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.
Idaho watchdog office preparing report on effectiveness of state’s ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Idaho’s independent Office of Performance Evaluations is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to its study of the implementation and effectiveness of Luma, the massive new state business system that is tied to all state agencies and state employees.
250 U.S. Army soldiers from Lewis-McChord join effort fighting …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · BOULDER FIRE, BOISE NATIONAL FOREST – Up since 5 a.m., U.S. Army First Lt. Andrew Harvey’s cheeks and yellow fire-resistant shirt are streaked with ash as he walks a grid pattern along the fire line, searching for any signs of heat.
Evacuation order issued as Wapiti Fire spreads near Idaho’s …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Section of Highway 21 closed, evacuation order issued as over 35,000 acre Wapiti Fire spreads under ‘extreme behavior’. Spreading under what officials call “extreme behavior,” the over 35,000 acre Wapiti Fire burns past a tree line near Stanley Lake, in a photo taken Aug. 22. (Courtesy of Custer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page)
Idaho Gov. Brad Little says human safety is his top priority as large ...
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The Wapiti Fire isn’t the only large wildfire in Idaho. On Thursday, the Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center reported there were 15 large wildfires in Idaho, which have burned more than 209,000 acres.. This summer, Little participated in aerial tours of Gwen Fire and Texas Fire that burned near Lapwai and Kendrick in July and visited the Paddock Fire that burned near Emmett, where ...
Washington regulators restrict medical license of Idaho doctor …
WEBJan 10, 2024 · The decision by the Washington Medical Commission restricts Cole for five years from practicing primary care medicine and from prescribing medications for patients in Washington. Cole’s medical practice, in Washington, is now limited to the practice of pathology. Cole broke medical practice standards by prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19 to at least four patients via an instant-message ...
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.
Idaho Department of Water Resources director issues water …
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued a statement supporting the order on Thursday afternoon. “Water curtailment is never desired, but the director must follow Idaho law and the Constitution in issuing this order,” Little wrote. The order would affect about 500,000 acres of agricultural land in eastern Idaho and the Magic Valley if the groundwater ...
Significant changes coming to how legislators on JFAC set state …
WEBJan 4, 2024 · Idaho legislators readying budget committee process changes. Starting next week, legislators will implement several changes to how the state sets its budgets and ultimately pays its bills. JFAC co-chairs Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, announced several changes in October and November to how the Joint Finance ...
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 ...