to protect livestock in Idaho until environmental studies are carried out

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge allows lawsuit to ban bear baiting in Idaho, Wyoming

A federal court says a lawsuit seeking to ban using bait for hunting black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming can continue

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Idaho Labor Department sees another 7,500 jobless claims

Officials say another 7,500 laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week

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Expert: Idaho will have to be smart to defeat coronavirus

The co-chair of Gov. Brad Little's COVID-19 Testing Task Force says Idaho's long-term success in reopening during the pandemic hinges on understanding what the state and individuals have to do to defeat the coronavirus

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Trio sues to block Idaho restrictions due to virus

Three northern Idaho residents have filed a federal lawsuit challenging statewide restrictions ordered by Gov. Brad Little due to the coronavirus, saying it violates their religious freedoms

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit seeks to block Idaho restrictions due to virus

Three northern Idaho residents have filed a federal lawsuit challenging statewide restrictions ordered by Gov. Brad Little due to the coronavirus, saying it violates their religious freedoms

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Idaho committee OKs $150 million of coronavirus rescue money

A committee helping oversee Idaho’s share of the federal government’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package has voted to distribute some of the money to local governments based on population

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Idaho's top school official sues lawmakers, education board

Idaho's top school official says lawmakers violated the state constitution by approving two laws that reduce her ability to direct critical public school operations

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Idaho governor announces phased plan to begin reopening

Gov. Brad Little has announced a plan for restoring normal activity in Idaho and recovering from the economic impact caused by the coronavirus

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor gets flak from own party on virus decisions

Calls to disobey have increased along with a smattering of defiant actions across the state

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Idaho pursuing land exchange deal with timber company, US

Idaho officials haven't given up on a three-way land swap and cash deal involving a private timber company and the U.S. Forest Service that is running into opposition from the Nez Perce Tribe

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Idaho issues more than 60,000 unemployment payments

Idaho officials say they have issued more than 60,000 unemployment payments totaling nearly $18 million to some 30,000 workers who have lost jobs due to the coronavirus

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Idaho unemployment claims jump again amid virus outbreak

BOISE (AP) — Another 31,000 Idaho residents filed for unemployment benefits last week as the state economy shed thousands of jobs for the third consecutive week, officials said Thursday.

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Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks

A plan to help in the battle against devastating wildfires creates fuel breaks 400 feet wide along nearly 1,000 miles of roads in southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon that will be tied into an existing fuel break system in northern Nevada

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho officials extend statewide school closure

Idaho officials have extended the statewide school closure because of the coronavirus through the end of the academic year, or until social distancing requirements are lifted

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho officials extend statewide school closure

Idaho officials have extended the statewide school closure because of the coronavirus through the end of the academic year, or until social distancing requirements are lifted

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor vetoes bill to compensate wrongly convicted

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would have set up a process to compensate people convicted of crimes they didn't commit, but suggested he would approve future legislation that didn't put the state in court as a first step.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor vetoes bill to compensate wrongly convicted

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would have set up a process to compensate people convicted of crimes they didn't commit, but suggested he would approve future legislation that didn't put the state in court as a first step.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor vetoes bill to compensate wrongly convicted

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would have set up a process to compensate people convicted of crimes they didn't commit, but suggested he would approve future legislation that didn't put the state in court as a first step.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Little signs anti-transgender bills

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them

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Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them.

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Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them.

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Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho to hold May primary by mail only due to coronavirus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney said Monday that the state primary will be held on May 19 as planned, but it will be conducted by mail with no in-person voting due to the coronavirus.

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Idaho to hold May primary by mail only due to coronavirus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney said Monday that the state primary will be held on May 19 as planned, but it will be conducted by mail with no in-person voting due to the coronavirus.

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Idaho lawmaker flouts stay-at-home order with church service

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho lawmaker led a church service on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Brad Little to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Idaho governor orders 1% budget cut due to coronavirus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday ordered a 1% cut in state agency spending because of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.

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Idaho governor orders 1% budget cut due to coronavirus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday ordered a 1% cut in state agency spending because of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.

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Little also ordered a $40 million transfer of funds to fight the virus

BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday ordered a 1% cut in state agency spending because of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.

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Idaho governor OKs bill outlawing abortion if Roe reversed

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision that legalizing the procedure nationwide.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho governor OKs bill outlawing abortion if Roe reversed

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision that legalizing the procedure nationwide.

