Boise (670 KBOI News) – It may be summer, but the Idaho state government is working to hammer out the details of the Medicaid expansion passed by the voters in November, and wrestled with by the legislature this past session. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is taking public comment on a waiver, which would…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – If you feel a calling to serve your city, the BPD wants to talk with you…and maybe make you one of their own. Captain Brian Lee says they’re looking to start a new class of recruits this fall, at the BPD’s very own training academy. “We have our own in-house academy…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Boise’s Urban Renewal Agency, the Capital City Development Corporation, says it’s new so-called “bike garage”, at what used to be called the Eastman Garage, will provide secure parking for as many as 42 bikes…at a cost of $150,000. BoiseDev.com publisher Don Day says CCDC wanted to provide a more secure method…… MORE
Somewhere in Idaho (670 KBOI News) – Oregon’s 11 Republican state senators are in hiding until the end of the legislative session on June 30th, to deny the legislature the quorum needed to pass a carbon tax bill critics say will cripple the state economy and cost jobs. Senator Tim Knopp of Bend told 670 KBOI’s…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The State of Idaho has done some “spring cleaning” of their administrative rules, and 20% of those will expire entirely on July 1st. About two weeks shy of the end of the fiscal year, Governor Little has republished a number of admin rules, that ordinarily are reauthorized at the end of…… MORE
Nampa (670 KBOI News) – With college tuition rising almost across the board, the College of Western Idaho is holding their tuition at what it was last year, and the last four years in a row. Spokesman Mark Browning says the Board of Trustees last night voted to keep tuition at $139 per credit. He says…… MORE
Cassia County (670 KBOI News) – The Los Angeles man who’s accused of killing two people in Utah, then running from police only to be caught last month in Cassia County, says he’s not guilty of the charges. The Idaho Statesman is reporting Johnathan Llana was arraigned in Cassia County court on charges he killed two…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Summer’s here and the time is right for hitching up the boat and heading down to Lake Powell or Lake Mead for some fishing or skiing. But Idaho Power is reminding you to be careful you don’t bring hitchhikers home to Idaho on your boat’s hull…quagga mussels. They’re asking you to…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – When you go to the grocery store or go shopping for clothes, do you care about the political causes your favorite brand of dish soap contributes to? According to a survey from promotional marketing company CrestLine.com, 2/3 of the 2,100 people they surveyed — in 25 large cities — said yes,…… MORE
Parma (670 KBOI News) – It’s almost summer, and it’s getting warmer…that means West Nile season is at hand. Ed Burnett with the Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District says they’ve actually found the first positive mosquito of the season, so it’s game time. “It turned up southwest of Parma, by the Oregon line, over by the…… MORE
