Idaho News

On Friday, February 10, 2012 the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee refused to even print legislation which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confirmed wolf tracks have been discovered near the Idaho Falls Country Club neighborhood south of town.

Idaho Transportation Department plow crews are waiting for snow. This year snow plow drivers haven't been as busy as in years past.

Republican 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador today announced his re-election bid on the steps of the Idaho State Capitol.

It might be time to start a potato boycott: On Friday, legislators in Idaho voted down a measure to add protections for LGBT citizens to the state's anti-discrimination laws.

A right-of-way dispute between a developer and the Idaho Transportation Department over a planned interstate interchange near Athol is going to trial next month.

Police in southern Idaho have arrested three people after a nearly nine-hour standoff in Jerome.

Legislation introduced in the Idaho House would broaden the pool of teachers competing for leadership bonuses under the state's new merit pay system.

Redrawn legislative districts pit experienced Idaho legislators against each other Under the new legislative district maps, state Sen.

Rep. JoAn Wood, R-Rigby, proposed the bill, but the House State Affairs Committee this morning rejected it on an 8-11 vote.

Almost half of Idahoans purchased a lottery ticket in the last 12 months, but many wonder whether the Idaho Lottery a good bet for the state and its citizens.

The Idaho Press Tribune has out a general piece on lobbyists at the Idaho Legislature , an evergreen but useful subject.

The wolf hunt in Idaho could soon be taken to a whole new elevation -- hundreds of feet in the air, to be exact.

The Idaho Legislature's budget writing committee is wrapping up its annual catch up with each of the state's departments and agencies before setting a spending plan for Fiscal Year 2013.

Noah Best, 4, tries to operate a robot vehicle made available by a middle school robotics club Saturday at the Invent Idaho event at Silverlake Mall in Coeur d'Alene. The public can vote on their favorite inventions today from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d'Alene. Awards will be announced at 4 p.m. Attendees can also drive ... (more)

Some of Idaho's up and coming inventors met in Boise Saturday for a competition.

NAMPA, Idaho -- Officials at the College of Western Idaho say the school is moving forward in becoming accredited.

Northwest Nazarene University, in conjunction with the Idaho Chinese Community, will host a Chinese New Year celebration on February 11 at 2:30 5 p.m. in NNU's Brandt Center.

Twin Falls Republican Rep. Leon Smith is the latest Idaho legislator to announce that he won't be returning to the Statehouse next year.

After the Senate State Affairs Committee voted 7-2 this morning, rejecting a bill that would protect gay, lesbian and transgender Idahoans from discrimination, supporters regrouped to show their disapproval by protesting the full Senate from the public gallery.