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…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (551+ words) It was a good day for Idaho Libertarians. A U.S. District Court judge on Thursday ruled that the party would no longer have to follow state laws that limit how much it can spend on legislative and statewide candidates in coordination…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (692+ words) Idaho ended the 2026 fiscal year this summer with a positive ending cash balance that allows the state to transfer about $250 million into next year’s fiscal year 2027 state budget, Gov. Brad Little’s office announced Friday. “What we are seeing is we…...

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   (969+ words) If the Idaho Legislature follows Scott Herndon’s plan for eliminating property taxes, public schools would miss out on over $400 million. Herndon, who in May won his primary election against Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, said he wants to get back to…...

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…...