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Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle, even as Democrats are expected to flip fewer U.S. House seats than wave elections this century. The Cook Political Report with Amy…
WASHINGTON — Immigrants living in the United States with humanitarian status from Ukraine and Sudan will retain their deportation protections and work authorizations for now, the Department of Homeland Security said over the weekend. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected…
An Idaho legislator has been tapped as the state’s next U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho after former U.S. Attorney Bart Davis announced his retirement earlier this month. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed Rep. John Shirts, R-Weiser, as U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho, effective Sunday…
In the race for Idaho’s top election official, two familiar names are headed to the ballot. Democratic challenger Shawn Keenan is again challenging Republican incumbent Secretary of State Phil McGrane, who widely defeated Keenan in the 2022 election. Keenan, a mortgage broker and loan officer who lives in Coeur…
The Friends of Minidoka nonprofit will host its 2026 symposium, which will feature a film screening, legal discussion and lecture, “to consider the enduring importance of due process, equal protection, and civic engagement in protecting our civil liberties and strengthening democracy,” according to a press release…
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics released its final analysis of state…
Idaho’s newly approved Opportunity Zones could help bring more housing, businesses and jobs to communities across the state. The attraction for investors is the potential tax savings. This month, Idaho Commerce announced that the U.S. Treasury approved 25 zones, including areas in Boise, Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls…
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when titans battled one another to lay the…
Early voting, which begins Monday in many of Idaho’s 44 counties, was a focus of Boise’s fourth No Kings protest on Saturday. Idaho’s capital joined similar demonstrations nationwide. Speakers urged Idahoans to vote, volunteer with campaigns, and speak to friends and neighbors about candidates and ballot issues that…
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who first received Temporary Protected…
Legal challenges first filed against President Donald Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments almost a decade ago can move forward after he downsized them once again and more sharply this summer, a federal judge ruled this week in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya…
Idaho’s newly refurbished replica of the Liberty Bell will be rededicated Nov. 23 during ceremonies at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho State Historical Society Executive Director Janet Gallimore said Thursday. In January, the bell was sent to the Bell Foundry Christoph in Charleston, S.C. for cleaning and…
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Boise State University senior Cade Syvock opposes abortion. As president of the school’s chapter of the conservative group Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late activist Charlie Kirk…
Democratic candidate for Idaho attorney general Lori Hickman says she has a long track record of being a straightforward attorney who is running to keep politicization out of the office — something she says her opponent hasn’t done. But Raúl Labrador, the Republican incumbent running for a second term, says he…
One of the political consultants who the New York Times recently reported received hundreds of thousands of dollars to advise the Russia-aligned government of Republika Srpska was previously named a senior adviser to Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s campaign in February. On Oct. 6, the New York Times reported Chris LaCivita…
When people talk about abortion, they often imagine a choice. A political issue. A debate. What they rarely imagine is a married couple preparing a nursery, a little girl excited to become a big sister, and parents eagerly waiting to welcome a wanted baby. That was our family. We were excited to grow our family.
WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting reform.” A debate is likely when…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public. “I think streaming the execution for all to see might…
A pair of local nonprofit organizations that promote voting rights say Idaho’s voting laws make it more difficult to hold voter registration drives and make it harder for some eligible voters to vote. However, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane said voter registration numbers for young voters between the ages of 18…
Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt told a committee of state legislators Tuesday that she believes Idaho’s population of invasive quagga mussels is very small and confined to limited sections of the Snake River. In September 2023, state officials used water sampling to confirm the presence of…
Idaho State University will receive nearly $500,000 in federal funds to improve access to fruits and vegetables for pregnant and postpartum Idahoans. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday a $499,465 award to ISU for a new federal program, the Maternal Produce Prescription Program. The…
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Wednesday joined seven other states in announcing separate lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging the company’s chatbot ChatGPT harm. The 107-page lawsuit filed in Ada County Fourth Judicial District Court alleges that the company has harmed Idaho children and deceived adults in…
A panel of Idaho lawmakers that studied issues in the health insurance market on Wednesday formalized plans to develop legislation to address a range of issues that affect access to health care. The Idaho Health Insurers Working Group voted to tee up plans to reform prior authorization, a cost-control measure that…
