Two competing sets of polling data are shaping dramatically different narratives in Idaho’s U.S. Senate race this fall, where Sen. Jim Risch, a Republican who has held the seat since 2009, faces an unusual challenge from Todd Achilles, a former state legislator running as an independent. Achilles, who previously served in the Idaho Legislature as […]
Idaho’s 1st Congressional District race is shaping up as a multi-candidate contest with sharply different visions for healthcare affordability and agricultural labor, as incumbent Republican Rep. Russ Fulcher heads into the November general election against three challengers: Democrat Kaylee Peterson, independent Sarah Zabel, and Constitution Party candidate Brendan Gomez. The district spans the Idaho panhandle […]
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 […]
A federal judge in Idaho issued an 81-page ruling Thursday that expands the circumstances under which abortions may be legally performed in the state, allowing the procedure when a pregnancy poses serious risks to the mother’s physical or mental health — including cases where a woman faces a high risk of self-harm. U.S. District Court […]
Justice Robyn Brody will become chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court on Oct. 1, the Idaho Judicial Branch announced Thursday. She succeeds Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan, who is set to retire Oct. 30 after leading the court since 2021. A Historic Appointment Brody will be only the second woman to hold the chief […]
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 held its 2026 primary election on August 11-12, with results coming in as the national political landscape showed signs of a Democratic surge heading into the fall midterms. The Idaho contest took place amid a broader primary season that saw consequential races decided across several states. National Backdrop A CNN poll released around the […]
A Crisis by the Numbers Southern Idaho is confronting its most severe water shortage on record this summer, with state calculations showing spring water demand reached nearly 140% of the historical average — a figure the Idaho Department of Water Resources has never previously recorded. The strain is falling hardest on agricultural users who depend […]
As Idaho voters prepare to weigh in on Proposition 1 — a citizen-led initiative to repeal the state’s strict abortion ban — a Christian advocacy group and several Republican state legislators are promoting licensing data they say disproves a peer-reviewed study finding Idaho lost 35 percent of its OB-GYNs since 2022. Medical professionals and their […]
A legislative working group examining health insurance practices in Idaho heard testimony this week that accepting a Pocatello hospital’s reimbursement rate demands would have driven up costs for the roughly 65,000 state employees and family members covered under the state’s health plan. Working Group’s First Meeting The Idaho Legislature’s Health Insurers Working Group held its […]