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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions
Idaho momsays her daughter was also taken out of class repeatedly and kept in a room by herself. None of the removals was recorded as suspensions
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
Some conservative justices appear to agree with the lawyer for an Idaho couple that Kennedy’s opinion was vague and unworkable
Suction-dredge gold miner working Idaho river fined $150K
The Idaho Conservation League argued for a fine of $565,000
Idaho universities disallow abortion, contraception referral
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a prepared statement Tuesday that the Idaho policies are “extreme and backwards."
Idaho a step closer to having largest research dairy in US
Idaho's dairy industry is the third-largest dairy producer in the nation, behind California and Wisconsin
Idaho and Taiwan sign two-year wheat trade agreement
Wheat is one of Idaho’s top crops, and about half is exported to other countries
Scientists track how huckleberries fare in changing climate
Berries and bears
Idaho unemployment bumps up to 2.7%, labor force grows
The state's labor force participation rate increased a tenth of a percent in August to 62.7%
Judge considers barring cameras from Idaho mom's murder case
During Thursday morning's hearing, the attorney for the news organizations said barring cameras from the courtroom would not stop widespread public interest
Idaho tax collections dip below expectations for August
Overall, the state remains in sound financial shape with revenue that is $20 million ahead of projections this fiscal year
Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise Pride
That's different from an adult drag show, which can have heavier themes, more revealing costumes and be geared toward more mature audiences
Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
Micron officials said that the high desert, sagebrush steppe area east of Boise is expected to have the largest chipmaking cleanroom, or fab, in the U.S. by th…
US changes names of places with racist term for Native women
Nammi’I Naokwaide, located in traditional lands of the Shoshone and Bannock tribes in southern Idaho, means "Young Sister Creek."
Idaho Legislature asks judge to reconsider abortion ruling
The Idaho law makes performing an abortion in any “clinically diagnosable pregnancy” a felony punishable by up to five years in prison
Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list
The Oath Keepers has grown quickly along with the wider anti-government movement and used the tools of the internet to spread their message