A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City while the rest of the lawsuit over the relocation plays out in court. In the order signed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in…
Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when it…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection need to improve oversight and guidance for federal immigration officers’ use of body-worn cameras, according to a Wednesday report from independent federal investigators. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security…
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, recipients…
The political action committee opposing Idaho’s Proposition 1 abortion rights initiative collected nearly $1.5 million since the end of September, buoyed by two large donations from churches. The Too Extreme for Idaho PAC, reported the previously announced $1 million donation from the Salt Lake City-based Church of…
As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States. Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad. But they make up an…
More than 80% of the wildfires that the Idaho Department of Lands has responded to this year have been caused by humans, Director Dustin Miller told an interim committee of Idaho legislators Tuesday. “This staggering figure just underscores the importance of not only a robust fuels mitigation program … but also a…
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge. The blistering court decision comes after the Department of Justice pressured or sued states…
The Idaho Supreme Court will travel to the eastern Idaho cities of Pocatello and Idaho Falls this week to conduct hearings, the state judicial system announced. The court is set to consider three cases starting at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday in Idaho Falls at the Bonneville County Courthouse, according to the court’s…
As the 2026 Nov. 3 general election approaches, Idahoans have been asking questions about filling out ballots, write-in candidates, online voter registration searches, and more as they gear up to vote. The Idaho Capital Sun spoke to Secretary of State Phil McGrane and his staff about some of the top concerns that have…
Ada County voters can hear directly from candidates running for the board of county commissioners and the highway district in two forums later this month, according to a League of Women Voters of Idaho press release. A candidate forum for those seeking a position on the Ada County Board of Commissioners will be held…
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. Following an Oct. 9 call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S…
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the U.S. House condemned a “deeply disturbing” raid early Monday at the District of Columbia home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who has long been a target of verbal attacks by President Donald Trump and Republicans. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Democratic…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this week will journey out West in an effort to galvanize support for Republican candidates three weeks before the midterm elections and convince voters to support his party amid low presidential approval ratings. As the deeply unpopular war in Iran enters month eight, resulting in…
A longtime state performance evaluator is running against Idaho’s longest currently serving statewide elected official in the 2026 general election for Idaho state controller. Democratic candidate Rakesh Mohan is challenging incumbent Republican State Controller Brandon Woolf, who has served as state controller since…
Across Idaho, voters can cast votes in person before the Nov. 3 general election at select locations starting as early as Tuesday. Depending on where you live, early voting can start earlier or may not be available. State law gives counties the option to provide early voting, and flexibility on when that voting option…
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million. This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down. “They jeopardize…
Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism. A weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed…
Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA. Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated $1 million to an Idaho political action committee, or PAC, opposing the abortion rights initiative on the ballot this November. The donation went to the Too Extreme for Idaho Political Action Committee, which opposes the initiative. “While The Church of Jesus…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order Friday to suspend for 30 days state inspections of dyed diesel fuel in an attempt to lower costs for farmers and ranchers, according to the governor’s office. Dyed diesel is diesel fuel with red dye in it and is exempt from federal and state motor fuel taxes.
Idaho state revenues beat their forecast for the third straight month and are now more than $90 million ahead of projections to begin Fiscal Year 2027, Gov. Brad Little announced Friday. For September, general fund revenues exceeded their forecast by $39 million, or 7%, according to the September General Fund Revenue…
President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member. The three-member committee will seek evidence that Cook made false statements in obtaining a mortgage and will hold a closed-door…
New preliminary research from the University of Michigan shows women living in states with post-Dobbs abortion bans may be more likely to shoulder costs for employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, with federal data reflecting a 5.4% increase in annual premium expenditures for those women after 2022, when most…
In 2007, Idaho lawmakers passed a law to make English the state’s official language. That law, which is still on the books, requires English to be used as “the sole language of government.” But it lists many exceptions to its requirement that government documents be in English, such as for law enforcement or for…
