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EDITORIAL: GBAD nightmare: Stalling in gridlock
The Idaho StatesmanBoise-area voters have an uncanny ability to discern complex election issues. This is a good thing because there are profound choices and nuances aplenty in the May 21 elections for the Greater Boise Auditorium District. We are not opposed to GBAD...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Politics, Elections
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Making Good: Idaho job changes, recognition and other achievements
The Idaho StatesmanHospitality and tourism Chris Lockner has been named director of food and beverage at the Boise Centre. Lockner began his career in the convention business in 1990 with Boise Centre, where he served as senior food and beverage supervisor with Marriott...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Manufacturing and Engineering, Media Industry, Radio, TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp.
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Candidate says panel could use new blood
Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsShawn Farley is running against Lee Horning in a second attempt to oust the North Latah County Highway District commissioner, saying the position needs "fresh blood," while Horning says he wants to continue looking for conservative ways to keep roads in...Tags: Politics, Elections, Highway Transportation, Potlatch Corporation, Services and Shopping
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Idaho education boss seeks higher standards
The Spokesman-ReviewIdaho's education chief made the case Thursday for moving forward with higher academic standards for public schools, saying the state must better prepare students for college, trade schools and the job market. Idaho has a good education system but needs...Tags: Graduation, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students, Butch Otter
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EDITORIAL: Internet retailers should collect and pay sales tax
The Idaho StatesmanPeople known as "fit-lifters" and "showroomers" didn't exist in such large numbers until consumers began the practice of checking out merchandise at the local brick-and-mortar retailer for size and fit and then purchasing the products -- online -- tax-...Tags: Small Businesses, E-Commerce Industry, Mike Enzi, Politics, Michael K. Simpson
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Idaho health insurance exchange board threatened with lawsuit
The Spokesman-ReviewIdaho's new health insurance exchange board gathered for its first meeting Monday, and each of its 19 members had already received a somewhat surprising welcome: an anonymous call threatening a lawsuit. "I got a call from a guy who did not want to...Tags: Laws, Health Care Reform (2009), Government, Health Insurance, Justice System
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EDITORIAL: UI enrollment won't increase without proper funding
Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsThe lack of concern for education and its proper funding from the Idaho Legislature is amazing. In recent years, the state has hacked away at the public education budget forcing school districts to run levy and bond elections, or make substantial cuts....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Idaho law banning abortions after 20 weeks ruled unconstitutional
SEATTLE — A federal judge has struck down an Idaho law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks, ruling that the so-called fetal pain law violates U.S. Supreme Court prohibitions against unduly impeding a woman’s ability to seek an abortion before...
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Idaho ponders first felony animal abuse penalties
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For a decade Jeff Rosenthal has campaigned to toughen the consequences for people who neglect, abuse and torture animals in Idaho. And for just as long, the director of the Idaho Humane Society has received the legislative...Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Pets, Laws, Justice System, North Dakota Legislature
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Domestic sheep, bighorn sheep cultures clash in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The decision to phase out domestic sheep grazing on 70,000 acres of bighorn sheep habitat in the Payette National Forest cost Frank Shirts his best range. And he's the lucky one. His brother, Ron Shirts, was forced to sell Frank...Tags: Health, Forestry and Timber, Diseases and Illnesses, Idaho
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Budget rider would lift wolf protections in northern Rockies
GreenspaceWhen Congress passes the federal budget, it’s increasingly likely lawmakers will also be sealing the fate of wolves in the northern Rockies. An unrelated rider quietly attached by legislators from Montana and Idaho to the crucial spending compromise...
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