Boise (670 KBOI) – It’s back…a draft bill introduced in the House Health and Welfare Committee Thursday would legalize cannabidoil oil in Idaho. Representative Dorothy Moon of Stanley says there would be restrictions to who could prescribe it. “What this legislation would provide for is the lawful use of cannabidoil oil, or CBD,” said Moon. “It…… MORE
Fruitland (670 KBOI) – Here’s an update on a story we had for you earlier today. We now know the identities of two of the three people involved in that deadly car versus pedestrian collision in Fruitland Wednesday afternoon. Idaho State Police say Matthew Parkinson of Kuna and an unidentified minor female were killed when a…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – The ACLU of Idaho has been given the go-ahead to pursue their lawsuit against the state, regarding the public defender system. The suit was filed in 2015, alleging the state doesn’t adequately fund and support the legal defender program, which has resulted in overworked attorneys and unprotected defendants, says ACLU Idaho legal…… MORE
Washington DC (670 KBOI) – Idaho Congressman Raúl Labrador says a memo from the House Intelligence Committee is disturbing…it details what he describes as abuses of power in the investigation into alleged Russian Collusion in the 2016 Presidential election. He says he’s seen it, and he wants you to see it, too. “What we’re asking the…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – For the second year in a row, ESPN will hold its X Games qualifying match for skateboarding and BMX at downtown Boise’s Rhodes Skate Park. Parks and Recreation Director Doug Holloway says this is another huge opportunity for Boiseans to really show off what makes their city such a great place to…… MORE
Rep. Priscilla Giddings (R-7) Boise (670 KBOI) – Are the Idaho media giving conservative and Republican lawmakers a fair shake? One conservative Republican says no. That’s why District 7 Representative Priscilla Giddings says she and other conservatives will hand out the Idaho Fake News Awards at the end of the session. She gave 670 KBOI’s Nate…… MORE
Washington DC (670 KBOI) – The so-called government shutdown is over. Both the US Senate and House of Representatives voted to re-open all government operations this morning, by passing a three-week temporary spending bill, or “continuing resolution”. Idaho Senator Jim Risch says he thinks the Democrats picked the wrong fight at the wrong time. “I think…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – The federal tax reform law will boost the personal earnings of Idahoans over the next three years, says the state’s Chief Economist. Derek Santos, with the Idaho Division of Financial Management, told the legislature’s Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee they re-worked their Fiscal Year 2018 through 2020 projections after the tax…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – One of the closely-watched issues in this year’s Idaho legislature is the repeal of the state’s grocery tax…which is disliked by both parties, and passed both houses last year before being vetoed by Governor Otter. Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate AJ Balukoff is no fan of the grocery tax, either. “Most Idahoans believe…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – The Idaho Department of Correction says about a quarter of the state’s prisoners — more than 2,500 — have Hepatitis C. The Joint Finance and Administration Committee, or JFAC, approved an emergency request from Correction of $3 million dollars to treat the inmates…or about $1,200 dollars per patient. According to the Idaho…… MORE
