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Man charged after driving through school gates
A driver allegedly crashed through two closed crossing gates at Washington Elementary in Sandpoint, prompting new …
Former senator banned from Senate
BOISE - A gay rights activist and former senator was banned Wednesday from the 2014 Legislature for hiding in a closet.
Otter's wolf plan funding reduced
Bill to stagger food stamp payouts passes Senate
It's a wrap (barely)
Feds don't want prison lawsuit paused
Funding approved for elected officials' pay raise
Total employment sets another record
Total employment set its fifth-straight monthly record in January, driving Idaho's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down another two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.4 percent.
Pay raise bill funding moves ahead in Boise
BOISE - The funding for a bill to increase elected officials' pay squeaked through the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Friday.
Malek's scrap metal bill may be amended
BOISE - A new measure to smooth some dings out of a scrap-metal industry law was sent to the Senate's amending order Friday.
Officials stop boat laden with invasive mussels
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - State officials say inspectors have stopped a boat entering Idaho with invasive mussels attached to it.
No competition
BOISE - Rep. Frank Henderson on Thursday expressed concerns that the products turned out by the state's Idaho Correctional Industries compete too much with the private sector.
Schools may get to hire trustees' spouses
BOISE (AP) - The Senate Education Committee voted Thursday to lift restrictions that bar school districts from hiring the spouses of board members.