Corps, IDL seek public input on Trestle Creek development
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Idaho Department of Lands are once again seeking public comment on the Idaho Club’s proposed development near the mouth …
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Idaho Department of Lands are once again seeking public comment on the Idaho Club’s proposed development near the mouth …
By Daniel Walters
InvestigateWest
From the beginning, conflict has been embedded in the Freedom Caucus brand.
During the past decade, the House Freedom Caucus, made up of the most right-wing …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, has stepped down from his seat in the Legislature, bringing to a close his fifth term in office …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Reader previously reported that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee used ranked-choice voting on Aug. 20 to select three nominees to replace District 3 …
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
The Trans Youth Emergency Project is expanding into Idaho, offering families of transgender Idaho youth financial and logistical assistance to access transition-related care for …
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho State Bar is conducting an ethics investigation into Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, following a complaint alleging an “adversarial relationship” with the …
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission recently announced the first known case of chronic wasting disease in North Idaho after a white-tailed deer tested positive in Hunting …
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Parks and Recreation Department will suspend reservations at Idaho state parks beginning Thursday, Aug. 1, as it transitions to a new reservation system.
During the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Librarians around the state have spent a tense several months preparing for House Bill 710 to take effect. The legislation, passed by lawmakers in April …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged …
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