Boise (670 KBOI News) – On a 12-4 vote, the Idaho House Education Committee approved science standards for public schools, which do teach climate change, but leave it up to schools to decide how to teach it. Twin Falls Representative Lance Clow says critics who accuse the Committee and the state in general of being “anti-science”…… MORE
Meridian (670 KBOI News) – If your daily commute takes you through the Eagle Road-Fairview Avenue area, you need to find another route this afternoon and tomorrow morning. An overnight water main leak has Eagle Road torn up just south of the intersection. Jake Melder with the Idaho Transportation Department says the water main has…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Idaho is one step closer to what could be the biggest tax cut in its history…as House Bill 463 clears the House Revenue and Taxation Committee 14-2. The bill’s sponsor, Majority Leader Mike Moyle of Star, says if businesses were allowed to keep more of what they earn, employers might be…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – If you thought Friday was a pain in the wallet, well, you’re really feeling it today. With the markets down so much in the last two weeks, what does that mean for your portfolio? Brian Wiley, host of Idaho’s Money Show, says the market is up so drastically in the last year,…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The Idaho Department of Finance is taking legal action against missing Boise businessman Rodney Allen, who’s accused of bilking about 70 investors out of an estimated $7 million. Jim Burns with the Idaho Department of Finance says Allen took advantage of people who trusted him. “By enticing them with a low-risk…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – It’s back…a bill which would raise the smoking age in Idaho from 18 to 21 was introduced in the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee. It’s slightly different from a bill introduced by Senator Fred Martin of Boise in last year’s session. In re-introducing the draft bill, he said he feels a…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – It is possible to get legislation through the Idaho legislature quickly, and House Bill 335 is the proof. In less than a month, the bill went from a proposal to passing both houses and being signed by Governor Otter. The Governor told lawmakers it’s needed to help businesses and spur the…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – Tax reform is progressing in the 2018 Idaho legislature. One the heels of Governor Otter signing House Bill 335 into law — it cuts the rate businesses pay into the unemployment insurance system — House Bill 463 is introduced in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. “It lowers income tax rates just…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The very first bill of the 2018 legislative session is headed for Governor Otter’s desk. House Bill 335, which would lower the rate business owners pay into the unemployment insurance fund, has cleared both houses of the Legislature. House Majority Leader Mike Moyle of Star sponsored the bill…he says it’s needed…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – A vote in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee starts the process of passing a “Stand Your Ground” law in Idaho. In current Idaho law, there is no so-called duty to retreat…in other words, if your life is threatened, you don’t have to run away. But Second Amendment Attorney Alexandria Kincaid…… MORE
