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After errors hamper reports, Idaho State Controller’s Office says …
WEBOct 3, 2023 — Idaho’s legacy financial systems were vulnerable to threats, Controller’s office says . About 100 state employees per pay period have experienced payroll issues or delays with their paychecks, state officials said.
About the people on your ballot: Idaho candidates, debate coverage
WEBNov 1, 2022 — The Idaho Capital Sun has interviewed candidates who are on the ballot in every statewide race. Here, you can find all our profiles and coverage of debates between the people who want to represent you in Boise or Washington, D.C. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. statewide, and voters can register at the ...
House committee introduces all 29 new bills on agenda as Idaho ...
WEBNov 15, 2021 — In the weeks leading up to the session, House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, said he would ask legislators to limit proposing new bills to issues surrounding vaccines.At the time, he said everything else could wait until the regular 2022 session convenes on Jan. 10.
Evacuation order issued as Wapiti Fire spreads near Idaho’s …
WEBAug 23, 2024 — Section of Highway 21 closed, evacuation order issued as over 35,000 acre Wapiti Fire spreads under ‘extreme behavior’. Spreading under what officials call “extreme behavior,” the over 35,000 acre Wapiti Fire burns past a tree line near Stanley Lake, in a photo taken Aug. 22. (Courtesy of Custer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page)
Significant changes coming to how legislators on JFAC set state …
WEBJan 4, 2024 — Idaho legislators readying budget committee process changes. Starting next week, legislators will implement several changes to how the state sets its budgets and ultimately pays its bills. JFAC co-chairs Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, announced several changes in October and November to how the Joint Finance ...
So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 — State officials have not detected viable quagga mussels since resuming water sampling this spring, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt said. On Sept. 19, 2023, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced it discovered invasive, nonnative quagga mussel larvae in water …
Idaho’s Bench Lake Fire grows to more than 2,000 acres; 8
WEBJul 19, 2024 — This aerial photo taken July 18, 2024, shows Redfish Lake and smoke from the Bench Lake Fire. (Courtesy of interagency InciWeb report) More than 300 firefighters continued to fight the Bench Lake Fire burning in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, achieving 8% containment on Friday as the fire grew to …
Idaho’s direct care workforce is in ‘crisis,’ state legislative panel ...
WEBSep 22, 2023 — Staffing in Idaho’s direct care workforce — those who care for people with disabilities and older Idahoans — is in “crisis,” the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee heard in testimony on Friday at the Idaho State Capitol in downtown Boise.. The committee heard follow-ups to a February report issued by the Office of Performance Evaluations that found Idaho’s direct care workforce ...
Move to ranked-choice voting could cost at least $25M to $40M, …
WEBJul 22, 2024 — Implementing the ranked-choice voting component of the open primaries ballot initiative that will be up for a vote in Idaho’s Nov. 5 general election could cost the state at least $25 million to $40 million if the state needs to replace its vote tabulation systems, Idaho’s top elections official wrote this month.