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Outcome of Idaho Supreme Court case could affect transportation budget
The outcome of a lawsuit filed with the Idaho Supreme Court over the blocked sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s former Boise headquarters has the potential to affect the transportation budget, an attorney for the Idaho Legislature said Wednesday. In April, the would-be buyers of the Idaho Transportation Department’s former Boise headquarters filed suit after […]
As Idaho revenues fall short, hopes for another big budget surplus dwindle
The days of record-breaking state budget surpluses appear to be over in Idaho, at least for the time being. With the state approaching the end of its fiscal year on June 30, state revenues came in below projections in April, the most recent figures publicly available. For the month of April, revenue came in $60.3 […]
Idaho farmers say water curtailment order will dry up land, push them out of business
Faced with a water curtailment order issued last week, third generation Idaho farmer Adam Young isn’t just thinking about preparing to cut alfalfa or anxiously waiting for his wheat to flower. Today, Young is confronting the reality of up to 70% of his family’s 2,700-acre farm in eastern Idaho’s Bingham County drying up this year. […]
Idaho Public Utilities Commission denies Rocky Mountain Power request to limit liabilities
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has denied a request from Rocky Mountain Power to limit its own liabilities, even in cases of gross negligence. Last month, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission issued an order denying the application to revise terms of service in Rocky Mountain Power’s electrical service agreements. The utility sought to limit its […]
Idaho Department of Water Resources director issues water curtailment order
Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Mathew Weaver issued a curtailment order Thursday afternoon that requires 6,400 junior groundwater rights holders who pump off the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer to shut off their water. The order would affect groundwater users that the Idaho Department of Water Resources said are not in compliance with state mitigation […]
Idaho AG Raúl Labrador replaced as attorney for Idaho Transportation Department in HQ lawsuit
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s office was replaced last week as the attorney of record representing the Idaho Transportation Department and the Department of Administration in a lawsuit related to the blocked sale of ITD’s former Boise headquarters. On May 22, the Idaho Transportation Department and Idaho Department of Administration filed a written notice of […]
Gap in closest Idaho legislative primary race narrows to just two votes as recount looms
With a recount on the way, only two votes separate the apparent winner and loser in a razor-thing Republican legislative primary election in eastern Idaho. Initial, unofficial election results posted by the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office late Tuesday and early Wednesday originally indicated that Republican challenger Ben G. Fuhriman of Shelley had defeated incumbent […]
Election 2024: Biden wins Idaho Democratic Party’s presidential caucus
President Joe Biden cruised to victory in Thursday’s Idaho Democratic Caucus, claiming 95% of the votes to win the six-candidate caucus outright, the Idaho Democratic Party announced. Results released late Thursday night by the Idaho Democratic Party showed Biden won more votes than all the other candidates combined. Biden: 2,297 votes, 95% David Olscamp: 14 […]
Election 2024: Idaho Democratic presidential caucus runs from 5-8 p.m. today
Idaho Democrats will hold their presidential nominating caucus at locations throughout the Gem State from 5-8 p.m. today. Even though President Joe Biden has already secured the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, there will be six candidates on the ballot at today’s caucus in Idaho. Biden David Olscamp Jason Palmer Armando Perez-Serrato Dean Phillips Marianne […]
2024 Idaho primary election results: 15 GOP incumbent legislators lose re-election campaigns
Fifteen incumbent Republican legislators, including Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder, R-Boise; Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle; and Rep. Julianne Young, R-Blackfoot; lost their re-election bids Tuesday, according to unofficial primary election results released by the state and counties. Winder, the highest ranking member of the Idaho Senate, lost to Republican challenger Josh Keyser in the […]
2024 primary to watch: Simpson takes on challengers in 2nd Congressional District GOP election
A pair of Republican challengers is hoping to unseat Idaho’s senior congressman in the upcoming May 21 primary election in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District. Scott Cleveland, R-Eagle, and Sean Higgins, R-Boise, are running against incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, who has served in Congress since 1999. Idaho’s 2nd congressional district splits Ada County and […]
2024 primaries to watch: GOP challengers seek to unseat Idaho budget committee co-chair
Two well-known Republican challengers are hoping to unseat an experienced GOP legislator and state budget writer in Tuesday’s Republican primary election for Seat B in the Idaho House of Representatives. The GOP primary features incumbent Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti, incumbent Rep. Wendy Horman, and Republican National Committee member Bryan Smith, all R-Idaho Falls. Because of […]