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The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) is doubling the size of the grant available to Idaho for a Women’s Business Center, with the intention that the state could actually end up with two centers. “The SBA has expanded the Idaho ...

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A bill to allow Idaho farmers to grow hemp for industrial and medicinal uses, as well as allow neighboring states to transport hemp across Idaho, was passed by the House on March 18. HB122 — approved in a 63-7 vote — now ...

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The lawyer representing a first-term Idaho state lawmaker charged with tax evasion questioned the motivations of federal prosecutors. The Spokesman Review reports Republican Rep. John O. Green was indicted last year for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government dating back ...

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — The way dams and storage reservoirs on the Columbia River and its tributaries are managed could change dramatically in a short five years if negotiators from the United States and Canada don’t strike a deal. At ...

This article was originally published by the Idaho Statesman on March 7.  A new report lists several ways Ada County grew or expanded in 2018 as its population grew 3.6 percent, to an estimated 471,000 people. That expansion affected virtually ...

A bill that would create a legislative council on federal land issues has been sent to the full Senate for possible changes after a panel of lawmakers heard from a handful of citizens concerned by the proposal. Roughly 150 people ...

As the Idaho Legislature winds down for the session, another business-oriented bill appears to be falling by the wayside, this one a sales tax exemption on equipment for data centers. After several similar attempts failed over the past few years, ...

Idaho cities that have used urban renewal funding for economic development purposes are concerned about a bill working its way through the Legislature that would require a vote of the people for a wide variety of such projects. The bill, ...

Some disabled veterans in Idaho are eligible to have their property tax bill reduced by as much as $1,320 on their home and up to one acre of land. To qualify, veterans must be rated 100-percent service-connected disabled through the ...

In response to industry pushback, a bill that is intended to make it easier for restaurants to get liquor licenses has been rewritten and resubmitted. The original bill, which was held in the Senate State Affairs Committee in mid-February, would ...

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