Idaho state government
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018, photo, Ammon Bundy poses for a photo in Emmett, Idaho. On Saturday, June 19, 2021, anti-government activist Bundy came out with his first video announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho. (Kelsey Grey/Idaho Statesman via AP)
Anti-government activist Bundy issues Idaho campaign videos

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2021 10:23 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 12:38 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Cheers & Jeers: Irony is dead June 18 The Lewiston...

Idaho officials brace for tough wildfire season amid drought

By Keith Ridler Jun. 16, 2021 02:34 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials are bracing for what could be a challenging wildfire season. A meteorologist on Tuesday told Republican...

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2021 11:07 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Just what exactly makes Bundy so unsuitable? June 9 The...

Idaho on pace for record $800 million budget surplus

By Keith Ridler Jun. 09, 2021 06:14 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho could finish the fiscal year at the end of June with a record budget surplus of $800 million, Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday. ...

FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, House members meet in the Statehouse, in Boise, Idaho. Mainstream and far-right Republicans are battling for control of the party and the state in the deeply conservative state. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)
Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state

By Keith Ridler Jun. 08, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, Idaho Gov. Brad Little gestures during a press conference at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. Gov. Little has issued an executive order repealing a mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an "irresponsible, self-serving political stunt." The Republican governor on Friday, May 28, 2021, rescinded Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin's executive action taken Thursday. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
Idaho governor nixes lieutenant governor's mask-mandate ban

By Keith Ridler May. 28, 2021 01:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2021, file photo, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin announces her candidacy to become governor of Idaho at a rally on the Statehouse steps in Boise, Idaho. Lt. Gov. McGeachin on Thursday, May 27, 2021, issued an executive order banning mask mandates statewide among state political entities and schools. McGeachin is acting governor while Republican Gov. Brad Little is out of state at the Republican Governors Association conference. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates

By Keith Ridler May. 27, 2021 01:27 PM EDT

Idaho health department to close office in Preston

May. 25, 2021 02:50 PM EDT
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Department of Health and Welfare office in the small town of Preston that helped people apply for Medicaid, food stamps, child...

Plan released for $440M in Idaho education rescue money

By Keith Ridler May. 24, 2021 06:18 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho education officials said Monday the state’s primary challenge in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is helping students make up...

Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy runs for Idaho governor

May. 21, 2021 07:22 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is running to be Idaho's next governor, according to documents filed Friday with the Secretary of...

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin announces her candidacy to become governor of Idaho at a rally on the Statehouse steps, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Boise, Idaho. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP)
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin announces run for Idaho governor

By Keith Ridler May. 19, 2021 12:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 30, 2016 file photo firefighters respond to a wildfire near the Morningside Heights neighborhood near Table Rock in east Boise, Idaho. With a potential ferocious wildfire season ready to ignite across the western U.S., the push is on to persuade state and federal wildland firefighters to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday, May 18, 2021, that lives could be lost if frontline firefighters get sidelined with the illness. (Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated

By Keith Ridler May. 18, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

Governor: House recess will cause Idaho government problems

By Keith Ridler May. 13, 2021 07:13 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The decision of the Idaho House to recess rather than officially adjourn like the Senate will create significant challenges for keeping...

The Idaho House of Representatives works late into the evening at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, before finishing the state's longest Legislative session at 122 days. Republican lawmakers say the session resulted in significant income and property tax breaks, but Democratic lawmakers say they mainly benefit the wealthy. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)
Differing views emerge on Idaho legislative session outcome

By Keith Ridler May. 13, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

Unusual Idaho legislative session ends in uncharted ground

By Keith Ridler May. 13, 2021 01:30 AM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The longest ever Idaho legislative session has been filled with unusual events and ended in uncharted ground shortly before midnight...

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 04:04 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Transport bill a big step down the road May 12 Coeur d...

Idaho governor signs property tax relief legislation

By Keith Ridler May. 12, 2021 03:36 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a property tax relief bill Wednesday that opponents describe as deeply flawed but supporters say is better...

Idaho lifts limit on gatherings, cites ample hospital space

By Rebecca Boone May. 11, 2021 07:21 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is moving into a new stage of Gov. Brad Little's coronavirus reopening plans and lifting restrictions on the size of gatherings. ...

Idaho to drop federal pandemic unemployment supplement

By Keith Ridler May. 11, 2021 05:15 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday announced he's ending Idaho’s participation in all federal coronavirus pandemic unemployment compensation...