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After budget cuts, Idaho plans to maintain low government spending, state official says
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (363+ words) The Idaho State Capitol building in Boise is pictured Thursday, March 5. Idaho state government agencies’ budget requests for the next fiscal year are now publicly available. The requests, which are online on the Division of Financial Management’s website, are for…...
Two Idaho groups work to close the gap in civil legal aid
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (169+ words) For most of us, the idea of needing a lawyer brings to mind a criminal case. But some of the legal problems that can most quickly upend a person's life happen outside the criminal justice system: an eviction, a domestic…...
District judge Jason Scott to join the Idaho Supreme Court | Local | idahostatejournal.com
2+ week, 5+ day ago (965+ words) Fourth District Judge Jason Scott POCATELLO — For Jason Scott, the road to the Idaho Supreme Court started on Main Street, behind the counter of his family's hardware store. Gov. Brad Little announced last week that he had appointed Scott, a…...
Court ruled against immigration authorities. Here’s what changed in Idaho
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1010+ words) A divided three-person panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in July sided with immigrants against the Trump administration’s expansion of mandatory detention, which has left many immigrants detained without a bond hearing. But the effect on Idaho immigrants is…...
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT: You moved to Idaho. Does your old estate plan still work?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) Many of the families who walk into my office didn't grow up here. They arrive from California, Washington, Texas or Oregon with a binder from an attorney two states away and one reasonable question: do we need to redo all…...