GOODING, Idaho — Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind needs more instructors to help with a sharp increase in the number of students, the administrator says.
A former Democratic Party leader who angered one-time allies by agreeing to help Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter promote new education reforms has informed his lobbying firm's clients that his parent company is closing its Idaho office.
A St. Maries legislator raised fears about a "nanny state" when the Idaho House considered legislation this week to ban the sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to children, but the measure ended up passing unanimously.
Toni Hardesty, director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, has been named the new director of The Nature Conservancy in Idaho, the nonprofit conservation organization reported today.
Standing outside the Capitol on a brisk January afternoon, Rep. Bob Nonini cups his hand deftly to shelter a cigarette - not from the wind, but from a camera.
Before the recession, Idaho had one of the fastest growing economies in the country. But last year, its jobless rate peaked at nearly 10 percent. That number has begun to creep downward – but many workers in the state are still struggling to replace the jobs they've lost.
After scraping by on handyman jobs for a year, Bert Qintana figured he'd have to leave his wife and teenage son at their home near Taos, N.M., and find work elsewhere.
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Medicaid program in Maine is short of money, and conservative Governor Paul LePage has a blunt proposal for solving the problem — drop people from the rolls.
