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Property rights bill draws support from landowners and ag industry, concern from Fish and Game
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (889+ words) BOISE, Idaho " This story originally appeared in the'Idaho Press.' A bill seeking to address warrantless searches drew testimony from private landowners, conservation groups and members of the agricultural sector who each shared differing and at times opposing viewpoints on changes…...
Want to support Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam's family? Here are ways to give.
4+ hour ago (214+ words) NAMPA, Idaho " Following Mayor Rick Hogaboam's death at a town hall meeting on Wednesday, the Nampa Chamber of Commerce has announced ways for community members to support his family." Hogaboam is survived by his wife Mimi and their five children....
Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, 'so many witnesses' and the threats ahead
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1216+ words) It was Smith's first public hearing since he left the department last year, and the nearly five-hour session at the House Judiciary Committee delved into far-flung details " from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's blockbuster testimony before the Jan. 6 committee…...
What to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday revoked its own 2009 "endangerment finding," a scientific conclusion that for 16 years has been the central basis for regulating planet-warming emissions from power plants, vehicles and other sources. The finding itself is straightforward: Carbon dioxide…...
'Wasn't on my legislative bingo card': Idaho lawmakers hear proposal to combat rats
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (259+ words) BOISE, Idaho " Rats continue to be a problem in the Gem State." The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) on Tuesday presented options to the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee to combat rodent populations that continue to spread across the region....
French Navy intercepts oil tanker in Mediterranean sailing from Russia on a mission against its so-called shadow fleet
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (87+ words) House Bill 896 would give the attorney general power to investigate violations, order compliance and seek to remove officials if misconduct is proven. French Navy intercepts oil tanker in Mediterranean sailing from Russia on a mission against its so-called shadow fleet…...
Explosions boom over much of the Middle East as U.S.-Iran war hits key energy sites
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (1051+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under Iranian drone attack early Friday and sirens in Israel warned of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli strikes as the country marked'the Persian New Year. The'war that…...
House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (691+ words) Some of my colleagues will call this voter suppression or Jim Crow 2.0," said Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., presenting the package at a committee hearing. But he said those allegations are false," and he argued the bill is needed to enforce…...
Idaho House rejects funding for state's voter pamphlet, leaving Secretary of State in possible legal bind
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (566+ words) The Idaho House on Wednesday rejected a routine budget request to fund the state's voter pamphlet, a decision that could leave hundreds of thousands of Idahoans without a key resource ahead of the November general election, and put the Secretary…...
Federal judge orders new salmon protections after Trump reversal of Biden deal
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (453+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. " A federal judge has ordered the restoration of some salmon protections on the Columbia and Snake rivers after the Trump administration cancelled a Biden-era deal'last year that worked to restore salmon populations. The decision left salmon advocates breathing…...