James Tidmarsh

The House State Affairs Committee is scheduled to vote on a bill that would shut down Occupy Boise. It was a packed house Monday morning as the House State Affairs Committee discussed a bill that would ban ca

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Two redistricting commissioners have been replaced by the GOP. Randy Hansen of Twin Falls and Delores Crow have been fired despite an opinion last week from the Idaho Attorney General's office that such actio

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All the wet weather is causing flooding problems around the valley. Part of Cheney Avenue near the Twin Falls Wal-Mart has been closed down due to flooding.  The closure is west of Washington Street. All businesses are still accessible through other routes. The shut down will re

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Lawmakers will consider moving Idaho's primary election to August under legislation that was introduced this morning in the House State Affairs Committee. The panel introduced the bill a day after the Idaho Supreme Court rejected the state's newest map for redrawing legislative distr

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The Twin Falls Urban Renewal Agency is expected to approve Glanbia Food’s plan to build a new 10 million dollar complex downtown tomorrow. Glanbia says it wants to build the new facility at the current site of the former Kruizer’s nightclub building on 4th Avenue Sout

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LMS Defense, Inc. specializes in counterterrorism training to U.S. military, law enforcement and private security professionals, John Chapman, founder and CEO of LMS Defenss says  The center will provide tactical training to

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It’s back to the drawing board for creating legislative districts in Idaho. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled 4-1 against the state’s second legislative redistricting plan. The Plan was developed by Idaho's second bipart

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A medical marijuana bill has been introduced in the Idaho by Representative  Tom Trail, a Republican from Moscow. Trail proposed similar legislation last year; it got an informational hearing from the House Health & Welfare Committee, but didn’t proceed. HB 370 would

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An Idaho Falls man accused of trying to kill President Barack Obama by firing up to a dozen shots at the White House in November is now facing additional charges. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, who was arrested days after the Nov. 11 shooting, was formally charged Tuesday by a grand jury in Washington. A 5-pag

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Twin Falls City Councilman and former Mayor Lace Clow has announced his candidacy for the Idaho Legislature. Clow, a Republican says he has filed paper work to seek the Nomination for District 24A of the Idaho House of Representatives. Clow is currentl

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