The political race was close, with polls showing that the incumbent had a slight advantage and the challenger’s support had flattened out despite voters facing a dire situation. Rising inflation, higher unemployment, soaring interest rates, record high gas prices, family budgets stressed to the breaking point, a…
Biologists have discovered a live adult zebra mussel below the Westwater Recreation Area in the Utah side of the Colorado River, raising the risk of the invasive species spreading in the state. The discovery was made Sept. 22, about a month after testing detected zebra mussel DNA in the water in Utah, according to a
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — More than four hundred Washingtonians across 19 locations took to the streets Sunday to demand a statewide moratorium on data centers. In Walla Walla, where a $4.8 billion Amazon data center project is planned, the tension among opponents and local officials was palpable. “Some of you standing…
A financial benefit for surviving family members of wildland firefighters who die fighting blazes on federal lands could increase tenfold under a new bill proposed by Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Utah’s Republican U.S. Sen. John Curtis. Merkley and Curtis on Monday introduced the Honoring Fallen…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge will rule in the coming days on whether the Trump administration can legally rescind White House press passes for journalists at three news organizations, or if those reporters will be able to continue accessing the grounds while the case continues. U.S. District Judge for the District of…
This year, Idaho voters have a lot to decide on: Who will be the state’s next governor or U.S. senator? Should two constitutional amendments pass? Should voters pass their own law to repeal the state’s abortion ban? But in the mix is a poll that the Idaho Legislature called for: What should be the state’s
During my third pregnancy, my water broke very early – before a baby can typically survive. My husband and I received thoughtful, compassionate advice and support from our care team as we navigated this difficult moment in our lives. We were able to stay in our community, near our family, and receive care from doctors
Idaho’s top-ranking federal law enforcement official, U.S. Attorney Bart Davis, announced his retirement Wednesday following a long, influential legal and political career in Idaho. Davis, who is 71 and in his second term as U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho, will retire Oct. 17, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
WASHINGTON — Every child in the United States with a valid Social Security number is now enrolled in a tax-advantaged investment account, titled a “Trump Account,” President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Parents must claim the accounts by downloading a Trump Account mobile app. Children born from 2025 through 2028…
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by…
Idaho independent U.S. Senate candidate Todd Achilles on Wednesday pledged to not caucus with either party if he’s elected. Achilles, who served in the Idaho Legislature as a Democrat before announcing his independent run for U.S. Senate, is running against incumbent Republican Sen. Jim Risch, who’s in his 18th year…
Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis. The environmental advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch analyzed water bill data among the nation’s 500 largest community water providers. Those systems serve a collective 155 million people — nearly half the nation’s…
With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs amid President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. On Tuesday, Trump issued an executive order to expand access to tax-free…
One thing we know for absolute certain in Idaho: Our people understand the value of Medicaid expansion. We voted to adopt Medicaid expansion in 2018 through ballot initiative started after years of inaction by the state Legislature, with more than 60 percent of Idaho voters supporting expanded healthcare access. When…
Democrat Terri Pickens and independent John Stegner pledged during a gubernatorial candidate forum Tuesday night to undo many of incumbent Gov. Brad Little’s policies if they are elected Nov. 3. Little, a Republican, did not attend the gubernatorial candidate forum, which was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of…
As the Great Salt Lake plunges back toward a historic low, key questions about the dust kicking up from the dry lake bed and its effects on human health remain unanswered. At a Monday forum focused on solutions for the dust, two researchers said they’re working toward providing more clarity. So did a state official,
As the political prospects for Republicans worsen ahead of November’s midterm elections, the GOP is increasingly playing defense over its yearslong grip on state governments. That’s particularly true for gubernatorial elections, as Democrats could win a majority of governorships for the first time since 2010…
Environmental advocates are seeking volunteers to help collect research on how Oregon’s roads are impacting wildlife. Environment Oregon, a conservation nonprofit with affiliates across 29 other states, is recruiting volunteers for its 2026 Roadside Wildlife Count Oct. 17 to 25 to help track any wildlife dead or alive…
Idahoans voting in November’s general election will decide whether to give the Idaho Legislature the sole power to regulate marijuana and other drugs — and eliminate their right to bring a citizen-led ballot initiative to do so. Currently, there are two ways in Idaho that marijuana, medical cannabis or other drugs can…
As a mother of two small children (ages 2 and 5), there’s no need to lecture Jolleen Noble of Meridian about the cost of diapers – which could run close to $200 a month per child. And there’s no need to talk to her about other paycheck-eating costs such as daycare, medical emergencies and clothing.
