Ada County voters will have a say this November on whether to extend a long-standing vehicle registration fee that pumps roughly $14 million annually into road and bridge maintenance across the county, after the Ada County Highway District Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place the measure on the general election ballot. A Fee With […]
Two of Idaho’s gubernatorial challengers have publicly declared their support for a November ballot measure that would roll back the state’s near-total abortion ban, while the Constitution Party candidate has vowed to fight the initiative if it passes. Republican incumbent Gov. Brad Little did not respond to requests for comment on the measure. Where the […]
A faith leader who has made opposing capital punishment his cause has brought his campaign to Boise, erecting a billboard calling on Idaho officials to halt firing squad executions — with convicted killer Tom Creech specifically named as the immediate concern. The billboard, which reads “Don’t shoot Tom Creech! Stop firing squad executions,” was paid […]
A federal lawsuit filed by two of Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmates is challenging the state’s newly enacted firing squad execution law on constitutional grounds, while an advocacy group has taken its opposition directly to the public with a billboard campaign in Boise. The Lawsuit Thomas Creech and Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr. filed suit against […]
Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced Monday that Idaho will recover more than $616,000 through two separate multistate consumer protection settlements targeting Block, Inc., the parent company of Cash App, and genetic testing firm 23andMe. Cash App Settlement Idaho joined a coalition of 46 states in a $45 million agreement with Block, Inc. over the company’s […]
The U.S. Economic Development Administration on Monday announced a $31 million federal grant to the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor Tech Hub, a regional consortium spanning Idaho and Wyoming that aims to expand the nation’s advanced nuclear energy capacity. The award, part of a broader $169 million round of federal grants announced the same day, also […]
The Ada County Democratic Party is threatening to abandon its own primary winner in Idaho’s U.S. Senate race, setting an August deadline for David Roth to demonstrate he can mount a viable campaign — or risk seeing the local party throw its support behind an independent challenger instead. The Ultimatum Ada County’s Democratic executive committee […]
Idaho will receive more than $3.9 million in federal funding for AmeriCorps volunteer programs, state officials announced Monday — a significant turnaround following the cancellation of more than $1 million in grants for the state just three months ago. The funds flow through Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, and support volunteer […]
The U.S. House passed legislation Sunday reauthorizing a federal dental health program, with Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson among its principal architects. The bill, H.R. 2001, extends the Action for Dental Health Act through Fiscal Year 2030 and targets oral care access for seniors and children in rural and underserved communities. A Program With Idaho […]
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers formally pressed the Food and Drug Administration on Sunday to take enforcement action against plant-based products that use traditional dairy terms on their labels, arguing the practice harms both farmers and shoppers. Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch and Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin led the effort, joined by Pennsylvania […]
The Snake River at Swan Falls recorded an average annual daily flow (AADF) of 4,292 cubic feet per second as of July 19, placing the reading 392 cfs above the current seasonal minimum requirement, according to the latest weekly measurement. Current Reading and Minimum Requirements Flow data is collected at the Murphy Gaging Station in […]
Lt. Governor Scott Bedke announced Sunday that the Intermountain Nuclear Energy Corridor serving Idaho and Wyoming has received a $31 million federal award through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration Tech Hubs Implementation program. When combined with matching funds and additional investments, total project funding is expected to exceed $40 million. Bedke issued […]