BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House has killed the Idaho Attorney General’s budget for the upcoming year, a move that will force the Legislature’s budget-setting committee to create a new budget for the office. The 40-29 vote Friday appeared ...
Read More »A word with Ada County Commissioner Rod Beck 
Rod Beck was elected in November 2020 to the Ada County Commissioners, after stints as an Idaho legislator, serving as Senate majority leader, and as a Republican party official. With the election of Ryan Davidson as well, that led to ...
Read More »Businesses blocked in undocumented driver’s license bill 
A bill to provide undocumented Idahoans with a legal way to drive has been held in a Senate committee, though the Legislature may form an interim committee to study it. The bill, Senate Bill 1132, was brought by Sen. Jim ...
Read More »Democratic-led Congress seeks to punish responsible states
Our new president and the Democratic-led Congress are seeking to bail out big, poorly-managed states and punish states that have operated responsibly during the pandemic — a step that would saddle Idaho children with even greater debt and suppress economic ...
Read More »Boise Metro Chamber adds staffer, board member
Sandy Anderson was promoted to director of sales at the Boise Metro Chamber after being an account manager since February of 2019. She is a marketing professional with over 25 years’ experience in sales and marketing management, new business development, ...
Read More »Saint Alphonsus names two medical leaders
Jeff Wood has been named regional director of laboratories for the Saint Alphonsus Health System. He will be responsible for all aspects of laboratory operations across Idaho and Oregon and play a role in the health system’s COVID-19 testing strategy ...
Read More »March 5, 2021 Digital Edition 
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Read More »Amalgamated Sugar CEO sweet-talks Boise Chamber 
John McCreedy, CEO of Amalgamated Sugar, spoke to the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 25 about the business he leads. What quickly became obvious as he spoke was that Amalgamated Sugar is not your typical run-of-the-sugar-mill company. McCreedy started ...
Read More »Smith + Malek adds to Coeur d’Alene, Boise staff
Smith + Malek has named two attorneys to the Boise office. Anne E. Henderson’s practice primarily focuses on civil litigation. She recently served as a law clerk for the Hon. B. Lynn Winmill and the Hon. Candy W. Dale for the ...
Read More »Idaho cow manure pollution bill approved by Senate panel
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Senate panel on Thursday approved legislation that’s the product of Idaho’s hundreds of thousands of cows and the 50 million pounds (23 million kilograms) of cow manure they produce daily. The Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee ...
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