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Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson has secured nearly $600 million for cleanup and other activities at Idaho National Laboratory as part of a U.S. Department of Energy spending bill. Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, ...

A Utah-based collection agency has agreed to pay penalties and expenses after an investigation by the Idaho Department of Finance showed improprieties. Federal Recovery Acceptance Inc., doing business as Paramount Acceptance, agreed to pay $55,000 in penalties, attorney fees, and ...

The Greater Boise Auditorium District’s board of directors voted to maintain the agency’s financial support of the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau for another three months at the end of a tense two-hour meeting July 12. The auditorium district board, ...

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is telling state workers that Idaho’s crummy economy isn’t due to get much better any time soon. As a result, the Republican isn’t making any promises to government employees that two years of austerity measures are ...

In Eagle, the future of City Hall remains in question, specifically because of its high operating costs. Now a task force is proposing four options that could save thousands of dollars annually. In 2009, Eagle was forced to slash its ...

Idaho just got a $106,648 check, courtesy of a big drug company targeted in a nationwide Medicaid fraud allegations for its allegedly illegal efforts to boost the sale of a painkiller. Alpharma Inc., a unit of Bristol, Tenn.-based King Pharmaceuticals ...

The Idaho Economic Advisory Council will meet in Rexburg and Idaho Falls this week to review from Idaho cities and counties applications for state and federal funds for community and economic development projects. Commerce representatives will also provide updates on ...

According to a national survey, Idaho was among the states that saw the biggest month-to-month decreases in stress, while two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May, thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures ...

The Idaho Supreme Court says the owners of several Idaho tanning salons have to pay sales and use tax on their equipment. In the ruling handed down last week, the unanimous court rejected the business owners’ claims that the tanning ...

A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a family’s constitutional rights were not violated when their infant daughter was given a spinal tap against their wishes. The jury deliberated for five days before reaching its verdict in a civil lawsuit brought ...