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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and US Interior secretary, dies at 74
President George W. Bush appointed him Interior secretary in 2006, a position he held until the end of Bush's presidency — and during which he lived on a house…
After health insurance subsidies end, 30,000 Idahoans will be uninsured, government report says
Your Health Idaho report shows over 24,000 Idahoans canceled health insurance plans in months after enhanced premium tax credits expired
Idaho awards $1.8 million to Lewiston for drinking water project
Sometimes called “forever chemicals,” PFOS and PFOA have commonly been used to make clothes, carpet, fabric, cookware and furniture resistant to water, grease and stains, according to the department. The man-made c…
Teachers’ union issues vote of no confidence in Little
IEA members endorsed Little in the 2018 general election and during the 2022 GOP primary. Little is running for reelection this year — this time, without the union’s support amid a crowded primary field.
Idaho’s unemployment rate holds steady
Twin Falls saw the largest increase in non-farm jobs at 1%, followed by Coeur d’Alene at 0.4%
Two elk illegally killed in Farragut State Park
Following an investigation, officers determined both elk had been shot and portions of each animal had been removed, the release said.
Trump approves disaster requests for at least 7 states, including Idaho
Nonetheless, FEMA’s work could be undermined by the ongoing DHS shutdown, now eight weeks long. While disaster response and recovery can continue through a shutdown because FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund does not laps…
Little signs bill requiring parents be informed of transgender minors
House Bill 822 requires schools, health care providers and childcare providers to notify parents within three days after the entities receive “any request by t…
Idaho state health officials alert public to possible measles exposure at Boise Airport
The early symptoms of measles are fever, runny nose, cough, and red, watery eyes, followed by a rash. In some people, it can be a very serious infection that leads to pneumonia, brain infection, and death.
Little vetoes five bills after session adjourns
In one of his veto letters written Wednesday, Little wrote that transferring money away from a payroll fund set to be used in fiscal year 2028 to avoid budget …
Little signs bill to criminalize trans people using bathrooms that align with their identity
In the Republican supermajority-controlled Legislature, the bill had support from only Republicans — and was opposed by all 15 Democrats and eight Republicans.
Legislature passes bill to force teachers, doctors to out transgender minors to their parents
The Senate passed the bill Monday on a near party-line 27-8 vote, with only two Republicans joining the Senate’s six Democrats to oppose it. The House widely passed the bill earlier this month, with the backing of …
Idaho Fish and Game commissioner charged with poaching bull elk
According to Fogleman’s deposition, Harshbarger had filled his elk tag the previous weekend and did not have a valid tag. The other man had a tag that was not …
Governor signs bill to prevent photos from death investigations from going public
The bill would add to records exempt from Idaho’s Public Records Act “any photographs or images of a decedent taken as part of a coroner death investigation or law enforcement investigation regardless of whether su…
‘Blue-state’ play or affordable-housing ‘solution’? Idaho kills tax break bill
The proposal from East Idaho Rep. Jon O. Weber, R-Rexburg, would have made it easier for existing developers to access the county exemption — and, ideally, lure new firms into the affordable market.