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Three members of Idaho Legislature's budget committee lose primary elections
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (338+ words) At least four of the Legislature's Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee members will be different next session, which could make a significant difference in bills being passed." Several changes will be coming for the Idaho Legislature's budget committee that served as the…...
Express named No. 1 in Idaho in 2025
2+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) Idaho Mountain Express staff members earned 26 awards for their work in journalism in 2025. The Idaho Mountain Express took home 26 awards for excellence in journalism Saturday night at the Idaho Press Club's annual awards banquet in Boise, including the top award…...
Idaho state revenues up in March but still behind for the current fiscal year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) The rotunda at the Idaho Capitol on Jan. 17, 2022. Idaho state revenues beat their projections for the month of March but continue to lag behind the forecast the Idaho Legislature used for the state budget, according to a new state revenue…...
Idaho House passes bill for Medicaid work requirements by 2027
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (694+ words) Demonstrators wearing costumes depicting characters from Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel "The Handmaid's Tale" protest cuts to Idaho's Medicaid programs on Jan. 12, 2026, in the hallways at the capitol building in Boise. After little debate, the Idaho House widely passed a bill that…...
Idaho lawmakers announce slate of immigration bills crafted with influential think tank
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (923+ words) District 13 Sen. Brian Lenney, R-Nampa, is one of the Idaho legislators advocating for a series of new immigration proposals. A group of Idaho lawmakers has unveiled a slate of immigration proposals crafted in tandem with Theo Wold, a former Donald…...
Idaho House approves bill to conform to nearly all "Big Beautiful" tax cuts
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (758+ words) Representatives meet in the house Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at the State Capitol Building in Boise. The Idaho House of Representatives in a party-line vote Tuesday approved a bill to adopt most of the tax cuts in the federal "One Big Beautiful…...
Idaho's projected state budget deficit increases to $58. 3 million
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (1089+ words) The Idaho State Capitol building on May 5, 2021. Idaho's projected state budget deficit for the current fiscal year 2026 has increased to $58. 3 million, according to the state's latest revenue forecasts and budget documents released last week. The projected deficit has increased from…...
This perfect storm:" How Idaho Medicaid cuts could affect everyone"s health care access
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1305+ words) John Barnes, 55, tells documentarians about how Medicaid saved his life, helping him get substance abuse treatment and help others who live in the same sober house. In February 2024, the Idaho Legislature debated a bill that would've probably repealed Medicaid expansion....
Infrastructure, zoning, incentives: Idaho housing study committee homes in on recommendations
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1040+ words) The Idaho Land Use and Housing Study Committee on Friday discussed priorities for improving housing affordability and availability in the state. Idaho Sen. Alison "Ali" Rabe, D-Boise, listens to debate at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. As a group…...
New podcast explores history of sheep ranching in Idaho
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (239+ words) Oinkari Basque Dancers from Boise'performed at the Folklife Fair in Hailey during the Trailing of the Sheep Festival.' For those wanting to linger a little longer in the history, traditions and culture celebrated at the Trailing of the Sheep Festival,…...