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The Connector: Idaho Daily News
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- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, March 7
Work requirements for medicaid expansion eligibility advance at the Idaho Statehouse, Ada County appears to have leveraged its GOP connections to torpedo an EV…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, March 6
Legislation approving the firing squad as Idaho's primary execution method and an increase to the state's grocery tax credit are headed to the governor's desk…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, March 5
State Senators have sent a $253M income tax cut to Governor Brad Little's desk, The Governor has already signed a bill banning mask mandates to prevent the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, March 4
Albertsons will have a new CEO this spring, House lawmakers decide people receiving federal food assistance shouldn't use it for soda or candy, and state…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, March 3
Governor Little signed HB93, establishing a school voucher tax credit program despite significant public opposition, according to data released by the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Feb. 28
Idaho parents will soon have access to tax credits to offset private or religious school tuition, state lawmakers take aim at the city of Boise's zoning code…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Feb. 27
Governor Brad Little celebrates the Idaho LAUNCH education grant program, lawmakers sink another attempt to end no-excuse absentee voting, and results of a…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Governor Little says Idahoans are poised to withstand economic uncertainty and shock as the Trump Administration slices federal government, Boise's office of…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Feb. 25
A new women's jail in the works in Canyon County, more details from Coeur D'Alene and charges dropped against a woman ejected from a weekend GOP town hall…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Feb. 24
Members of a private security team who forcibly removed a woman from a GOP town hall event in Coeur D'Alene Saturday may not have been operating legally in the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Feb. 21
Funding for local Head Start programs caught up in the federal government's budget and personnel slashing, CSI trustees weigh the risks and revenue of booze…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Feb. 20
A very busy day at the Idaho Statehouse Wednesday included advancing a school voucher bill to the governor for the first time in years of trying, and a bill…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Environmental groups are suing the US Forest Service over its approval of the Stibnite gold project in central Idaho. Many of those same groups were part of a…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Feb.18
Dozens of Payette National Forest employees were fired as part of the Trump Administration's federal workforce reductions, Boise Pride is on the move, and the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Feb. 14
State senators strip away millions for public schools in a bill which would expand the state's Empowering Parents grant program to include private school…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Feb. 13
Bills on the move at the statehouse include this year's attempt to ban mask mandates, a tax credit for private school expenses, the right for medical…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Feb. 12
The non-partisan Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy scores four bills on education and taxation, lawmakers freeze legislation blocking sweets and soda from federal…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Feb. 11
The coldest temperatures of the season are here, and the state senate stays busy with a new bill giving Idaho cops the ability to enforce U.S. Immigration law…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Feb. 10
House lawmakers' school tuition tax credit bill is headed to the state Senate, which has its own voucher bill under consideration, parents would need to opt-in…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Feb. 7
A bill prioritizing execution by firing squad advances to the state senate, Caldwell's police sued by a female subordinate and the city of Boise wants to…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Feb. 6
A $50 million tax credit plan that would subsidize private school tuition for families in Idaho barely passed out of committee on Wednesday. State officials…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Feb. 5
State legislators will get another look at a bill that could repeal Idaho's Medicaid expansion program if certain restrictions are not met. Plus, Tax season is…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Feb. 4
A Boise Democrat was the deciding vote to advance a bill opening the state's Empowering Parents grant program to fund private school tuition, House lawmakers…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Feb. 3
Billions of dollars tied to Idaho's economy are about to be wrapped up in a brewing trade war between te U.S., Canada and Mexico, some State Senators want to…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Jan. 31
Some state lawmakers want to remove the constitutional requirement that every kid in Idaho get an education. Others are working toward repealing voter-approved…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Jan. 30
Schools react to nervous parents after Trump Administration guidance that churches and schools are no longer to be considered 'sensitive' places for…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Jan 29
Boise festival-goers could get boozy in city parks this year - but only for this year, more property tax relief proposed at the Idaho statehouse, and lawmakers…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Idaho House lawmakers approved a resolution calling for an end to federally-protected same-sex marriage, an Idahoan recently pardoned by President Donald Trump…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Jan. 27
Idaho Republicans launched a new effort to repeal voter-approved Medicaid expansion, schools in our region react to no longer being considered 'safe havens'…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Jan. 24
