Idaho Democrats are quietly questioning whether their own Senate nominee can mount a credible campaign against Republican incumbent Jim Risch, and a key county party is now threatening to back an independent candidate instead. The Ada County Democratic Party sent a letter on July 8 to David Roth, who won the Democratic primary in May, […]

Idaho finished fiscal year 2026 with a positive ending cash balance, Gov. Brad Little’s office announced Friday, carrying roughly $250 million forward into the new budget year that began July 1. The surplus comes after a demanding year of belt-tightening across state government. Most agencies absorbed a 4% budget reduction in fiscal year 2026, with […]

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is inviting public input on a proposed settlement with Apex Land Group, LLC, stemming from alleged permit violations at a construction site in Fruitland, a small Payette County community near the Oregon border. What Happened DEQ alleges that Apex Land Group failed to comply with requirements of the Idaho […]

The Idaho State Tax Commission has shut down the application window for the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit Program after it exhausted its annual funding cap of nearly $50 million — well ahead of the statutory August 15 deadline. Program Draws More Demand Than Anticipated The application period officially ended March 15, but the Tax […]

Idaho wrapped up Fiscal Year 2026 on July 17 in a solid financial position, with General Fund revenues coming in well above projections and the state’s top-tier credit rating confirmed for another year. Final General Fund collections beat the Department of Financial Management’s revised forecast by roughly $171.9 million and exceeded the Legislature’s own forecast […]

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined forces with Senator Ashley Moody (R-Florida) on July 16 to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to intentionally import the equipment and chemicals used to manufacture counterfeit fentanyl pills on American soil. The bill, designated S. 4446 and titled the PRESS Act, targets a key link […]

Idaho’s attorney general office fired back at the U.S. Department of Justice this month, demanding federal officials cease direct contact with Secretary of State Phil McGrane and drop a civil lawsuit filed against him earlier this year over access to voter registration records. James E. M. Craig, a division chief in the Idaho Attorney General’s […]

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, […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Tuesday issued a consumer alert urging residents — particularly those relocating from out of state — to guard against rental and property scams that have become increasingly common as the state’s housing market tightens. Scammers Exploit Competitive Housing Conditions The July 15 warning from Labrador’s office described a pattern […]

Idaho’s two U.S. senators are backing a new federal proposal that would hand greater management authority over grizzly bears to state agencies, following an announcement from the Interior Department on July 15. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik announced a revised rule proposal that would transfer […]

Idaho Senator Jim Risch introduced legislation this week requiring the federal Bureau of Land Management to hold geothermal energy lease sales every year, moving to align the Senate with a companion measure that cleared the House unanimously last month. The CLEAN Act The bill, formally titled the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act, sets […]

The federal government unveiled a proposal Tuesday to shift day-to-day management authority over grizzly bears in the contiguous United States toward state and tribal wildlife agencies, marking a significant policy shift under the Trump administration. The announcement was made at a field south of Bozeman, Montana, with the governors of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming on […]