Gov. extends stay-at-home order through April 30
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho Governor Brad Little announced April 15 that the statewide stay-at-home order would remain in place for another two weeks, extending to Thursday, April 30, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho Governor Brad Little announced April 15 that the statewide stay-at-home order would remain in place for another two weeks, extending to Thursday, April 30, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands have identified a large portion of North Idaho as high fire risk, making it one of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint was among 87 Idaho communities to receive a failing grade in an Idaho Conservation League report analyzing the health of the state’s wastewater treatment …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will hold an open house in Priest Lake Thursday to display options for a Cold Water Bypass system …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A bipartisan effort by state legislators is under way on behalf of truck drivers facing charges for hauling industrial hemp.
Reps. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho state agencies are rushing against the clock to ensure their administrative rules remain in order before a Friday deadline.
The Associated Press reports that …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Thousands of people have signed a petition to drop charges against truck drivers caught with hemp in Idaho.
The petition, created on change.org by Tracy …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
At the end of each legislative session, Idaho lawmakers sign what’s commonly referred to as the “going home” bill.
The bill approves existing administrative rules …
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