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BOISE —  Gov. Brad Little signed a measure on Monday that advocates said will be a record investment in reliable, affordable, accessible, and open access broadband for rural Idaho’s unserved and underserved communities. Idaho will now have over $124 million ...

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOISE, Idaho  — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can’t get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the Legislature passed Monday with a veto-proof majority. Firing squads will be ...

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BOISE — Fifteen veterans received $1,000 each last week to support their educational goals as part of the Idaho Veterans Academic Grant Unification  (IVAGU). The winners were recognized during an awards ceremony held at the Boise State Alumni Center. The ...

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Read More IBR Headlines Nearly three dozen entities filed a motion in Idaho’s Fourth Judicial District seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against the Idaho Office of Attorney General Raúl Labrador in response to recent Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) filed by ...

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In September 2022, controversy surrounded the annual Boise Pride event, prompting The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and other private organizations, to withdraw support for the festival. As a result, Idaho legislators introduced a bill, House Bill 170, to ...

Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit against the Biden administration’s waterway protections, claiming the rules are too vague and violate state sovereignty rights. The lawsuit, originally filed in southern Texas’ federal courts Jan. 18, was amended to include Idaho on ...

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The Boise Metro Chamber is encouraging its members and the general public to contact their legislators to help maintain Idaho’s place as one of the most business-friendly states in the nation. The Chamber, in a recent meeting, asked its members ...

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Around 40% of all counties in the United States — 1,272 of 3,141 — have fewer than one lawyer per 1,000 residents, and as a result are sometimes referred to as legal deserts, according to a 2020 study conducted by ...

President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address aimed at reassuring a country beset by pessimism and fraught ...

Following the longest floor debate of the year on Monday, a divided Idaho House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill that would provide $8,500 workforce training grants to Idaho high school graduates to put toward career training. Legislators spent more ...