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Idaho governor OKs bill outlawing abortion if Roe reversed

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision that legalizing the procedure nationwide.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho Gov. Brad Little issues statewide stay-at-home order

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday issued a statewide stay-at-home order as the coronavirus continues to spread.

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Idaho governor's deadline to veto any bills is March 31

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The deadline Gov. Brad Little has given himself for possibly vetoing two anti-transgender bills sent to him by the Legislature is March 31, his office said Tuesday.

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Idaho governor's deadline to veto any bills is March 31

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The deadline Gov. Brad Little has given himself for possibly vetoing two anti-transgender bills sent to him by the Legislature is March 31, his office said Tuesday.

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Idaho House ends legislative session amid virus concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House ended its legislative session on Friday after balancing fears of spreading the coronavirus with potential vetoes of several bills representatives will now be powerless to override.

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Idaho House ends legislative session amid virus concerns

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House ended its legislative session on Friday after balancing fears of spreading the coronavirus with potential vetoes of several bills representatives will now be powerless to override.

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Idaho House adjourns, ending 2020 legislative session

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House ended the 2020 legislative session on Friday after balancing fears of spreading the coronavirus with potential vetoes of several bills that they will now be powerless to do anything about.

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Idaho Senate calls it quits, but House says not so fast

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate called an end to the 2020 legislative session on Thursday, but the House isn't quite ready to be done and only adjourned until Friday, apparently waiting to see if lawmakers would have to override possible vetoes from Republican Gov. Brad Little.

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Idaho Senate calls it quits, but House says not so fast

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate called an end to the 2020 legislative session on Thursday, but the House isn't quite ready to be done and only adjourned until Friday, apparently waiting to see if lawmakers would have to override possible vetoes from Republican Gov. Brad Little.

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Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the governor on Wednesday.

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Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the governor on Wednesday.

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Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the governor on Wednesday.

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Bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed goes to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure is headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday.

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Idaho adopts stricter guidelines to limit coronavirus spread

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday announced stricter guidelines for social interactions in the state to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but no mandatory measures were put in place.

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Idaho adopts stricter guidelines to limit coronavirus spread

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday announced stricter guidelines for social interactions in the state to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but no mandatory measures were put in place.

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Bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed goes to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure is headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday.

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Bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed goes to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure is headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday.

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Idaho transgender women sports ban bill heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday.

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Idaho transgender women sports ban bill heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday.

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Idaho bill targets transgender birth certificate changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling declaring such a law unconstitutional headed to the governor's desk on Tuesday, bringing the state closer to becoming one of less than a handful of states with …

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Idaho bill targets transgender birth certificate changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling declaring such a law unconstitutional headed to the governor's desk on Tuesday, bringing the state closer to becoming one of less than a handful of states with …

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Some Idaho lawmakers opting out amid coronavirus fears

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Idaho lawmakers are getting out of the Statehouse due to fears from the new coronavirus, and others said Tuesday that their decision to remain is day-by-day.

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Some Idaho lawmakers opting out amid coronavirus fears

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Idaho lawmakers are getting out of the Statehouse due to fears from the new coronavirus, and others said Tuesday that their decision to remain is day-by-day.

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Some Idaho lawmakers opting out amid coronavirus fears

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Idaho lawmakers are getting out of the Statehouse due to fears from the new coronavirus, and others said Tuesday that their decision to remain is day-by-day.

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Idaho bill bans transgender women, girls from competition

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional headed back to the House on Monday after being amended in the Senate.

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Idaho bill bans transgender women, girls from competition

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional headed back to the House on Monday after being amended in the Senate.

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Different doctors make different calls on coronavirus tests

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials say people who think they need to be tested for coronavirus should talk to their doctors. But whether someone meets the criteria for the test could depend on which doctor they visit, with some health care centers using strict guidelines and others evaluating …

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Different doctors make different calls on coronavirus tests

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials say people who think they need to be tested for coronavirus should talk to their doctors. But whether someone meets the criteria for the test could depend on which doctor they visit, with some health care centers using strict guidelines and others evaluating …

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Idaho bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed advances

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House panel on Monday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide.

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Idaho bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed advances

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House panel on Monday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide.

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Idaho bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed advances

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House panel on Monday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide.

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Idaho sees first case of coronavirus

BOISE (AP) — Idaho health officials said Friday that the state’s first case of the new coronavirus is a woman in her 50s in southwestern Idaho in highly populated Ada County, which includes Boise.

