Idaho News

A Boise lawmaker says Idaho needs a law that requires government officials to wait a year after leaving their posts before they can go to work in the private sector as lobbyists. via The Associated Press

A southern Idaho painter says he has a concept in mind for expanding the mural at the Magic Valley Regional Airport that honors the nation's war veterans. via Today's 6

“He asked me if I was ready. I had the pistol out. I heard the word shoot. I don't remember pulling the trigger. It took me a second to realize that the shot came from the pistol in my hand”

A pretrial hearing will determine whether an Alaska-based soldier who grew up in eastern Idaho faces court-martial in the May shooting death of an unarmed Iraqi man. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

Agencies seek comment on buried waste at INL site The U.S. Department of Energy , Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are asking the public to comment on ... via Arco Advertiser

“When your identity is stolen you don't have any protection”

Removal of sales tax from food, limiting property tax on lawmakers' agendas COEUR d'ALENE -- Members of the Idaho Legislature met at North Idaho College to share their thoughts on key issues that will be ... via PostFallsPress

“It comes down to the ethics of inside information: Are they profiting from their public position, and how is that a benefit to the public?”

Soon he's going to work for the state's largest utility, which is also Idaho's second-largest public company. via Times-News

“When you add in refining costs, delivery, state and federal taxes and retail profit, it's quite clear gas prices could hit new high marks”

Gasoline prices are back in the $3 range, and Idaho's average diesel price is breaking records at $3.64/gallon, according to AAA Idaho. via KIFI Idaho Falls

“The issue of higher taxes won't come up with Butch Otter in office”

All eyes are on Tuesday's city elections. At least, we hope they are. Experts are projecting widespread apathy, with miserable turnout anticipated. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper

“We have quite a few, actually”

Likelihood of crash is one in 363 drivers COEUR d'ALENE -- State Farm Insurance data ranks Idaho 35th in the nation for the likelihood of a deer-vehicle collision, but police say the chances of hitting a deer ... via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper

“A lot of times when a company hires a person, they're doing so because they have access that you or I don't”

BOISE, Idaho - Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's top aide is going to work as a lobbyist for the company that owns Idaho Power Co., becoming the latest member of state government to skip directly to a private-sector ... via Times-News

Caldwell Senator John McGee is scheduled to be at the White House today, attending a meeting on national transportation issues. via Today's 6

“We have had an increase in gang activity that has resulted in an increase in assaults on inmates, an increase in requests for protective custody, an increase in assaults on staff and an increase in disruptions”

BOISE, Idaho - A recent rise in prison-gang violence has forced the Department of Correction to add more solitary cells to the facility that houses Idaho's most-dangerous inmates, worsening overcrowding that's ... via Times-News

A bill to boost Amtrak funding cleared the United States Senate Tuesday, with an amendment to consider returning passenger train service to southern Idaho. via KPAX

Three eastern Idaho residents have been carefully watching the skies for more than 30 years. via KIFI Idaho Falls

“I didn't realize until I really started watching and it looks like it's gotten a lot worse. I am looking forward to it - just the chance to volunteer.”

The American Red Cross is sending 1500 volunteers to help fight fires, including several from the Gem State. via KTVB Boise

Vandals have caused an estimated $7,000 to $10,000 in damage to Croffoot Park in the northern Idaho town of Hayden. via KIFI Idaho Falls

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare joins the Environmental Protection Agency and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in promoting National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct. via Idaho State Journal

“That usually results in above-normal snowpack in Idaho. It doesn't always work out that way, but that's what the climate prediction center is showing.”

FORUMS MULTIMEDIA Experts: 'La Nina' to bring wetter NW weather 10/26/2007, 5:24 p.m. PDT By JOHN MILLER BOISE, Idaho - After eight years of nearly constant drought, weather experts in Idaho are betting on a ... via The Oregonian

“You're not doing anything else in this hour, are you?”

Two months ago, America was downright tap happy over the salacious story of Senator Larry Craig's guilty plea and arrest for disorderly conduct at a Minnesota Airport earlier this year. via CBS News

The purpose of the Idaho Driver Improvement course is to reduce you traffic troubles in Missouri in a flexible and hassle-free manner. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...