5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1048+ words) It’s a far cry from U.S. President Donald Trump’s initial hopes of toppling the Islamic Republic and his subsequent claims that “regime change” had brought more compromising officials to the fore. Iran’s new leaders evince little faith in any agreement…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (784+ words) Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson this year is looking to boost federal funding for tribes to address the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis. Simpson chairs the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (654+ words) COEUR d'ALENE — In a split vote, Kootenai County commissioners voted Wednesday night to approve the county's fiscal year 2027 budget, which includes levying 3% more taxes. The board voted 2-1 in favor of the $146 million budget, with Commissioner Leslie Duncan casting the dissenting…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (622+ words) Proposition 1, the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, will appear on Idaho's Nov. 3, 2026, general-election ballot. If approved, this initiative will re-establish for women their right to keep the government out of private and personal medical decisions. Prop 1 includes abortion before fetal…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (698+ words) COEUR d'ALENE — After county commissioners blocked Kootenai County Assessor Bèla Kovacs' attempt to invalidate political rival Allyson Knapp's homestead exemption on her Rathdrum property, the assessor appealed to the Idaho Board of Tax Appeals, which affirmed the county's decision in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (593+ words) Community Planning Director Hilary Patterson speaks during a downtown core working group meeting on Tuesday. RAY ERKU/Press The new Marriott A/C Hotel, left, being built next to the Parkside Tower in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. RAY ERKU/Press…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (505+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press OPINION: INL can thrive without becoming a permanent nuclear waste repository It is not likely that most Idahoans would support the State of Idaho becoming a permanent host for one-third of America’s nuclear waste. But that will…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1254+ words) A 2024 EdNews analysis of private school enrollment showed private schools are concentrated in urban areas. This month, taxpayers in Texas found out how many students receiving $1 billion in private education subsidies were already homeschooled or enrolled in a private school:…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (127+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life “The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” Secret Service…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (159+ words) I would like to respond to Mike Hill’s letter from Aug 17, second paragraph. Biden ended the COVID pandemic with 230 million Americans vaccinated, as opposed to Trump denying its existence for six months while 200,000 Americans died, and then claimed the credit…...