Two longtime Hayden-area businessmen have announced their candidacies against Idaho Reps. Phil Hart and Vito Barbieri in the GOP primary. Ed Morse, who is challenging Hart, is a real estate appraiser and consultant and board member of the Reagan Republicans group; Mark Fisher, challenging Barbieri,…
Idaho's state Board of Education has voted unanimously to grant Boise State University's request to boost the base pay for its head football coach, Chris Petersen, to $2 million. In a special meeting, the board voted to bump up Petersen's base pay to $2 million…
As part of its series "Grading the Digital School," the New York Times has taken a look at Idaho's school technology reforms, in an article headlined "Teachers Resist High-Tech Push in Idaho Schools." Reports the Times, "This change is part of a broader shift that…
Tonight on David Letterman's "Top 10" list, he featured the "Top 10 signs it might be time to end your presidential campaign." Among them, at No. 5: "Instead of Iowa, you've been campaigning in Idaho." On that note, the Idaho Republican Party today announced detailed…
A southwestern Idaho prosecutor is scrutinizing whether state Treasurer Ron Crane broke the law by using a state credit card to fuel up a personal vehicle he drives to and from the Capitol, and on short excursions to grocery stores or church, the Associated Press…
A federal judge has invalidated both the new anti-union laws pushed through by Idaho GOP lawmakers last session, saying they violate federal law. The two measures, SB 1007 and 1006, both expansions of Idaho's Right-to-Work law, sought to ban "job targeting programs" and "project labor…
After two weeks off, it's time to catch up on the news, and though the holidays aren't generally a time for lots of Idaho political news, there's been plenty. Among the highlights: Gov. Butch Otter is working on a state-backed investment fund for startups dubbed…
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