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Idaho Senate approves Medicaid budget
The Idaho Senate on Monday approved the budget for Medicaid — the state's largest budget and a major hurdle to cle…
Idaho Senate passed further DEI limitations in higher education
The Senate in a lengthy evening debate Monday passed sweeping bans on DEI in required courses, hiring, admissions and training in Idaho public higher education…
‘Recreation nightmare’ in Idaho? Forest Service job cuts could be a literal mess
On a summer day, thousands of people will drive along popular highways through Idaho’s national forests. Hundreds will float along river rapids, pitch tents at…
Idaho Legislature approves ban on SNAP coverage for candy, soda
Supporters see the bill as an important health step. Critics, including business industry, say definitions are unworkably broad.
Idaho governor praises new immigration enforcement law, despite temporary block on enforcement
Gov. Brad Little on Monday touted Idaho’s new immigration law, which has been temporarily blocked from being enforced by a federal judge.
Senate kills Idaho State Tax Commission budget because of added costs for school choice tax credit program
The Idaho Senate on Monday killed the budget for the Idaho State Tax Commission, which included $675,000 to implement a school choice tax credit program approved by the Legislature this year.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little vetoes bill to ban medical requirements in business, schools, government
The bill would’ve also extended to schools in Idaho — private or public — and colleges, universities and trade schools, blocking them from requiring medical interventions for school attendance, employment, or entra…
Kempthorne diagnosed with cancer
This news is a profound shock to family, friends, and those who have worked closely with Kempthorne.
Dozens of experts revealed for Kohberger murder trial — from forensic experts to Amazon worker
Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys are again pushing back against the prosecution for allegedly providing the defense with minimal expert witness disclosures, calling…
Idaho Senate panel sends anti-DEI in higher ed bill to floor
A Senate committee on Friday advanced a bill with sweeping bans on requiring or incentivizing public university and college courses or training related to “DEI…
Idaho lawmakers float tax breaks for IVF procedures
Idaho lawmakers are hoping to put forth the idea for future action of offering a tax deduction on the costs related to using donated embryos for in vitro fertilization.
Judge blocks Idaho's new immigration law hours after it went into effect
Hours after a new law creating state-level immigration crimes went into effect, the ACLU of Idaho and other groups who support immigrants filed a lawsuit challenging it. U.S. District of Idaho Judge Amanda Brailsfo…
Transgender bathroom restrictions take effect as Montana governor signs law
Transgender people in Montana can no longer use bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth after Republican Gov. Greg Gia…
Prosecutors in the killings of 4 Idaho students seek to use man's crime scene paper as evidence
In a court filing Monday, prosecutors said the paper Kohberger wrote in 2020 while he was a student at DeSales University in Pennsylvania “would be introduced to show Defendant’s knowledge of crime scenes.”
Trump administration cuts funds to state health departments. Idaho could lose millions
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare could lose millions of dollars in the latest round of federal funding cuts from the Trump administration.