By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to gain speed, with anyone 16 and older — regardless of comorbid health conditions — being able to access appointments …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Learning how to drive is a rite of passage — for most teenagers, it’s their first brush with adulthood and a critical step toward independence. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The big tax cut
Idaho House members approved on strict party lines a $389 million tax cut for state ratepayers, which proponents said would provide …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As opposition mounts to an Idaho Senate bill that would tighten requirements for placing a citizens’ initiative on the ballot, the measure passed the chamber …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Wrongful conviction
More than halfway through the 2021 Idaho legislative session only two measures have made their way out of both chambers and onto the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two lawsuits in progress against the city of Sandpoint regarding the weapons ban at War Memorial Field during the annual Festival at Sandpoint concert series …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Dover Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a zone change to the former Thorne Research Center property, designating the entire site commercial, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho health officials took steps this week to ensure vaccines against the novel coronavirus make it into the arms of Idaho residents, announcing measures to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The 2021 Idaho Legislature has reached its halfway point, with little to claim as an accomplishment. As reporter William L. Spence wrote Feb. 17 in …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho reached a major milestone last week when the number of residents with at least one dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 surpassed the number …
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