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WEB4 days ago · The Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state politics, health care, tax policy, the environment and more.
No tampering in Idaho’s election: State, federal officials discuss ...
WEB2 days ago · Idaho officials are taking steps to strengthen the state’s election security. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane met with federal officials from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise to highlight the partnership between the two agencies. ...
Congressional bill could add third Idaho federal district court judge
WEB18 hours ago · Under a bill advancing in Congress, Idaho could receive a third federal district judge. U.S. Rep Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, announced Wednesday he has co-sponsored The Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024, dubbed the JUDGES Act, which his office says will add “critically needed federal …
State of Idaho facing $45.8M in estimated wildfire expenses this year
WEB3 days ago · Idaho State Capitol building on January 11, 2023. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) With the state facing an estimated $45.8 million in wildfire expenses so far this season, Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other state officials are discussing the need to replenish the fund before next year. During the last legislative session, the state pre ...
Idaho GOP says more than a dozen ‘vote no on Prop 1’ signs …
WEB3 days ago · Idaho Republican Party officials say more than a dozen of the signs have been vandalized in Meridian and Eagle. Republican officials announced Monday they put up a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for vandalizing the signs. “I’m dismayed to see this happen in Idaho,” Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon said ...
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WEBBY: Mia Maldonado - September 9, 2024. Robert Oxarango, a former Boise hotshot crew member in the late ’80s and ’90s, is no stranger to wildfires, but facing them as a cattle rancher is a different challenge. This year, the Paddock Fire devastated the grass on his Emmett ranch, displacing 350 pairs of calves and their mothers he owns.
Idaho Capital Sun wins 13 Idaho Press Club awards for covering …
WEBMay 5, 2024 · The Idaho Capital Sun took home 13 awards — including seven first-place finishes — in the Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2023 Awards contest. The Sun’s awards, which include General Excellence, Best Website and Best Spanish-Language Media, were announced at the press club banquet on Saturday night in Downtown Boise. The Sun, …
It’s not just growth. Idaho is also losing residents and changing fast.
WEBAug 22, 2022 · Source: Idaho Transportation Department. A Flourish chart. Idaho is growing. Under that growth is perhaps a more interesting story, Vos says: The departure of thousands of Idahoans, replaced by residents from other states. Vos found that, on an average day in 2021, 180 people moved into Idaho and 137 moved out of state.
Welcome to the Idaho Capital Sun — the Gem State's newest …
WEBMar 31, 2021 · Reporter Clark Corbin has more than a decade of experience covering Idaho government and politics. Prior to joining the Idaho Capital Sun, he covered every Idaho legislative session from 2011-2020 gavel-to-gavel, first for the Idaho Falls Post Register and most recently with Idaho Education News.
It’s official — Idaho ends budget year with record surplus of …
WEBJul 20, 2021 · The state of Idaho closed the books on the 2021 budget year on June 30 with a record surplus of nearly $900 million on hand, Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday.