A standing-room-only crowd packed the Caldwell City Council chambers on July 6, with attendees spilling into hallways and out the door — a turnout that reflected growing public unease over automated license plate reader technology deployed by police departments across Idaho. The gathering centered on the Caldwell Police Department’s use of Flock Safety automated license […]

The U.S. Department of Energy this week unveiled a proposal that would place a major share of the country’s high-level nuclear waste in Idaho, reviving a decades-old debate over the state’s role as a storage hub for radioactive material. The plan, formally called the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, targets three states willing to host consolidated […]

Idaho State Controller Brandon Woolf announced Friday that August will be observed as Idaho Transparency Month, launching a series of public outreach efforts even as the state’s standing in a national financial transparency ranking has slipped significantly. Outreach Plans and Tools The Office of State Controller intends to host stakeholder discussions throughout August, distribute government […]

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is inviting public input on a draft water quality certification for the Felt Hydroelectric Project, a hydropower facility situated on the Teton River roughly nine miles northwest of Tetonia in eastern Idaho. What’s Being Reviewed The certification process stems from a federal relicensing proceeding before the Federal Energy Regulatory […]

Idaho’s Economic Advisory Council has forwarded 25 community recommendations to Gov. Brad Little for potential designation under the federal Opportunity Zone program, a tax incentive initiative that encourages private investment in housing and economic development projects. Little will make the final call on which areas to submit before the state’s September 28 deadline to file […]

The Snake River at Swan Falls is meeting its legally required flow levels with room to spare, according to the latest monitoring data from the Murphy Gaging Station near Murphy, Idaho. The three-day average annual average daily flow, or AADF, recorded on July 26 came in at 4,376 cubic feet per second — clearing the […]

A Boise-area resident who uses a wheelchair was forced to cancel a kidney cancer screening last spring after the medical transportation service she relies on ran out of money mid-month. The episode exposed deeper structural problems facing public transit in Idaho, where no dedicated state funding exists for programs like the one that briefly left […]

Idaho’s wolf population dropped by roughly 106 animals over the past year, falling to an estimated 1,129 wolves in 2025, according to the latest figures released by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. State officials say the decline is deliberate and reflects years of expanded hunting and trapping policy aimed at significantly reducing the […]

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comments on a draft reuse permit for Mountain Home’s municipal wastewater and recycled water system, with submissions due by August 24, 2026. What the Permit Covers The draft permit — designated M-037-05 — applies to the city’s Class II wastewater treatment plant and its Class C […]

Idaho health officials are preparing to roll out work requirements for Medicaid expansion enrollees beginning January 1, 2027, following action by Republican lawmakers and Gov. Brad Little in April to align the state with President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. An early review of enrollment data suggests that most participants already satisfy the […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Thursday joined a coalition of states, led by Florida, in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in defense of a federal rule that prevents states from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. The Rule at Issue The case, Lujan v. […]

The Idaho Land Board has postponed a vote on raising a key wildfire preparedness fee, pushing the decision to August while board members raise questions about how the proposed increase would be applied across different types of properties. The Idaho Department of Lands put forward the proposal to increase the surcharge on improved lots and […]