Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has secured a $29.6 million settlement with pharmaceutical company Glenmark tied to allegations of a drug price conspiracy, the attorney general’s office announced. The settlement represents one of the larger pharmaceutical enforcement actions involving Idaho in recent years. Drug pricing conspiracies typically involve agreements among manufacturers or distributors to artificially […]

A former Idaho state senator brought an ambitious tax proposal to North Idaho last week, arguing before a small crowd in Post Falls that the state should phase out property taxes entirely — a move he says would restore genuine private ownership for Idaho residents. Scott Herndon, who previously represented a North Idaho district in […]

The Idaho State Tax Commission has declined to release detailed data about the state’s new private school tax-credit program after receiving at least seven public records requests on the subject between February and July — frustrating researchers, journalists, and a former school administrator who sought basic information about where the money is going. What’s Being […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has formally requested that the federal government allow Idaho to manage its own grizzly bear population, pushing for full delisting of the species by December 2026. The request comes as the Trump administration has proposed revised rules for grizzly management that would reduce the regulatory burden on states and give […]

A University of Idaho law student has turned a personal policy goal into proposed legislation, drafting a bill that would ban the sale of human remains in Idaho. Desalyn Swank told the Times-News protecting the deceased from exploitation has been a driving motivation since she enrolled in law school. She told the Magic Valley that […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced Thursday that his office is appealing a federal district court ruling that carved out exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban for cases involving the mother’s health or the risk of death from self-harm. Labrador is simultaneously asking the federal appeals court to block the lower court’s decision while […]

With more than three-quarters of Idaho currently experiencing drought conditions, researchers at Idaho State University are investigating whether underground barriers could help the state hold onto water that would otherwise flow away — a concept already proven in Japan but untested in the United States. Bruce Savage, professor and chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has appealed a federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of portions of the state’s near-total abortion ban, simultaneously asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to pause the decision while the case moves forward. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill had ruled that the 14th Amendment shields a right […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador formally urged the federal government this week to remove grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections and transfer greater management authority to the states. Labrador’s comments were submitted in response to a Trump administration proposal issued July 17 that would revise the Endangered Species Act’s “4(d) rule” as it applies […]

Residential Facility Oversight Moving Forward The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Legislative Oversight Committee received a progress report Friday from the Office of Performance Evaluations on the state’s oversight of children’s residential care facilities — finding significant headway on a slate of 2025 recommendations while flagging several items still requiring legislative action. Of 19 recommendations issued in […]

Notus-Parma Highway District #2 has proposed its budget for fiscal year 2027 and scheduled a public hearing for residents who wish to weigh in before the plan is adopted. The hearing will take place on August 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at the District Meeting Room, located at 106 S. 4th Street in Parma. The […]

Idaho collected $14 million more than projected in July, the first month of the new fiscal year, according to a report released by the state Division of Financial Management on August 13. The surplus signals a stronger-than-expected start to fiscal year 2027, though a single month’s performance is rarely treated as a definitive indicator of […]