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Idaho health officials report 1st coronavirus case in state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials said Friday that the state's first case of the new coronavirus is a woman in her 50s in southwestern Idaho in highly populated Ada County, which includes Boise.

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Idaho health officials report 1st coronavirus case in state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials said Friday that the state's first case of the new coronavirus is a woman in her 50s in southwestern Idaho in highly populated Ada County, which includes Boise.

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Idaho health officials report 1st coronavirus case in state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials said Friday that the state's first case of the new coronavirus is a woman in her 50s in southwestern Idaho in highly populated Ada County, which includes Boise.

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Idaho lawmakers eye fast exit if coronavirus hits Statehouse

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little and leaders in the Idaho House and Senate said Thursday they've made contingency plans for a hasty end to the legislative session should someone in the Statehouse get the new coronavirus.

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Idaho lawmakers eye fast exit if coronavirus hits Statehouse

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little and leaders in the Idaho House and Senate said Thursday they've made contingency plans for a hasty end to the legislative session should someone in the Statehouse get the new coronavirus.

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Idaho lawmakers eye fast exit if coronavirus hits Statehouse

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little and leaders in the Idaho House and Senate said Thursday they've made contingency plans for a hasty end to the legislative session should someone in the Statehouse get the new coronavirus.

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Crop-dusting bill heads to Idaho Senate for possible changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal sought by pesticide-spraying crop dusters that opponents say will leave people susceptible to getting hit with poison from above received significant pushback with a Senate committee vote on Thursday.

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Crop-dusting bill heads to Idaho Senate for possible changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal sought by pesticide-spraying crop dusters that opponents say will leave people susceptible to getting hit with poison from above received significant pushback with a Senate committee vote on Thursday.

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Crop-dusting bill heads to Idaho Senate for possible changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal sought by pesticide-spraying crop dusters that opponents say will leave people susceptible to getting hit with poison from above received significant pushback with a Senate committee vote on Thursday.

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Biden wins Idaho presidential primary

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won Idaho's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, defeating Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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Trump, Biden claim Idaho victories

BOISE (AP) — With a majority percent of the state’s precincts reporting, President Donald Trump cruised to a commanding lead for the Republican nomination for president, while it’s a tight race on the Democratic Party ticket between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.

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Trump, Biden claim Idaho victories

Idaho voters have begun making their picks for Democratic, Republican and Constitutional party candidates to represent them in the November general election

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Biden wins Idaho presidential primary

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won Idaho's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, defeating Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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Biden wins Idaho presidential primary

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won Idaho's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, defeating Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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Senate OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation in Idaho to create transparency in medical bills sent to people and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors headed to the governor's desk on Monday.

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Senate OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation in Idaho to create transparency in medical bills sent to people and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors headed to the governor's desk on Monday.

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Senate OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation in Idaho to create transparency in medical bills sent to people and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors headed to the governor's desk on Monday.

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Idaho seeks to ban transgender women, girls from competition

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho moved closer Monday to banning transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities despite warnings that the measure could be unconstitutional and challenged in court.

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Idaho seeks to ban transgender women, girls from competition

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho moved closer Monday to banning transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities despite warnings that the measure could be unconstitutional and challenged in court.

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Bill limiting whistleblower lawsuits heads to ID House

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation heading to the full House

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Bill limiting whistleblower lawsuits heads to ID House

BOISE (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on Thursday.

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Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to House

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on Thursday.

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Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to House

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on Thursday.

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Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho last year was the nation's fastest-growing state, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.

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Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho last year was the nation's fastest-growing state, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.

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Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho last year was the nation's fastest-growing state, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.

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Panel OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and rein in predatory medical debt collectors.

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Panel OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and rein in predatory medical debt collectors.

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No coronavirus cases in Idaho, but officials say it's coming

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — There are no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Idaho but 35 people are being monitored, most of them travelers returning from China, state officials said Wednesday.

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No coronavirus cases in Idaho, but officials say it's coming

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — There are no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Idaho but 35 people are being monitored, most of them travelers returning from China, state officials said Wednesday.

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Idaho bill aimed at abortion funding heads to Senate

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on Tuesday.

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Idaho bill aimed at abortion funding heads to Senate

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on Tuesday.

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Idaho bill aimed at abortion funding heads to Senate

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on Tuesday.

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Girl brings AR-15 to gun bill hearing

BOISE (AP) — An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday at a legislative hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.

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Girl brings AR-15 to gun bill hearing

BOISE (AP) — An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday at a legislative hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.