A pay hike for lawmakers is likely to take effect by the end of the month, right about the time a newly introduced income tax cut bill could be working its way…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Jan. 23
Idaho lawmakers advance a bill aimed at convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the national right to same-sex marriage, Idaho's Supreme Court rules the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Jan. 22
A flurry of activity at the statehouse includes another attempt to ban mask mandates, now nearly five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Jan. 21
Seven Idaho defendants are among those pardoned Monday by President Trump for their roles in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Two were…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Jan. 20
Across our region, workers and families are worried about the incoming Trump administration’s promises to crack down on illegal immigration. A three-part…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Jan. 17
Idaho businessman and Custer County landowner Michael Boren was named USDA Undersecretary by President-Elect Donald Trump. Plus, an effort to give state…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Jan. 16
Idaho's House Speaker wants the state to get 'DOGE'd' and lawmakers want you to pay if you get caught getting high. Plus, more reaction to the new lawsuit from…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Jan. 15
Two unsuccessful bills from last session have been revived at the statehouse: one restricting the types of flags allowed for display in Idaho schools, the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Jan. 14
How public is the state capitol? Ammon Bundy's attorney argues it's a "monument to free speech.' Plus, home sales in the Treasure Valley surged to end 2024…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Jan. 13
Anti-government provocateur Ammon Bundy will argue his pandemic trespassing convictions before the Idaho Supreme Court, a local restaurant trucking donated…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Jan. 10
Today on The Connector, Idaho's state employees could see about a 5% pay raise this summer, that's a recommendation from a legislative committee. Plus, Idaho's…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Jan. 9
It could get harder for Idaho voters to pass new laws via referendum or initiative. Plus, Boise Fire is sending resources to aid Los Angeles firefighters…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Jan. 8
Today on The Connector, the first legislation at the Idaho Statehouse this session will be divisive to some, celebratory to others. Chronic Wasting Disease…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Idaho Gov. Brad Little laid out his spending priorities for the upcoming legislative session Monday, including more money to fight wildfire, $50M in school…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Jan. 6
We'll preview Governor Brad Little's State of the State address; we'll tell you how Idaho legislators are debating how best to forecast state sales tax…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Jan. 3
We'll tell you how the ACLU of Idaho has filed a court appeal, alleging constitutional rights of hundreds, if not thousands of indigent defendants have been…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Jan. 2
There's plenty of change in the weather... so we'll check in with the experts at the National Weather Service Office and the Sawtooth Avalanche Center…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Jan. 1
It’s been 48 years since music host and producer Arthur Ballinger took to the airwaves on Boise State Public Radio. The year was 1977 and at that time, KBSU…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Dec. 31
We're sending off the year with the sounds of the Yellow Pine Harmonica festival in Valley County, Idaho. Cheers to 2025!
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Dec. 30
We'll tell you how Idaho is ending the year when it comes to jobs - those who are lucky enough to have a job and an increasing number of those looking for one…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Dec. 27
As we navigate the winter weather this time of year, residents at Zoo Boise also adjust to the cold temperatures and snowfall. Reporter Julie Luchetta visited…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Dec. 26
This morning we’ll check in with a local rabbi about the start of Hanukkah & Idaho’s special connection to the holiday. Plus: we learn about the discovery of…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Dec. 23
We'll hear from a top Idaho Democrat on how, after a pretty lousy 2024, they'll have a new strategy for 2025; there's some very good news for wildlife crossing…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Dec. 20
Ammon Bundy is duking it out again in a courtroom... this time in Utah; we've got some interesting labor news for Idaho's employed and unemployed; and on what…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Dec. 19
This morning: the State Board of Education has restricted diversity, equity and inclusion offices on campus. Plus, the CEO of the Treasure Valley's bus system…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Dec. 18
We'll tell you about a rare session including Boise City Council and Boise Library trustees' we'll preview an all-important session of the Idaho State Board of…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Idaho's official electors will be casting final ballots today in the presidential election; some important updates surfaced in yesterday's drought and climate…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, Dec.16
There has been another challenge of a book - this time an art book - in the Boise Public Library system: we'll tell you why Monday is an important deadline to…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, Dec. 13
In this episode, an ice cream manufacturer is fined for violating child labor laws and a hearing on a controversial housing development is postponed…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, Dec. 12
Will this air stagnation ever clear out? YES, says the weather service: remember Ryan Lee? He has a new job on his resume; plus, we'll tell you how the City of…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, Dec. 11
You'll want to hear the latest from the National Weather Service Office in Boise; faculty at the University of Idaho are pushing back hard against efforts to…