9+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1115+ words) The Idaho GOP concluded last week's convention with a party platform that mostly resembles the planks adopted in 2024. Two relatively small additions amongst a more-than 30-page document, however, could change the tax structure in the state as well as the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (791+ words) Two former teachers from the Palouse are campaigning to represent District 6 in the Idaho House. Democrats Kenneth Williams and Kathy Dawes are competing to win the May primary election for Seat B. The primary is May 19. The winner will advance to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (736+ words) Idaho officials are encouraging high school students to start or join chapters of a conservative group that has in the past advocated for political candidates including President Donald Trump and has called to mobilize the country's most "spirited, anti-woke warriors....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (580+ words) BOISE " Following a series of budget cuts and spending reductions passed near the close of the legislative session, Idaho is now projected to end the fiscal year 2026 with a relatively slight surplus compared to the deficit of a similar amount…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (599+ words) Idaho income earners had fewer weeks this year to prepare their 2025 state income tax returns, but some may qualify for more deductions. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 559 into law on Feb. 10 to conform to most provisions of the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (360+ words) The organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge are discontinuing the race following a series of challenges punctuated by troubled winters. The Mc Call-based Iditarod qualifier that featured 300-mile and 100-mile races started in 2018 and had a successful three-year run…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1040+ words) The whole idea of a government sphere, and what we represent is it embraces everybody," Hill said. We can't pick one group or another group or another, and that's not what we want to do as a government." House Bill…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (197+ words) A new bill introduced Wednesday in the Idaho Legislature would require the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to offer a 30-day public comment period prior to setting hunting or fishing seasons or setting limits on taking fish and wildlife in…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (886+ words) Roadwork can be a major cause of driver frustration and traffic congestion. Construction projects can close lanes, cause detours and often slow down the regular speed of traffic, sometimes forcing cars to march in single file for miles. Speed limits…...

5+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (535+ words) BOISE " The House's Revenue & Taxation Committee voted Friday to introduce legislation seeking to conform with personal and business tax changes passed into law this summer through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation brought forward by Rep. Jeff Ehlers,…...