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As the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program nears its end, more than 60,000 Idaho businesses have received loans or grants from it and other programs, totaling more than $3.2 billion, according to the Small Business Administration, which administers the program. ...

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The Coronavirus pandemic has been the dominating issue in our country for months now, and with the recent debate surrounding subjects such as unemployment and schools re-opening, it’s important to evaluate the steps the president and his administration have taken ...

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The Boise City Council approved a memorandum of understanding on July 28 with the J. Fisher Companies of Centerville, Utah, for the development of the large empty lot at the corner of Franklin and Orchard. This seemingly routine piece of ...

Gov. Brad Little announced today he will call the Idaho Legislature into a special legislative session the week of Aug. 24.  Little, legislative leaders and members of the House and Senate will continue discussions about the specific topics that will ...

It’s up in the air whether the Idaho Legislature will finally force the Idaho treasurer to move out of her first-floor office in the Capitol Building or if the treasurer will appeal the judgement against her by the Idaho Fourth ...

Idaho just ended its fiscal year with a surplus nearly three times what was expected before COVID-19. How, in the middle of a global pandemic, did we manage to do that? Through conservative principles of governing. In late March, shortly ...

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A new transportation study by the Idaho Policy Institute, a non-partisan research organization at Boise State University, will have an unequivocal message: Idaho must raise new revenue now to preserve its transportation network, especially its roads. The consequence of not ...

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Idaho ranks 36th for population and, taking area into account, 44th for population density. That’s not really news because everyone knows there’s a lot of Idaho and not a lot of people living here. The outdoor splendor of the state ...

Gov. Brad Little announced that he has extended Stage 4 of the state’s reopening plan until at least Aug. 8. He made the announcement that Idaho was not yet ready to leave Stage 4 at a press conference held at ...

A new legal practice has opened its doors in Eagle. Clinton O. Casey, formerly with Cantrill Skinner Lewis Casey & Sorenson LLP, has formed the practice, Casey Legal Group PLLC. He is joined by his whole legal team from Cantrill ...