Travel this summer has been a big deal to many Idaho families, and one popular destination over the past few years has been Yellowstone National Park. However, Yellowstone has seen a 45% decrease in visits from July 2021, the most-visited July on record, and a 36% decrease from July 2019, the last pre-Covid year. The…… MORE
Special Session still being considered
A record-setting state budget surplus of nearly $2 billion is fueling talks about a potential special session of the Idaho Legislature. As we reported on KBOI, Governor Little appeared to lay the groundwork for taking action on the surplus. Under the Idaho Constitution, only the governor has the power to call a special session of…… MORE
Dr. Tromp to deliver State of the University address Wednesday
Dr. Marlene Tromp will update the Boise State University community in her annual state of the university address. It will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Morrison Center. CBS2 reports that according to the university, the event, kicking off the new academic year, is an opportunity to celebrate new records, successes from…… MORE
Saltzer Health donated $50,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Nampa
Saltzer Health has donated $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Nampa in hopes of providing a safe environment for teens. Saltzer Health is an Intermountain Healthcare company that provides primary and specialty care in 11 clinic and outpatient service locations in the Treasure Valley. Saltzer Health COO Matt Kaiserman says they particularly applaud…… MORE
Idaho AG’s office takes responsibility for calculations error in Quality Education Act initiative
Officials with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office are taking responsibility for a typographical error in the inflation calculations mistakenly attributed to the Quality Education Act that will be on Idaho voters’ ballots in November. The inflation calculation error, which involved switching a numerator with a denominator, appeared to indicate that when inflation went up, the…… MORE
Idaho set to pay legal fees following birth certificate changes
A federal judge has ordered the state of Idaho to pay over $321,000 in legal fees stemming from a lawsuit over a bill the Idaho Legislature passed in 2020 regarding birth certificate changes. The issue went before the Board of Examiners Subcommittee meeting this week and will go to the full board for a vote…… MORE
600 Idaho National Guard soldiers deploy
Soldiers in the Idaho National Guard said their goodbyes to their families before they boarded a plane and started a one-year deployment that will take them to the Middle East. More than 600 soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team are now in Fort Bliss for 45 days of training before they head to…… MORE
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says nine people in Idaho have Monkeypox
So far, nine people in Idaho have gotten monkeypox. To date, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has received about 1,000 vaccine doses with more on the way next week. At the same time, the state has expanded eligibility for the vaccine beyond post-exposure contacts to include people at high risk. Eight of the…… MORE
Canyon County proposed budget includes big raises for employees
Canyon County’s human resources director says the county government has a serious problem: Employees are resigning constantly because of stagnant, uncompetitive pay and stress from overwork as 64 positions remain unfilled. The Idaho Statesman reports, a drastic solution was proposed last week in which Canyon County would give every one of it’s workers a $12,000-per-year…… MORE
Micron Plans $40 Billion U.S. Investment Through End of Decade
Micron Technology says it will invest $40 billion in memory manufacturing in the U.S., thanks to the semiconductor-industry subsidy President Joe Biden signed Tuesday. Micron said in a news release, the investment will create about 40,000 U.S. jobs, including approximately 5,000 highly paid technical and operational roles at Micron and 35,000 support and community jobs.…… MORE