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Amendment would freeze legislative districts

The number of legislative districts would remain fixed at 35 under a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution

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Amendment would freeze legislative districts

BOISE (AP) — The number of legislative districts would remain fixed at 35 and the number of lawmakers in the Statehouse at 105 under a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution introduced Thursday.

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GOP changes course on ID presidential primary bill

Idaho Republicans altered course Monday on a bill restricting voters in presidential primaries after complaints it would have disenfranchised hundreds of voters

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GOP changes course on ID presidential primary bill

BOISE (AP) — Idaho Republicans altered course Monday on a bill restricting voters in presidential primaries after complaints it would have disenfranchised hundreds of voters.

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Program may boost timber revenue on Idaho lands

Idaho's state lands manager is asking a legislative committee to approve $500,000 for a pilot program that would allow specific types of timber to be separated and sold when harvested from state land

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Program may boost timber revenue on Idaho lands

BOISE (AP) — Idaho’s state lands manager on Friday asked a legislative committee to approve $500,000 for a pilot program that would allow specific types of timber to be separated and sold when harvested from state land.

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Legislation would limit rerunning failed bonds

Bond elections that fail won't be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under proposed legislation that's heading to the full House

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Legislation would limit rerunning failed bonds

BOISE (AP) — Bond elections that fail won’t be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under proposed legislation approved Monday by a House committee.

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Lawmakers ponder fate of school standards

BOISE (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers on Wednesday took testimony involving Idaho’s education standards on English and literacy for the state’s 300,000 students put forward by the Idaho State Board of Education.

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Lawmakers eye change to primaries

BOISE (AP) — New legislation introduced Tuesday would require Idaho voters who want to participate in a closed presidential primary to affiliate with that party 90 days before the primary.

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Lawmakers talk taxes, initiatives

BOISE, (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Friday he’s already sent a message about making the state’s ballot initiative process tougher by vetoing a bill last year, but fellow Republican and House Speaker Scott Bedke said he’ll be surprised if new legislation isn’t introduced this year.

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Medicaid expansion signups off to slow start

BOISE (AP) — Not nearly as many Idaho residents have signed up through Monday for Medicaid under the state’s voter-approved expanded coverage compared to the number of those eligible.

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Comment sought on Medicaid expansion

BOISE (AP) — Idaho officials are taking public comments while considering a Medicaid waiver that would require patients to get a referral from a primary physician before they can get family planning services such as birth control, abortions or pregnancy care.

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Little seeks more cuts to ID rules

BOISE (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other top Republican elected officials said Friday that pruning thousands of pages of administrative rules could become standard practice each year.

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Plan revised for saving river's white sturgeon

BOISE (AP) — Federal officials are revising a 1999 plan as part of a strategy to recover endangered white sturgeon in the Kootenai River in northern Idaho and western Montana.

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Plan revised for saving Kootenai River white sturgeon

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials are revising a 1999 plan as part of a strategy to recover endangered white sturgeon in the Kootenai River in northern Idaho and western Montana.

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Plan revised for saving Kootenai River white sturgeon

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials are revising a 1999 plan as part of a strategy to recover endangered white sturgeon in the Kootenai River in northern Idaho and western Montana.

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New and altered laws take effect in Idaho

BOISE (AP) — A law lowering from 21 to 18 the age limit for carrying a concealed handgun within city limits in Idaho without a permit or training went into effect Monday.

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Study: Forest fires release less carbon than thought

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from forest fires in the U.S. West is being greatly overestimated, possibly leading to poor land management decisions, researchers at the University of Idaho said.

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Study: Forest fires release less carbon than thought

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from forest fires in the U.S. West is being greatly overestimated, possibly leading to poor land management decisions, researchers at the University of Idaho said.

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Sacketts appeal wetlands ruling on property

BOISE (AP) — A northern Idaho couple whose lawsuit against the U.S Environmental Protection Agency was kept alive by a U.S. Supreme Court decision has filed an appeal after losing that lawsuit in U.S. District Court.

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Medicaid expansion bill signed

BOISE (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday signed into law a bill approving Medicaid expansion for about 90,000 low-income residents that adds work and other requirements to a voter-approved measure.

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House panel introduces new bills on initiatives

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House committee on Monday introduced four new bills on ballot initiatives that opponents called an attempt to circumvent vetoes by Republican Gov. Brad Little on two previous pieces of legislation.

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Senate sends Medicaid bill to governor

BOISE (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Friday approved Medicaid expansion legislation by passing a compromise bill that’s now headed to Republican Gov. Brad Little for his consideration.

