Boise City News

We hate to keep beating this Trolley Horse, but the politicos and press just wona t let it die.

There's nothing in the record that shows why lawmakers passed legislation in 1993, with only one dissenting vote in either house, to ban severance payments to state employees who leave voluntarily.

After weeks of asking for comment, 2News finally has heard the city's side of the issue.

Jerry, originally from Idaho Falls, panhandles in Boise, angling for a cheeseburger.

Dozens of Boise's homeless gather in the alley beside Interfaith Sanctuary every evening, waiting for the doors to open.

Homeless have decided to sue These folks haven't a place to sleep From he City we get nary a peep It's objectionable to some No matter where from But there's a difference Between Homeless and Bum As we travel around Boise these days, it seems like every corner-and every supermarket-has a homeless person or team panhandling.

Last night, the Treasure Valley Institute for Children's Art cleared the final hurdle in its development process .

The map above represents the precinct level returns [.pdf] for the recent Boise City Council, Seat 4 race between TJ Thomson and David Litster.

Seven homeless Boise residents are suing the city, saying that rules against camping in public spaces amount to cruel and unusual punishment in a city where homeless shelters are overflowing.

This month's Fettuccine Forum presents a discussion led by Boise City Councilman David Eberle , Ph.D. The talk, Our Great Recession: Its Impact on Idaho and the Boise Valley will host a panel of local economists to engage the public in a discussion about our nation's economy and what the recession has done to change our state.

There might be some useful lessons drawn from the first paragraph of this post today from Spokane Spokesman-Review reporter Betsy Russell: After the Idaho Republican Party took the unusual step of passing a central committee resolution backing party involvement in non-partisan city races, one county's GOP central committee endorsed a challenger, ...

It's the eve of Decision 2009. Unlike last year's Presidential election, this year's races are strictly at the city and county levels.

Tuesday's elections won't have the flair of a presidential year, or the excitement of a major state race, but it's full of elections that could change the face of city politics.

Less than a week remains before Boise's City Council election. By next Wednesday, the election will most likely--barring any Afghanistan-like or Florida-like shenanigans--be over.

Of the three races for Boise City Council seats in this year's election, the bid for seat 4 between David Litster and TJ Thomson has arguably gained the most attention, especially among Boise Weekly readers.

The election is less than a week away and KTVB took a look at the candidates hoping to win a seat on the Boise City Council.

The Boise City Council enthusiastically accepted a report from the city's Bike Safety Task Force Tuesday during its noon meeting, requesting a sit down with the Ada County Highway District, a briefing on ACHD's bike plan and indicating that it would consider implementing many of the suggestions in the report.

Boise citizens have no excused this year when it comes to voting in the city council election.

As an update to FreeRepublic members interested in the progress of the Restore the Constitution Effort , aka, The Independent American Movement for Constitutional Restoration , and which is a FreeRepublic Alliance site, the following is a list of candidates who have sworn or affirmed that they will support the Constitutional Principles established ...

Last time I called the Boise City Clerk's office, I was informed that my blocky, black scrawl on a Public Records Request form was, to quote the perky receptionist, "illegible." They were a nice bunch, though, and they eventually helped this befuddled reporter through the hoops.