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Gov. Brad Little has instructed Director Salvador Cruz to assemble a statewide group examining financial fraud, with the panel scheduled to gather Nov. 17. Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke, U.S. Attorney John Shirts and Cruz will head the effort. Participants will include police agencies, prosecutors, financial institutions, advocates for seniors, state agencies and lawmakers. The group […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed a civil lawsuit against artificial intelligence developer OpenAI on Wednesday, joining a multi-state legal effort to challenge the company’s consumer practices. The complaint was lodged in the Ada County Fourth Judicial District Court. The 107-page filing alleges that ChatGPT violates the Idaho Consumer Protection Act by deceiving users and […]

Governor Brad Little called for flags at Idaho state buildings to be lowered in remembrance of Maj. Gen. Darrell Manning, a military pilot, former state legislator, and senior administrator whose four-decade record of public service touched virtually every corner of Idaho government. Little made the announcement Friday, August 28, in Boise. Under the directive, U.S. […]

Governor Brad Little on Thursday announced that two members of the Idaho State Board of Education have concluded their service and named a new chairman for the Idaho Transportation Board, reshaping several key advisory posts in a single announcement from Boise. Education Board Members Depart After Years of Service Bill Gilbert and Cindy Siddoway both […]

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a disaster emergency declaration Wednesday, mobilizing state resources and directing the Idaho National Guard to assist with wildfire suppression as blazes continue to spread across the state. As of July 29, approximately 530 fires had ignited statewide, burning a combined 138,812 acres across all wildland fire jurisdictions. The declaration signals […]

Idaho Governor Brad Little is pointing to a landmark moment at the Idaho National Laboratory, where new reactors have reached criticality for the first time in more than 50 years — a development Little says signals the arrival of a long-anticipated nuclear energy resurgence in the United States. A Historic Restart The Idaho National Laboratory, […]

Governor Brad Little announced a series of state government appointments on Tuesday, highlighted by the selection of a long-tenured Idaho official to lead the Idaho Transportation Department. New Transportation Director Alberto Gonzalez will take over as ITD Director effective this month, succeeding Scott Stokes, who is retiring from the role. Gonzalez brings roughly 30 years […]

Deployable Energy’s Unity reactor achieved criticality at Idaho National Laboratory on Tuesday, marking the third advanced reactor to reach the milestone within a single month and fulfilling a key objective in the Trump administration’s nuclear energy agenda. The achievement came as the Department of Energy announced the reactor’s operational status. Two of the three advanced […]