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Little vetoes initiative bill

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued his first veto, rejecting legislation that would have dramatically toughened the requirements to get an initiative or referendum on the ballot.

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Work requirements added to bill

BOISE (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved amendments to legislation involving Idaho’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion law that adds mandatory work and other requirements.

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House OKs bills to toughen initiative process

BOISE (AP) — The House on Friday approved a “trailer” bill on ballot initiatives to soften requirements of another ballot initiatives bill it approved just minutes earlier that many lawmakers worried went too far.

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Dueling ID Medicaid bills advance in House, Senate

BOISE (AP) — Dueling versions of legislation involving Medicaid expansion in Idaho advanced in both the House and Senate on Thursday.

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Legislation on Medicaid expansion advances

BOISE (AP) — Two pieces of legislation putting work and other requirements on the voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho advanced on Wednesday in both the House and Senate.

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Proposed bill could add work requirement

BOISE (AP) — A House panel on Monday voted to hold a public hearing on legislation involving voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho to require recipients to meet employment requirements similar to those in place for the state’s food assistance program.

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McGeachin poses with anti-government group in Capitol

BOISE (AP) — Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin said Friday that a photo she posted on Facebook of herself with members of an anti-government group is her way of showing support for another man who is in federal prison for traveling across state lines to aid in extortion.

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Medicaid recipients may have to work

BOISE (AP) — Draft legislation involving voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho would require recipients to meet employment requirements similar to those for the state’s food assistance program.

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Bill to void Medicaid expansion gets hearing

BOISE (AP) — A Senate panel voted Monday to hold a hearing on legislation to drop Medicaid expansion in Idaho if the federal government changes the percentage it pays for the program.

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Idaho Supreme Court hears Medicaid expansion arguments

BOISE (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit from a conservative group challenging the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative to expand Medicaid.

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Board seeks $200,000 to kill wolves

BOISE — A $200,000 budget request by Gov. Brad Little for an Idaho board that manages money to pay a federal and state agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and big game is sufficient for fiscal year 2020, a board member told lawmakers Wednesday.

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Idaho wolf control board seeks $200,000 to kill wolves

BOISE — A $200,000 budget request by Gov. Brad Little for an Idaho board that manages money to pay a federal and state agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and big game is sufficient for fiscal year 2020, a board member told lawmakers Wednesday.

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Little: Education is top priority

BOISE (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Monday his top priority for the state budget is education, and he plans to create a new cabinet of educators and parents to advise him.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mountaintop lookouts still crucial for spotting wildfires

BOISE, Idaho — Fire-lookout towers perched atop remote, craggy peaks across the U.S. West may seem like quaint reminders of an era before satellites, smartphones and jet-propelled air tankers.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Request to loosen field burning rules get EPA's OK

BOISE (AP) — Federal officials have approved Idaho’s request to loosen field burning rules.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Idaho to hold public meetings on possible grizzly hunt

BOISE — Idaho officials have scheduled two public meetings as part of a process to potentially open a grizzly bear hunting season this fall that would allow the killing of one male.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Sandpoint's McManus dies at 84

BOISE (AP) — Patrick F. McManus, a prolific writer best known for his humor columns in fishing and hunting magazines who also wrote mystery novels and one-man comedy plays, has died. He was 84.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Idaho won't have to alter trap rules to protect lynx

BOISE (AP) — Idaho doesn’t need to change trapping regulations where federally protected Canada lynx are likely to be caught in traps set for bobcats, a federal court said in a decision that reversed its earlier ruling.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Forest Service, Idaho boost logging on federal land

BOISE — The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho have forged 10 agreements for logging and restoration projects on federal land in what officials say could become a template for other Western states to create jobs and reduce the severity of wildfires.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bear attacks jogger in Idaho, jogger kicks it and it flees

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A black bear attacked a man jogging in the Panhandle National Forests in northern Idaho in the second bear attack at the popular recreation area in a month but the bear ran away after the jogger kicked at it, officials said Wednesday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Bear attacks jogger in Idaho, jogger kicks it and it flees

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A black bear attacked a man jogging in the Panhandle National Forests in northern Idaho in the second bear attack at the popular recreation area in a month but the bear ran away after the jogger kicked at it, officials said Wednesday.

