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WEBSep 20, 2024 · The Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state politics, health care, tax policy, the environment and more.
Idaho Secretary of State’s Office launches revamped Vote Idaho …
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · The Idaho Secretary of State’s Office unveiled a revamped version of the Vote Idaho website on Thursday as part of its effort to make official elections information easier to access.. The new Vote Idaho site is available at voteidaho.gov and includes information for voters and candidates alike, including links to register to vote, request an …
Idaho AG refiles lawsuit seeking to block open primaries ballot ...
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Idaho Supreme Court dismisses AG’s challenge to open primary ballot initiative. The Idaho Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s challenge to Proposition 1, the ballot initiative that would create open primaries and ranked-choice voting if approved by voters Nov. 5. Luke Mayville, a spokesperson …
New bill in Idaho Legislature seeks to prevent government mask …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · Nearly four years after the start of COVID-19 pandemic – but less than four months before this year’s Republican primary election – a Republican Idaho legislator is pushing a new bill designed to prevent governments from implementing mask mandates to slow the spread of contagious diseases.. The Idaho State Affairs Committee voted to …
New climate report warns of increased wildfires, heat and flooding …
WEBNov 23, 2023 · Report shows climate change’s impact on Idaho’s growing seasons . In particular, the assessment warns that climate impacts will have a disproportionate impact on low income communities, rural communities, Native American Tribes and people of color.
Which company will run mental health care for Idaho Medicaid?
WEBDec 13, 2023 · Judges say they don’t have jurisdiction to review contract, company appeals. Lawsuits by two companies that lost the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan contract went to separate judges in the courts, who agreed in separate recent rulings that they don’t have jurisdiction to review the state’s contract award decision, citing limits on judicial review in …
So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · State officials have not detected viable quagga mussels since resuming water sampling this spring, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt said. On Sept. 19, 2023, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced it discovered invasive, nonnative quagga mussel larvae in water samples taken from the Snake River …
Following curtailment fight, Idaho water users seek long-term …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The Idaho Department of Water Resources announced it paused enforcing the curtailment order on June 13 after it became obvious the two sides were working toward a settlement agreement. While the agreement resolves the issue for this year, Gov. Brad Little has asked water users to come up with longer term solutions in the coming weeks.
Boise State student shares untold stories with families of Idaho ...
WEBDec 18, 2023 · Initially, they expected to be sent to combat in North Africa. But after the fighting ended there, their mission was to secure and capture strategic, important locations during Germany’s last major offensive campaign, the Battle of the Bulge, toward the end of the war in 1944. The soldiers of the 526’s top secret efforts prevented the German Army …
Filing period opens for Idaho legislative candidates
WEBMar 4, 2024 · The filing period for candidates running for the Idaho Legislature and other elected offices opened Monday morning, kicking the 2024 campaign season up yet another notch in Idaho. The filing period will remain open until 5 p.m. March 15. The forms necessary to run for office, as well as a list of candidates who have filed for office, is ...