For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances. But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative known…
President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud. But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by…
WASHINGTON — Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said during an interview Monday that curbing the war in Iran…
Two Idaho political action committees, or PACS, on both sides of the proposed abortion rights initiative, Proposition 1, have spent $1.3 million combined, and raised nearly $7.5 million total. The ballot measure’s supporters have outpaced its opponents in both fundraising and spending so far. So far, the main PAC…
With a little less than a month left until the 2026 midterm election, here’s how Idaho voters can start preparing. This election, statewide offices including the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state superintendent, state controller and state treasurer; congressional seats in the U.S. House and…
When two mental health clinic owners in Idaho set out to restore critical services for people with severe mental illness, they faced an uphill battle. The Idaho Legislature was gearing up for across-the-board budget cuts. But Laura Scuri and Ric Boyce armed lawmakers with information and data — and spent time talking…
A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state’s political leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday designated the West Coast Oil Pipeline, now known as the Pacific Link, as a project of national…
Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm elections. September growth was a large dip from a strong August number that was revised down from 162,000 to 133,000 in the new report…
A court battle that began when conservative-led states sued to block protections for transgender people has ended in a rollback of protections for people with disabilities — a result disability advocates have feared for months. At the end of August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services joined the handful…
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new report from the government watchdog group OpenSecrets. Prediction market platforms say they are like commodity markets that…
As the Nov. 3 general election nears, rumors have cropped up that a never-used, 1917 Idaho state law could be used to circumvent the race for U.S. Senate. The campaign for incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch strongly denied these rumors. The more-than-a-century-old law states that if a U.S. senator from Idaho…
All Republican statewide candidates running for re-election in November’s general election hold a fundraising lead over their challengers, online state campaign finance reports show. Incumbent GOP Gov. Brad Little has raised the most campaign money of any statewide candidate in 2026. Through Wednesday afternoon…
Two days after a grand jury indicted a former Idaho state government employee on two felony counts of misuse of public funds, a local judge dismissed the case — after a request from the prosecutor. The case marked the first criminal charges — and a rare public update — to emerge from a yearslong investigation
The lakes, rivers and tributaries of Lake Pend Oreille and Priest Lake are magnificent resources, and many in Idaho consider Priest Lake to be Idaho’s “Crown Jewel.” Priest Lake is fed by remote cold-water tributaries, reaching into Canada, and the lake has dense forests and wetland ecosystems, with an abundance of…
Two former Republican attorneys general in Idaho — along with dozens of former lawyers at the office — on Thursday endorsed the Democratic challenger in the race for the state’s top attorney. Lori Hickman, who’s trying to unseat Republican Attorney General Raúl Labrador, said she wishes the race was nonpartisan. The…
The director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife this week authorized the “incremental” killing of wolves in southeastern Washington with a goal to stop attacks on livestock. Agency officials could not say how many wolves would be killed, but said other nonlethal measures would not be appropriate for the…
WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Judge Todd E. Edelman wrote in his ruling that “the observed damage to the Reflecting Pool was due to a contractor’s ‘rushed…
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final…
An incumbent Boise state representative who lives in a competitive legislative district has raised the most money of any candidate for the Idaho Legislature in 2026, online state campaign finance records show. Rep. Steve Berch, D-Boise, has raised $212,580.79 as of Tuesday afternoon. Although Republicans control a…
Three out of four candidates running to represent Idaho in the U.S. Senate discussed their differing approaches on tariffs, military actions, immigration, and more Wednesday night in Caldwell. The race’s incumbent, Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, declined to participate. Independents Todd Achilles and Natalie Fleming…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans did not gain any support Wednesday from Democrats as they attempted to advance a bill that mashed together two hot-button midterm issues: requiring voter ID in federal elections and limiting stock trading for members of Congress. The Republican-led bill, titled the Stop Insider…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Wednesday that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump, including for any possible vacancies on the Supreme Court. “Look, the bottom line is, one of…
Many Idaho residents recently received a fundraising appeal in the mail from U.S. Vice President JD Vance to support Idaho’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch in his campaign for reelection, claiming Democrats were “prepared to pour millions of dollars into Idaho” to defeat the incumbent in what Vance said is an…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication…
Two candidates will vie for the position to manage Idaho’s cash flow and investments, and they offer differing views on how to do so. Incumbent Republican Treasurer Julie Ellsworth will face Democratic challenger Kevin Jones in the Nov. 3 general election. Jones, although running as a Democrat, believes the position…
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The congressional watchdog’s decision contends the White House budget office doesn’t hold the ability to claw back…
This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Sept. 28, 2026. Idaho school districts will ask voters for more than $307 million this November election. But none of that is for bonds. Still, the requests nearly double the $159 million on the ballot last fall — and the $183 million from May. That’s due, in
WASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary restraining order expires in early October. Attorneys for CNN, MS Now and Politico filed…
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate. The bill — which sailed through on a 77-22 vote — would set a national framework for college athletes’ compensation, provide certain antitrust protections to the NCAA…
ALBANY — Pet tinctures and topicals are the most popular products sold at Oregon CBD Company, a small business located at the junction of the Willamette Valley town’s busiest roads. Pet owners use them to treat their pets’ anxiety or pain — and in some cases they use similar products to treat their own. Those
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final installment of a three-part Idaho Capital Sun series examining a proposal to bring a new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus to Idaho. Part one focused on Gov. Brad Little’s role in negotiations and his priorities for Idaho. Part two focused on Idaho state legislators who…