BOISE -- The Idaho State Department of Agriculture proposed a new program aimed at helping Idaho farmers keep their farms in the family during the department’s legislative budget hearing last week.
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BOISE -- The Idaho State Department of Agriculture proposed a new program aimed at helping Idaho farmers keep their farms in the family during the department’s legislative budget hearing last week.
BOISE -- Idaho is consistently one of the states with the highest reported rates of suicide. In 2017 the CDC reported suicide as Idaho’s 8th leading cause of death, climbing from 10th place in 2013. Nationally, Idaho’s rate of suicide is 58 percent higher than the US average, growing from a …
A new study finds Idaho is the No. 10 worst state for people planning to retire early, after analyzing a multitude of financial, health-related and lifestyle factors.
BOISE, Idaho – More than 89,000 Idahoans signed up for 2020 health insurance coverage through the state insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho, during open enrollment which ended Dec. 16, 2019.
BOISE -- Sen. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, introduced a bill Tuesday, Jan. 14, to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs and allow commitment in treatment facilities for substance abuse disorders. The legislation is intended to shift the state’s drug approach from arrest and incarceration…
BOISE – Look for special coverage of the 2020 Idaho Legislative Session online and in print, reported by interns provided through the University of Idaho.
BOISE -- Gov. Brad Little delivered his second State of the State address Monday, Jan. 6, highlighting past achievements and calling for increased education spending amid an otherwise lean budget year. The governor’s proposed budget calls for improved K-3 literacy, increased teacher salaries…
BOISE -- Property taxes, criminal justice reform and education funding were on the minds of both Republican and Democratic leadership following Gov. Brad Little’s State of the State address Monday, Jan. 6.
BOISE – What is on people’s minds and what are issues of concern as we head into the 2020 Idaho Legislative Session?
JEROME, Idaho -- A newly refinished armoire at St. Luke’s Hospital in Jerome bears a placard that reads “Sister Barbara’s Closet.” Inside are clothing and miscellaneous items for patients in need.
A new round of public meetings starts next week -- the first set in Kamiah -- for information and to take comment on a revised draft land management plan for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
The Idaho State Police currently have all available troopers working throughout the state to keep Idaho roads safe. The increased patrols will focus on reducing the number of impaired and other unsafe drivers on Idaho roadways during the holiday season.
Nezperce School, a K-12 school in Nezperce, and Vallivue’s Birch Elementary School will be recognized as Idaho’s Distinguished Schools at the National ESEA conference in April.
When Gov. Brad Little talks to educators — or visits with his staffers’ kids or his own grandchildren — his passion for reading is renewed.
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer hopes his final legislative session will be his busiest and most productive.
WASHINGTON -- Legislation to extend and improve federal county payments programs today passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee on bipartisan votes. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and James Risch, R-Idaho, wrote and backed bills to continue the Sec…
Cigarette smoking and bullying rates are down among Idaho high school students, but vaping rates are up compared to two years ago, while the rate of students seriously considering suicide remains at the highest level in a decade.
KAMIAH -- With winter weather comes snow, ice, winds … and sometimes power outages.
If you have a 5th or 6th grader who loves to ski or snowboard or one who'd like to learn, you'll want to take advantage of the free skiing program offered by the Idaho Ski Areas Association, a.k.a. Ski Idaho.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is calling on Congress to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) and Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs, which are of great importance to Idaho’s rural communities. In recent years, SRS and PILT funding has become unreliable, creating financial…
Vehicle owners will need to provide proof of insurance for two consecutive months or risk having their registration suspended beginning in 2020.
More than five years after the Legislature passed the career ladder as a revamped salary allocation model, more Idaho schools and districts are using it to pay their teachers.
BOISE, Idaho - Wildfires are a threat in the West, but their smoke is even more deadly, researchers say.
The parent company of one of Idaho’s largest milk producers has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Gov. Brad Little said he will protect public schools from the new spending and budget reductions he is asking of other state agencies.
Milk prices are good today, but five years of low prices have taken a toll on the dairy industry. The Gem State is America’s No. 3 dairy producer.
After five months of work and 28 meetings, Gov. Brad Little’s K-12 education task force voted Monday to approve five recommendations that touch on topics from increasing teacher pay to all-day kindergarten.
Teachers, doctors and other Idaho professionals took a vacation day Tuesday to help gather signatures in hopes of placing an initiative to increase funding for Idaho schools on next year’s ballot.
Idaho’s K-12 public schools continue to add thousands of students every year, preliminary State Department of Education numbers show.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet in Pocatello on Nov. 13-14, with the public hearing starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the Southeast Regional Office at 1345 Barton Rd. People can address the commission on any matters related to Fish and Game at that time.
KAMIAH -- Idaho Gov. Brad Little proclaimed October as “Next Steps” month in Idaho, encouraging Idaho juniors and seniors to start thinking seriously about plans for life after high school.
Washington, D.C. – In honor of Veterans Day Nov. 11, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the recognition of a different veteran-owned small business for each of the ten days the Senate is in legis…
WASHINGTON-- Earlier this month, Congressman Russ Fulcher co-sponsored H.R. 2423, the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. Recently, he voted for the bipartisan bill and it passed through the House of Representatives.
BOISE, Idaho – Open Enrollment for 2020 health insurance coverage begins Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 16. During this time, Idahoans can shop, compare, and enroll in a plan through the state health insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho.
Idaho’s scores on the ACT improved slightly in 2019, and topped national averages.
In a new episode of “Conversations From the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference” that premieres Friday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. on Dialogue, host Marcia Franklin talks with award-winning novelist Emily Ruskovich. An assistant professor in the Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing at Boise St…
The House Education Committee still doesn’t have its flow chart. But the band is getting back together for a rare, out-of-session meeting.
The email, sent at 10:55 a.m. on Aug. 28, was succinct yet significant.
Gov. Brad Little’s K-12 education task force spent two hours debating school accountability during its second-to-last meeting Wednesday.
“The [Idaho] Land Board is sitting on an estimated $150 million, and it has a decision to make,” said Seth Grigg, executive director, Idaho Association of Counties (IAC). “Divert some of those funds to the endowment where it can be invested in the market, or acquire more lands?”
GRANGEVILLE – Mountain View School District 244 held a brief, special board meeting Thursday, Oct. 17. Negotiations were supposed to continue that night; however, due to a death in the family of trustees Lot and Casey Smith, this did not occur.
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.9 percent in September for the third consecutive month.
Two months after the school year began, the State Board of Education has approved a new rule outlining how school leaders are supposed to report full-time student enrollment numbers to the state.
In a potential preview of the 2020 legislative session, State Board of Education members applied heavy scrutiny to schools chief Sherri Ybarra’s K-12 budget proposal Wednesday.
Elizabeth Smart didn’t talk about what happened to her for a long time after her kidnapping.
On Tuesday night, Gov. Brad Little moderated a “fireside chat” with college and university presidents during Boise Startup Week. The very nature of the program flipped the normal script. The chance to watch Little ask the questions — as opposed to answer them — surely attracted some of the d…
Shawn Keough wasn’t the only late — and under-the-radar — applicant for two State Board of Education vacancies.
Idaho has always required registered vehicles to carry valid liability insurance, but the only check of proof when registering the vehicle was the signature of the owner on the registration stating that the vehicle had coverage.
One year ahead of the federally mandated deadline, the DMV continues to raise awareness of the importance of obtaining a Star Card, Idaho’s Real ID.
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