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WEB6 days ago · BY: Kyle Pfannenstiel - October 4, 2024. Editor’s note: The Idaho Capital Sun will publish responses to this candidate survey for Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District on Monday. U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, a Republican who has represented Idaho’s 1st Congressional District for three terms, is facing three challengers in …
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WEB2 days ago · The Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state politics, health care, tax policy, the environment and more. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Our stories may be republished online or in print under ...
It’s not just growth. Idaho is also losing residents and changing fast.
WEBAug 22, 2022 · Source: Idaho Transportation Department. A Flourish chart. Idaho is growing. Under that growth is perhaps a more interesting story, Vos says: The departure of thousands of Idahoans, replaced by residents from other states. Vos found that, on an average day in 2021, 180 people moved into Idaho and 137 moved out of state.
The Idaho Legislature's work has begun. Here's how to follow the …
WEBThe Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took its first steps toward operating under new procedures during the committee’s first meeting of the new 2024 legislative session Tuesday. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, often referred to as JFAC, is responsible for setting each element of the state budget.
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · BY: Sean Evans - September 25, 2024. It’s no secret small businesses in Idaho and across the country suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many are still suffering – this time because of failures at the IRS. COVID-19 effects were widespread across business sectors. Manufacturers, restaurants, hotels, and …
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WEBOct 2, 2024 · BY: Kyle Pfannenstiel - October 2, 2024. A Ketchum nonprofit is set to receive $690,000 in federal grant funding for sports and activities tailored to veterans with disabilities, called adaptive sports. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday announced the funding for Higher Ground Sun Valley, Inc.. In a …
UPDATED: Here are the candidates who have filed to run for the …
WEBMar 8, 2024 · The filing period for Idaho's legislative candidates who want to run in the 2024 primary election will remain open until 5 p.m. March 15.
Move to ranked-choice voting could cost at least $25M to $40M, …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Implementing the ranked-choice voting component of the open primaries ballot initiative that will be up for a vote in Idaho’s Nov. 5 general election could cost the state at least $25 million to $40 million if the state needs to replace its vote tabulation systems, Idaho’s top elections official wrote this month.
The truth about Idaho’s farms and water rights in eastern Idaho
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The truth is the surface water farmers and irrigators are the reason the potential curtailment was canceled. They forgave tens of thousands of acre-feet of water owed to them by three groundwater districts to protect the entire region’s farming season. Also, the rhetoric that Idaho’s state government would want to shut down any agricultural ...
Idaho Secretary of State moves forward on primary ballot measure …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane is preparing for the open primaries/ ranked-choice voting ballot initiative to appear on Idaho’s Nov. 5 election ballots, even as Attorney General Raúl Labrador advances a lawsuit attempting to block the initiative. In an interview Wednesday with the Idaho Capital Sun, McGrane said it is his duty to protect […]