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BOISE — A day after the House narrowly killed legislation to authorize a $6 million federal grant to improve early-childhood learning in Idaho, Gov. Brad Little expressed disappointment, and a state representative apologized for remarks during the debate suggesting mothers should stay home w…
BOISE — SJR 101, the Senate-passed constitutional amendment to forbid Idaho from ever legalizing any psychoactive drug that’s illegal in the state as July of this year, was a “bridge too far” for the House, the measure’s sponsor, Sen. C. Scott Grow, told a House committee Wednesday, so he’s …
BOISE — The state of Idaho is launching a centralized system this month for residents to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
NAMPA — Nampa School District board trustee Mike Kipp faces a recall on the March 9 ballot. The recall effort is from a group of parents frustrated with Kipp's votes last fall to continue remote learning and delay restarting sports.
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BOISE — The House Education Committee on Tuesday approved a bill from Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, requiring students to obtain parental approval before receiving lessons on “human sexuality.” Lessons would be opt-in rather than opt-out.
WASHINGTON — Defense Department leaders placed unusual restrictions on the National Guard for the day of the Capitol riot and delayed sending help for hours despite an urgent plea from police for reinforcement, according to testimony Wednesday that added to the finger-pointing about the gove…
Most Treasure Valley residents would support or use a high-capacity transit system to travel between Boise and Caldwell if it met their needs, according to a survey conducted by the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho.
BOISE — Oct. 1 is the deadline to get your Star Card in Idaho, and the Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles does not want you to forget it.
Employees in the Treasure Valley are invited to nominate their company for an Idaho Press Top Workplaces award.
BOISE — Robert William Havery, 40, of Boise was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Tuesday on charges including receipt of child pornography and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.
BOISE — The Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to bar public funding for abortion providers for any purposes, along with entities affiliated with them.
New data on the race and ethnicity of Idahoans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 showed that Latinos were accessing virus shots at low rates.
BOISE — The Legislature’s joint budget committee on Tuesday sliced a long-vacant full-time position and $17,400 out of Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s budget for next year, after she told the panel at a January budget hearing that it was up to lawmakers whether the position stayed in her budget or not.
BOISE — Free2Succeed, the Idaho Department of Correction’s mentorship program created in 2016 to address rising recidivism rates across the state, has been moving full speed ahead since its inception, allowing former inmates the opportunity to restart with community support they may not have…
BOISE — If you missed the enrollment period to sign up for health insurance through Idaho’s state marketplace, you may qualify for coverage through a special enrollment period, which opened Monday to allow uninsured Idahoans to enroll in comprehensive plans.
BOISE — The House Agricultural Affairs Committee on Tuesday unanimously voted to send HB 126, an industrial hemp legalization bill, to the full House with a recommendation that it "do pass," though several legislators said they reserved their right to later oppose the bill.
CALDWELL — The Caldwell School District will bring back secondary students full-time after spring break.
The University of Idaho has announced it is helping host two virtual talks (via Zoom) Tuesday, which are open to the public:
Dr. David Pate, a leading voice on Idaho’s COVID-19 response, posed a hypothetical best-case scenario this week.
UPDATE: Officers with the Garden City Police Department arrested two juveniles over the weekend in connection to Friday's late-night robbery at the ExtraMile convenience store at 9545 W. Chinden Blvd.
BOISE — A surge in gas prices has hit Idaho.
BOISE — The Idaho Senate on Monday voted 26-9 in favor of SB 1110, the bill to sharply increase the hurdles to get a voter initiative on the Idaho ballot, by requiring 6% of signatures from registered voters in all 35 of Idaho’s legislative districts, rather than in 18 as under current law.
NAMPA — Skyrocketing home values and stagnant tax policies are factors in the property tax burden shifting more and more onto homeowners, government analysts say. And the shift is taking a toll.
When Thomas Auen applied to medical school in Idaho in early 2018, he knew he wanted to be a doctor.
BOISE — Idaho lawmakers have been expressing increasing frustration about businesses possibly losing their liquor licenses for failure to meet what seem like picky or even “silly” conditions, from the streamflow in the river outside to the location of a lakefront road.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Laura Muñoz video-called Eduardo, her husband, every day while he was thousands of miles away in Washington state harvesting apples.
BOISE — Boise is considering an ordinance that clarifies how money for infrastructure improvements is made up when affordable housing developers receive impact fee exemptions.
IDAHO FALLS — Idaho’s top health leader said if the COVID-19 vaccine supply continues to rise, the state’s weekly inventory could more than double within a month and secure a path to reach “some sense of normalcy” by summer’s end.
NAMPA — Vickie Winkel, like many other Americans, adopted a pet during the isolating first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CALDWELL — Canyon County is growing its DMV staff to help lines move quickly.
U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher of Idaho is not currently under investigation over an alleged scuffle with Capitol security, a letter from the U.S. Capitol Police chief of staff stated Thursday.
It’s now official, Idaho has one active glacier and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has dubbed it Borah Glacier.
UPDATE: The Ada County Coroner's Office confirmed the identity of the 2-year-old boy who officials say was beaten to death in Garden City on Monday.
CALDWELL — Southwest District Health is reporting declining daily incidence rates and decreasing positivity rates across its six-county jurisdiction.
Over 100,000 Idahoans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a group that includes first responders, teachers, and residents over the age of 65. Are you one of them?
Passion is paying off for local artist Ashley Dreyfus, who is the winner of the 2020 Pabst Blue Ribbon Art Can Contest.
BOISE — State legislators almost unanimously approved a series of budget requests from the Idaho Department of Correction on Wednesday, setting the stage for the smallest budget increase the department has seen in a decade.
BOISE — A $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill could keep the Idaho Legislature in session several weeks longer than normal, as lawmakers wait to learn more about the plan.
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