Nearly 20 years after the Berlin Wall fell, the Cold War’s scars have yet to heal. Thousands of workers who spent their careers building and maintaining nuclear weapons and reactors in the name of defeating communism now suffer from dozens ...
Read More »Allred: Idaho should craft its own health care option
Democratic candidate for governor Keith Allred says Idaho can decide its own fate on health care and shouldn’t waste money suing the federal government. During a press conference at the Idaho State Capitol on April 7, Allred slammed his likely ...
Read More »Nuclear energy, budget deficits top Crapo’s priority list 
Burgeoning federal budget deficits, badly flawed health care legislation and a nuclear energy renaissance topped off U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo’s April 2 address to the City Club of Idaho Falls, where he spoke during a congressional spring break. Crapo said ...
Read More »Health & Welfare plans closure of 9 offices, lay off of 126
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced April 6 that it would close nine of its 29 offices statewide within the next two months and lay off 126 workers, saving $7 million. Offices in American Falls, Bellevue, Bonners Ferry, ...
Read More »Tiny bill highlights Idaho aquifer plan’s big woes
The Legislature’s struggle to create a small, voluntary fund to protect a southeastern Idaho aquifer underscores the state’s failure to come up with a permanent way to pay for managing the water source that is the region’s lifeblood. This year’s ...
Read More »SEC lawsuit against Idaho Falls man nears settlement 
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has agreed to initial steps in settling a lawsuit it filed against an east Idaho man the agency says ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded clients out of an estimated $68 million ...
Read More »Credit Suisse says lending lawsuit without merit
Defense attorneys want a federal judge to throw out a $24 billion predatory lending lawsuit filed against Credit Suisse Group by investors in broke resorts in the West, including Idaho’s Tamarack, and in the Bahamas. The investors contend Credit Suisse ...
Read More »Idaho Legislature adjourns for 2010; texting bill dies
Idaho lawmakers Monday passed a flurry of disputed measures to close out the 2010 Legislature, underscoring the deep rift between majority Republicans and the Democrats who make up just a quarter of the Legislature. The session, dominated by a $200 ...
Read More »Lawmakers’ impact: Job creation bills go nowhere 
Correction Idaho Sen. Diane Bilyeu, D-Pocatello, voted in favor of a bill that would have granted a sales tax rebate to out-of-state owners of large jets who have their aircraft repaired in Idaho, a measure designed to benefit Boise-based Western ...
Read More »Otter: Young professionals should stay in Idaho
Look at the future with an open mind and be ready for that next opportunity, growth option or career move. That’s advice from Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, addressing more than 150 people at the State Capitol on March 23 ...
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