Idaho Business Review IBR

Three current workers and one former worker at Idaho’s largest private prison are suing Corrections Corporation of America in state court over what they say is a dangerous work environment. Mark Eixenberger, Mandi Bravo, Mario Vasquez and Leonard King filed ...

A federal judge says a Boise-area hospital violated federal antitrust laws when it purchased Idaho’s largest independent physicians’ practice. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill made the ruling Jan. 24, ordering St. Luke’s Health System to undo its buyout of ...

Legislative budget writers have approved $1.9 million in spending to hire 90 prison guards and workers for Idaho’s takeover of the privately managed Idaho Correctional Center. The Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America has operated Idaho’s largest prison since it ...

The American Civil Liberties Union warned lawmakers Jan. 17 that they risk paying hundreds of thousands more in legal fees if they back rules governing Capitol protests that so far have been challenged successfully in federal court by the free-speech ...

All federal judges have received a long-awaited 14 percent pay raise, as years of catch-up cost-of-living adjustments were added to their paychecks, according to Bloomberg News. The chief justice is being paid $255,500, up from $223,500, according to the report, ...

Is a severance package a form of employment income, or does it constitute a supplemental unemployment benefit? The answer makes a big difference when it comes to income taxes, and it’s now up to the justices of the U.S. Supreme ...

Same-sex couples legally married in other states but living in Idaho must file state income taxes separately, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee said Jan. 14. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee made the decision Jan. 14, over objections this ...

Two education programs supported by Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter would add more than $2 million in funding for programs that could benefit Idaho energy and manufacturing businesses. The governor’s budget includes adding $1 million in added funding for the ...

Total operating expenses for each Boise State University scholarship football player were $172,415 in 2011, including scholarships to the university. That outpaced spending at the University of Idaho, Idaho State University and most Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The costs for ...

The number of Idaho state employees has increased for the fourth straight year, but there was a drop in middle-income jobs from 2013. A yearly report from the Idaho State Controller’s Office shows that the state had 24,979 employees at ...