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Ada County District Court Judge Darla Williamson has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Boise Tower Associates LLC against the city of Boise and the Capital City Development Corp. on Nov. 2, 2004, the city announced April 29. Boise Tower Associates, ...

By Kimberly Atkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could clarify the standards by which courts may grant injunctive relief. A ruling in the case, Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farm, could also ...

A strict new immigration law in Arizona has prompted a major political fight in the U.S. Senate on whether immigration legislation should come before a climate bill. The Senate may not have the time for both this year. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer ...

The state will distribute $9.1 million to 18 Idaho cities and counties for infrastructure projects ranging from sewer and water upgrades to senior center improvements as part of the annual Community Development Block Grant program. The program is funded through ...

Idaho’s member on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs says it’s time to stop the “too big to fail” approach and end bailouts. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, speaking to the Idaho Business Review said he has concerns ...

The city of Boise is considering tighter restrictions on electronic signs in a rewrite of the city’s sign code. The City Council may consider the changes, which have prompted concerns from sign industry representatives, during a May 18 hearing. Council ...

A spokesman for Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says the governor is still under observation at a Boise hospital after being admitted for dehydration and flu-like symptoms. The 67-year-old Otter was taken to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on April ...

Moscow has been selected by the EPA to participate in the brownfields grants program along with communities in 40 states and four tribes. In the Pacific Northwest, brownfields grants totaling more than $1 million will be given to King County, ...

The five tribes of Idaho spawned more than 10,000 jobs in the state and generated more than $850 million in total sales activity in 2009, a new study has found. The study, led by University of Idaho research economist Steven ...

A private prison company has asked a federal judge to bar a lawsuit brought by 24 inmates and the American Civil Liberties Union over violence at Idaho’s only private prison, saying the primary plaintiff should go it alone in court. ...