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WEB3 days ago — The Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state politics, health care, tax policy, the environment and more.
Idaho watchdog office preparing report on effectiveness of state’s ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Idaho’s independent Office of Performance Evaluations is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to its study of the implementation and effectiveness of Luma, the massive new state business system that is tied to all state agencies and state employees.
250 U.S. Army soldiers from Lewis-McChord join effort fighting …
WEBAug 26, 2024 — BOULDER FIRE, BOISE NATIONAL FOREST – Up since 5 a.m., U.S. Army First Lt. Andrew Harvey’s cheeks and yellow fire-resistant shirt are streaked with ash as he walks a grid pattern along the fire line, searching for any signs of heat.
Idaho House passes $600 million income tax cut and tax rebate bill
WEBJan 20, 2022 — Little and House Republicans said the bill is the largest tax cut in state history, based on dollars. Idaho’s projected $1.9 billion surplus, they argued, puts the state in a once-in-a-lifetime position to return a huge chunk of tax dollars to Idahoans and still make $500 million in proposed investments in education and transportation.
Utah files ambitious lawsuit to take control of 18.5 million acres of ...
WEBAug 21, 2024 — Utah is suing the federal government over how it manages public land in the state, again. But unlike past legal challenges, which target specific national monuments or policies, the scope of the lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is massive, questioning whether the Bureau of Land Management’s claim to 18.5 million acres of …
Idaho Gov. Brad Little says human safety is his top priority as large ...
WEBAug 30, 2024 — The Wapiti Fire isn’t the only large wildfire in Idaho. On Thursday, the Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center reported there were 15 large wildfires in Idaho, which have burned more than 209,000 acres.. This summer, Little participated in aerial tours of Gwen Fire and Texas Fire that burned near Lapwai and Kendrick in July and …
Idaho Senate candidates debate federal government’s role in …
WEBOct 4, 2022 — Candidates in the race for one of Idaho’s Senate seats in the United States Congress covered a wide range of issues at a debate held Monday night, with an emphasis on inflation, national debt and abortion. U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, is seeking his fifth term in the U.S. Senate, a seat he has held […]
Evacuation order issued as Wapiti Fire spreads near Idaho’s …
WEBAug 23, 2024 — How to find out more about the Wapiti Fire. The new Wapiti Fire information phone line is 208-593-7132. Contact information will remain the same after the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 takes over the Wapiti Fire 6 …
Washington regulators restrict medical license of Idaho doctor …
WEBJan 10, 2024 — The decision by the Washington Medical Commission restricts Cole for five years from practicing primary care medicine and from prescribing medications for patients in Washington. Cole’s medical practice, in Washington, is now limited to the practice of pathology. Cole broke medical practice standards by prescribing ivermectin for COVID …
Idaho Secretary of State moves forward on primary ballot measure …
WEBJul 31, 2024 — Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane is preparing for the open primaries/ ranked-choice voting ballot initiative to appear on Idaho’s Nov. 5 election ballots, even as Attorney General Raúl Labrador advances a lawsuit attempting to block the initiative. In an interview Wednesday with the Idaho Capital Sun, McGrane said it is his duty to protect […]