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Groups challenge plan to delist grizzlies

BOISE, Idaho — At least three different legal challenges were launched Friday against the U.S. government’s decision to lift protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area that have been in place for more than 40 years.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Groups challenge plan to delist grizzlies

BOISE, Idaho — At least three different legal challenges were launched Friday against the U.S. government’s decision to lift protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area that have been in place for more than 40 years.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

IDFG's license fee hike shot down by lawmaker

BOISE — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trying to figure out its next move after a plan to increase hunting and fishing license fees for the first time in 13 years got shot down.

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Arrests of Oregon standoff leaders leaves 1 person dead

BURNS, Ore. (AP) — Federal and state law officers arrested the leaders of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge, during a traffic stop along a highway in Oregon's frozen high country that prompted gunfire and left one man dead.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Collars put on wolves, not elk

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Forest Service says it’s investigating after Idaho officials reported inadvertently putting tracking collars on four wolves during recent helicopter flights into a central Idaho wilderness restricted to putting collars on elk.

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Blight-resistant Burbanks to spring up

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Idaho endowment lands produce record $124 million

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Idaho Power contests proposed central Idaho solar projects

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DEQ considers new water quality standards

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Physicist's Nobel Prize sells for $765,002 in online auction

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Idaho man acknowledged killing Coeur d'Alene police officer

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Idaho potato farmers sue feds, state over microscopic pest

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Group questions accuracy of Idaho wolf numbers

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A better last line of defense

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Gold mine plan draws objections

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Genetically engineered spuds, apples approved by FDA

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Most Idaho irrigation areas predicted to have enough water

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Northwest residents, with wood to burn, among top polluters

Oregon, Idaho, and Washington residents are among the top polluters in the nation when it comes to fine particle emissions from burning wood to heat homes.

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'Mechanisms that provide certainty'

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End of bighorn sheep herd could help others throughout West

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Possible hope in Western battle against cheatgrass

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Gay marriage begins in Idaho

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Supreme Court: Gay marriage can proceed in Idaho

BOISE (AP) — At least one county clerk in Idaho has allowed gay weddings to begin in the state, issuing same-sex marriage licenses Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court said the unions could proceed here.

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Groups eye lawsuit vs. predator control agency

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Feds eye stricter rules for railroad rights of way

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Wildfire managers: Drones are threat to firefighters

BOISE (AP) — Drones flying over wildfires could lead to firefighter injuries and force retardant bombers to be called off, wildfire managers say.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Former Idaho Gov. John Evans dies

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Big riders mean bigger horses on Western trails

BOISE, Idaho — Wranglers in the West who have for decades cashed in on the allure of getting on a horse and setting out on an open trail say they have had to add bigger horses to their stables to help carry larger tourists over the rugged terrain.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Neighborhood residents assisted in Montana avalanche rescue

Rescue officials say about 100 neighbors converged to help find three people buried Friday when an avalanche swept down a mountain in a residential area of Missoula in western Montana and crushed a house at the bottom.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Democratic matriarch Bethine Church dies

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More than 1,200 people battle central Idaho blaze

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U.S. general marks 4th year of Bergdahl's captivity

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5 killed in Orofino home fire

An extension cord hooked to an electric grill on a porch shorted out and started a house fire that killed five people Saturday morning in Orofino, a fire official said.

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Homework assignment

BOISE - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has asked the state Board of Education to shepherd a statewide discussion about improving schools after voters rejected a package of education reform laws touted by the governor.

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Education battle tops Idaho news for 2012

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Wounded grizzly kills hunter on Idaho-Mont. border Eds: Updates with details and quotes.

A 39-year-old hunter killed by a wounded grizzly bear yelled out to draw the 400-pound male bear toward him in an effort to keep it from attacking his young hunting partner, the man’s family said.

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Grizzly victim protected partner

A 39-year-old hunter killed by a wounded grizzly bear yelled out to draw the 400-pound male bear toward him in an effort to keep it from attacking his young hunting partner, the man's family said.

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Groups ask court to halt wolf hunts

BOISE - Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in a few weeks in Idaho and Montana.

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Groups ask court to halt wolf hunts

BOISE, Idaho — Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in a few weeks in Idaho and Montana.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trapped miner found dead

Workers at the Lucky Friday silver mine have recovered the body of a Pinehurst miner who was trapped when a tunnel collapsed nine days ago, the mine's operator said Sunday.

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Judge rules against BLM on Idaho grazing permits

BOISE - A federal judge has ruled in favor of an environmental group seeking to reverse the Bureau of Land Management's decision to renew grazing permits in central Idaho's Pahsimeroi River Watershed.

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