Successful post season leaves players looking to next year

With the season finally over, kids from all the baseball leagues are headed to City Beach, or vacation, or jobs, or preparation for the next sport. But before we close the Babe Ruth chapter it seems appropriate to wrap up what happened in the post season and highlight key performances.

Little pushes for career training grants, teacher raises

Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Friday he is continuing to negotiate with legislators around his top 2023 priorities, including the Idaho Launch grant program for high school graduates, pay raises for teachers, property tax reduction and increased funding for law enforcement salaries. Through the first 47 days in session with a new-look Idaho Legislature that experienced significant turnover after 2022, Little said he has only signed five bills and there weren’t any more waiting for him as of Thursday night.

Idaho celebrates nonprofits next month

In just over a week, donors can easily search for causes and organizations they’re passionate about on IdahoGives.org. The state’s largest online fundraising event, Idaho Gives, will take place in one week and begins on May 1–4.

Priest River Ministries Advocates for Women receives $20K grant

Grant awarded by Idaho Community Foundation’s Forever Idaho North grant program.

Legals for March, 27 2021

Keep state's public lands in public hands

In the Jan. 27 edition of the Daily Bee, Rep. Eric Anderson expressed his support for a proposal in the Idaho Legislature to seize control of 33 million acres of national forest and other public lands in Idaho.

Foundation grant cycles now open

The Idaho Community Foundation has two grant cycles open for the north Idaho counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone. Deadline for each is Jan. 15.

New Idaho driver’s license, ID card are here

Idaho has a new driver’s license design as the Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles launched the new cards Wednesday. All new cards, renewals, and replacements will have the new design.

Fun themed Family Read Week at Idaho Hill Elementary

Fun is the order of the day with a focus on reading as Idaho Hill Elementary celebrates Idaho Family Read Week.

Idaho to distribute opioid overdose reversal drug

Idaho is re-activating a program to distribute Narcan, a brand of the opioid reversal drug naloxone. Idaho organizations can now request naloxone through the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s program by completing online request forms through the Division of Behavioral Health or the Drug Overdose Prevention Program, according to a news release Monday. Organizations can request two free nasal spray kits of Narcan and training kits, the release said.

Idaho Invention Convention this weekend in Moscow

Idaho Invention Convention this weekend in Moscow

Community hospitals vital to local economy

Recently, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter lauded the health care and hospital sectors as drivers of Idaho’s economy. When considering the impacts community hospitals have on Idaho’s cities and towns, it’s recognition that’s well deserved.

Bill to punish cities that refuse to enforce abortion laws advances to House

A bill that would punish cities and public officials who refuse to enforce Idaho’s abortion laws by withholding sales and use tax revenue easily cleared the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday and will now receive a full vote in the Idaho House of Representatives.

Education ballot initiative could have unintended consequences

2022 tax cuts could be reversed and taxes raised for all Idahoans

An education funding ballot initiative that will go before Idaho voters in November could have the unintended consequences of reversing the Idaho Legislature’s 2022 tax cuts and increasing taxes for low-income families, state officials said. The issue involves the Quality Education Act, which organizers from the nonprofit group Reclaim Idaho successfully qualified for the Nov. 8 general election after gathering voters’ signatures across the state. The initiative will likely appear on the ballot as Proposition 1.

Little given petition to veto voter initiative bill

A former Idaho Supreme Court justice delivered a petition to the governor's office.

Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho last year was the nation's fastest-growing state, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.

A focus on Idaho's growth, infrastructure

Senators on both sides of the aisle have long agreed on the need to modernize and expand hard infrastructure

Alberta is Idaho's duck factory

Most of the ducks harvested in Idaho during the autumn duck hunting season are mallards, and most of them hail from Alberta, according to a report from Idaho Fish and Game.

Idaho Gives aims to support local nonprofits

Idaho Gives — the state’s 12th annual celebration to support over 600 participating nonprofits across the state — will take place this year from April 29 to May 2.

Little's Idaho Launch initiative narrowly passes House

Program would provide $8,500 workforce training grants for Idaho students

Following the longest floor debate of the year on Monday, a divided Idaho House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill that would provide $8,500 workforce training grants to Idaho high school graduates to put toward career training. Legislators spent more than two hours debating House Bill 24 straight through their lunch hour before voting 36-34 to pass the bill. Had just one of the 70 members of the Idaho House changed their yes vote to a no, the bill would have failed on a tie vote.