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Idaho’s new, problem-plagued Medicaid claims processing system may cost taxpayers millions of dollars, according to a report released March 29 by legislative auditors who concluded that neither Idaho health officials, the software company nor Medicaid providers were adequately prepared for ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – It might be inconceivable to small business owners that a disaster hundreds or thousands of miles away could shut them down. But the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have interrupted shipments of parts and finished goods ...

In recent days, Rep. Cameron Wheeler has fielded numerous phone calls from voters in his eastern Idaho district that took him a little off-guard. “They told me, ‘Vote for the cigarette tax increase,'” said Wheeler, R-Ririe, of the callers’ message. ...

In the heat of August – when Boise residents are cranking up their air conditioners and farmers are pumping water onto thirsty crops – the solar resource in southern Idaho is estimated to be as good as in the desert ...

A tax incentive being pushed by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to reward employers who add to their payrolls over the next three years sailed through the Idaho House March 23 and is now headed for the Senate.  The Hire One ...

House lawmakers marked the end of an era March 21, voting 42-28 for the final installment of the $855 million “Connecting Idaho” road-building program whose debt provisions made it one of the most disputed programs in state history when it ...

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s three-year plan to jumpstart the economy by giving businesses tax incentives to create new jobs is headed to the Idaho House for debate. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee advanced the bill March 21, hoping to ...

Boise State University could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue from lost sporting and entertainment events if Idaho lawmakers approve a bill to allow guns on college campuses, a school official says. Bruce Newcomb, the university’s director of ...

A combination of events ranging from bad weather and poor crop conditions to storage problems elsewhere in the nation could lead to favorable market conditions for eastern Idaho producers of potatoes, wheat, barley and hay, experts say. Kevin Stanger, senior ...

Commissioners in Idaho County have written a letter to the U.S. Forest Service rejecting the agency’s proposed land exchange with a timber company, contending it would be disastrous for the county. Commissioners contend that putting about 40,000 acres of private ...