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U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bipartisan bill to fund rural schools, communities
Idaho will miss out on millions in funding from the Secure Rural Schools bill, which passed the Senate but failed …
Renovations to ITD’s Boise HQ will cost at least $64M
Legislators argued it would be a better deal for the taxpayers to block the sale, hold on to the State Street campus, renovate it and use it for state employee…
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Idaho Domestic Elk
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture confirmed that one domestic bull elk has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Madison County, according to …
Biden signs law to clean up abandoned mines across the western U.S.
Law establishes pilot program in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to permit the decontamination of 15 low-risk, abandoned mines established before 1980
Survey: Some Idaho government agencies use artificial intelligence already. More may follow.
Lawmakers serving on the committee discussed plans to meet again in January, with less presenters and more discussion or possible policy recommendations, but did not immediately schedule another meeting. Some Id…
Idaho electors cast Electoral College votes in Boise
BOISE — Idaho’s four electors officially cast their ballots for Donald Trump and JD Vance on Tuesday morning at the Capitol.
Repeal or reform: The Idaho Legislature’s plans for Medicaid expansion in 2025
After Republicans secure federal office control and tighten Idaho GOP supermajority, 2025 may bring big changes to Medicaid expansion
Idaho senator alleges misuse of funds from ISU, Bannock County over forensic center
The East Idaho Forensic Pathology Center was a proposed project to be built on the Idaho State University campus and operated by Bannock County. The Idaho Legislature in 2022, through House Bill 776, appropriat…
Survivors seek a reckoning as FBI investigates child sex abuse in little-known Christian sect
A website, a hotline and social media pages established by victims have documented allegations against more than 900 abusers, with survivors in more than 30 co…
Prosecutors dispute Kohberger defense claims to strike evidence from Idaho murder case
Prosecutors sought in the filings to thwart attempts by Kohberger’s defense to suppress certain evidence that police said ties the defendant to the November 2022 fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs statement backing Trump immigration and deportation policies
Little, 25 other GOP governors ‘fully committed to supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport dangerous criminals’
Open enrollment in Idaho’s health insurance exchange ends next week
For 2025, Your Health Idaho is already seeing record enrollments, Executive Director Pat Kelly said in a news release Tuesday.
Electric transportation partnership launches in Idaho, states across the West
ChargeWest seeks to identify scenic routes in the West for electric vehicle charging stations
Feds approve scaled-down Idaho wind farm near historic Japanese American incarceration site
Friends of Minidoka, a group that works to preserve the site and educate about its history, said it was reviewing the decision but that it remained disappointe…
Living Latest 2024 farm income forecast shows overall decrease from 2023
Net cash farm income for 2024 is projected to be $158.8 billion, which in inflation-adjusted figures is 3.5% lower than net cash farm income in 2023