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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 …
Idaho GOP gets ready to nullify health care reform
BOISE - After leading the nation last year in passing a law to sue the federal government over the health care overhaul, Idaho's Republican-dominated Legislature now plans to use an obscure 18th century doctrine to…
Idaho briefs January 20, 2011
Senior ski group gives to juniors
'Megaloads' to roll on U.S. 12
BOISE (AP) - Idaho Transportation Director Brian Ness has agreed to issue travel permits that would allow ConocoPhillips to begin hauling large oil refinery machinery along a winding and scenic stretch of U.S. 12 a…
Panel: Hike registration fees
BOISE (AP) - An Idaho lawmaker panel recommended boosting vehicle registration fees by $10 to cover money the Idaho State Police was set to lose in a bid to shift more money to highway maintenance.
Mexico hasn't returned triple-murder suspect
BOISE (AP) - Officials said it could be two to three years before authorities in Mexico deliver to Idaho a man accused of a triple-murder.
A challenge for rare earth metal miners
BOISE - Idaho's large resources of rare earth elements, the metals used in a variety of high-tech applications, are well known.
Failed US House hopeful wades into dispute
BOISE - Eight months after his 2010 U.S. House campaign imploded, Vaughn Ward has re-entered the fray of public debate.
Otter opposes Obama policy on wilderness lands
TWIN FALLS (AP) - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is decrying an Obama administration plan to reverse a Bush-era policy and make millions of undeveloped acres in the nation once again eligible for federal wilderness protect…
Idaho lawmakers opt for lower tax revenue forecast
BOISE (AP) - Lawmakers have opted for a more pessimistic tax revenue forecast than the one picked by state economists.
Idaho bars insurer
BOISE (AP) - Idaho officials say they have banned a Texas-based health insurance company from doing business in Idaho.
Budget cuts Medicaid, but not Idaho schools
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter called for a leaner, stronger state government Monday while recommending more than $35 million in cuts to state agencies to help balance Idaho's budget next year.
Judge rules against BLM on Idaho grazing permits
BOISE - A federal judge has ruled in favor of an environmental group seeking to reverse the Bureau of Land Management's decision to renew grazing permits in central Idaho's Pahsimeroi River Watershed.
Simpson takes top spot on environmental committee
BOISE (AP) - Idaho Republican Mike Simpson is now one of the leading voices in the U.S. House on issues effecting the environment, national forests and public lands.
Budget will rule 2011 session
BOISE - The struggle to craft Idaho's budget amid a drastic tax revenue shortfall will yet again set the 2011 Legislature's tone.
Otter delivers inaugural address
BOISE - The budget belt-tightening and government downsizing that defined Gov. Butch Otter's first term will become standard operating practices in his second …