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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials report Idaho's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in three years in July, falling to 7.5 percent. The Department of Labor released the new numbers Friday, saying Idaho was one of only two states to post a declining jobless rate last month...

Idaho’s general fund grew by about $210 million in October, but it missed the month’s estimate by $1.6 million.  Administrator Wayne Hammon tells the Idaho statesman that officials aren’t seeing the numbers they hoped they would. October's sales-tax collections are most troubling because they represent real-time spending...