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WEBSep 27, 2024 · BY: Mia Maldonado - September 25, 2024. An Ada County judge heard arguments on Wednesday whether to end a lawsuit aimed at clarifying Idaho’s abortion ban. Idaho has a total ban on abortions, with exceptions for rape and incest in the first trimester with a police report. Doctors can also provide an abortion to prevent a patient’s death ...
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Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little wins re-election to second term
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives a victory speech at the Idaho GOP election night watch party at the Grove Hotel in Boise on Nov. 8, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little will be re-elected to a second term as governor, with the Associated Press calling the race for Little at 9:05 p.m. Mountain time on ...
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)
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 ...
UPDATED: Here are the candidates who have filed to run for the …
WEBMar 8, 2024 · The filing period for Idaho's legislative candidates who want to run in the 2024 primary election will remain open until 5 p.m. March 15.
Idaho homeowners to receive $192M in property tax reductions …
WEBNov 21, 2023 · Each homeowner’s cut will vary, but the median property tax reduction for Ada County homeowners who qualified is $526, Mahn said. “We knew the bulk of the relief would be toward homeowners, and that is what we are seeing,” Mahn said in …
Idaho’s bipartisan redistricting commission approves new …
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Idaho’s bipartisan redistricting commission approved a new congressional map and a new legislative map Friday afternoon at the Idaho Statehouse, wrapping up a significant chunk of the group’s work ahead of the Nov. 30 deadline.
More quagga mussels detected in Idaho’s Snake River near Twin …
WEBSep 24, 2024 · The quagga mussels were detected in the Shoshone Falls pool, Pillar Falls and the Twin Falls Reservoir behind the Twin Falls hydroelectric facility, state officials said Tuesday. Quagga mussels are an invasive, nonnative species that reproduces rapidly. State officials with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture said eradicating the mussels ...
As Idaho’s wildfire activity increases, here are some common …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Making sense of evacuation orders as Idaho’s wildfire activity increases. The Ready, Set, Go! program is used in Idaho and by the International Association of Fire Chiefs as a tiered response system to communicate evacuation orders to the public. In simplest terms, there are three tiers. Ready: Notification of a threat.