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Idaho House passes bill for Medicaid work requirements by 2027
11+ hour, 18+ min 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
1+ mon, 2+ 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
1+ mon, 3+ 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
4+ mon, 1+ week 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
4+ mon, 3+ 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 In February 2024, the Idaho Legislature debated a bill that would've probably repealed Medicaid expansion....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
4+ mon, 4+ 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
5+ mon, 6+ 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,…...
Idaho Falls man sentenced in Blaine County felony child injury case
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (225+ words) Jefferson Alexander Caisahuana Torres, 25, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced last week to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to felony injury to a child, a charge that replaced his earlier felony charge of rape of a minor. Caisahuana…...
New poll finds 96% Idaho voters say public lands should remain in public hands
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (677+ words) Hikers stroll through Adams Gulch in the Sawtooth National Forest, part of the vast area of public land surrounding the Wood River Valley. Ninety-six percent of all registered voters in Idaho believe that public lands should remain in public hands,…...
Trump administration withholds more than $30 million in Idaho school funding
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) Federal funding of about $300,000 is being withheld from the Blaine County School District. The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in previously-approved U.S. Department of Education grants, with more $33 million being withheld from Idaho schools, according to reporting by the…...