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In a move intended to help Idaho restaurants, the Legislature is expected to hear legislation next session that would make it easier for restaurants to get liquor licenses. The legislation is expected to be similar to S 1332, said Sen. ...

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Idaho Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter has appointed a magistrate from Moscow, Idaho to the Second Judicial District judgeship. Otter on Wednesday appointed John C. Judge to the position left vacant by the recent appointment of Judge John Stegner to ...

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Residents fear that agencies will have more authority over a northern Idaho river if it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A majority of people who attended a Wednesday meeting in Grangeville voiced ...

The Idaho Department of Finance is hiring a deputy director. The new position was approved by the Idaho Legislature during the 2018 session for fiscal year 2019, which began July 1. The department’s budget passed with little dissent, receiving unanimous ...

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A U.S. District Court judge made a legal error, Idaho officials say, and should reverse his ruling that Idaho violated the U.S. Constitution by forcing several landowners to sell their natural gas and oil to a Texas company. The Idaho ...

Treasure Valley electronic cigarette business owners are anticipating big changes as cities, states and national authorities begin adopting rules governing the sale and use of e-cigarettes. “We’ve been waiting for the FDA to put something down for years now,” said ...

A federal judge says he won’t put a lawsuit against a major private prison company on hold while the FBI investigates the company for possible criminal fraud charges. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge made the ruling the week of March ...

Soon after the state Senate on March 17 approved a measure to create tax incentives for large businesses, the attorney general’s office warned that the bill could leave Idaho “constitutionally vulnerable.” The legal opinion objects to giving the seven-member Economic ...

A woman who says she slipped on ice and broke an ankle while walking on the Grove Plaza in downtown Boise plans to sue the city’s urban renewal agency. The Idaho Statesman reported March 14 that Sheryl Lambert  filed a tort ...

An Idaho House panel approved a high tech-backed extension of a sales tax exemption on cloud-based software despite concerns from the Idaho State Tax Commission that the new legislation carries a multi-million dollar price tag. A year ago, lawmakers approved ...