1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (614+ words) Idaho offers one of the more generous homestead protections in the country, yet many homeowners have never heard of it — and misunderstand what it actually does when they have. It's not a property tax break, and it's not automatic protection…...

3+ day, 13+ 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (455+ words) Legislative support seems mixed for dedicating part of Idaho’s rural health transformation grant toward bolstering physician education in the state. Idaho regularly places last among states in physicians per-capita. State health and education officials want to use $8 million to expand…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1248+ words) Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane speaks to the America250 in Idaho Advisory Council on June 10, 2026, at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. A late, unexpected request for additional money made by two of the warmup acts scheduled to perform at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (333+ words) A new report published this month by a Boise-based nonprofit organization found that state and federal income tax cuts have benefited the highest-income Idaho households the most, while low-income families are actually paying more. The Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (426+ words) Idaho state revenues exceeded projections for the month of April, with the latest numbers suggesting the state will end its fiscal year June 30 with an ending balance of nearly $94 million if revenues come in as predicted over the next two…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (395+ words) The Idaho State Tax Commission has released preliminary details on the expenditures for the first year of Idaho implementing its $50 million school choice tax credit. The application window for the tax credit closed on March 15. Though the Idaho State Tax…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1378+ words) IDAHO FALLS — East Idaho residents heard from some of this year’s Democratic candidates for governor Wednesday evening at a forum hosted by nonprofit Stand Up For Idaho. The group describes itself as a “nonpartisan, nondenominational, nonprofit organization striving to inform…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (655+ words) BOISE — A slate of Republican gubernatorial candidates convened at Boise High School’s auditorium Wednesday to outline their varying policy priorities in the weeks before the May primary. Each candidate is looking to unseat Gov. Brad Little, who is seeking his…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (479+ words) BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s rural counties are set to receive a major financial boost from the federal government as millions of dollars in Secure Rural Schools funding are headed to communities across the state. The program will distribute about $24 million to…...