12 March 2010, 12:29 am
C.L. ``Butch'' Otter's administration gave an outgoing employee in 2009. The measure, which now goes to the Senate, would forbid deals like the one that sent Division of Human Resources chief Judie Wright into early retirement with an extra $72,781 in her Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho f... Read More »
11 March 2010, 5:00 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.... Read More »
11 March 2010, 8:31 am
The "Dump Hunger" campaign made a special delivery to the Idaho Food Bank, delivering almost 160-thousand pounds of food enough to feed dozens of families for a whole year.... Read More »
11 March 2010, 12:17 am
The chamber voted 29-5 on Wednesday to add texting-while-driving to activities banned under Idaho's inattentive driving statutes.... Read More »
10 March 2010, 7:46 pm
C.L. "Butch" demanded when the 2010 session started. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Tuesday voted 19-0 to set Idaho Public Television's state funding at $1.4 million, down 16 percent from the original spending package for the current fiscal year but less than half the cut proposed by ... Read More »
10 March 2010, 9:46 am
An accident this weekend on Interstate 84 between Orchard Street and the Vista Interchange is serving as a reminder of how dangerous construction zones can be.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 10:31 pm
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee agreed on a budget Tuesday that proposes spending roughly $377.7 million on the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise State University and Lewis-Clark State College.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 1:47 am
A senator's latest quest to roust illegal immigrants from Idaho is over, at least for now.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 5:18 pm
Legislation co-sponsored by Gov. Butch Otter, Senate Tax Chairman Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, and House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, cleared the House Revenue & Taxation Committee this morning and headed off to the full House, to boost an existing tax credit for donations to Idaho schools, librari... Read More »
8 March 2010, 11:42 am
The kill was reported Dec. 28 in the Southern Idaho Zone, in a hunting unit that stretches from Rexburg down past Ririe, Ucon, Rigby and Roberts.... Read More »