JEROME, Idaho (KLIX) The Idaho Department of Labor has awarded a Jerome plastic bag manufacturer a grant to help train and hire 45 new employees by the end of the month.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three of Idaho's top elected politicians are blasting the Obama administration directive that public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers from Idaho and Oregon say they are renewing efforts to change the way the country pays to fight catastrophic wildfires, arguing that agencies should be using natural disaster dollars rather than money set aside for fire prevention.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two House Republicans say they have a last-minute proposal to raise $70 million to $100 million per year in new transportation funding.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Now that state officials have signed a $180 million deal to put laptops in the hands of high school students, the task facing lawmakers will be finding the money to pay for it. State leaders on Tuesday announced the eight-year contract with Hewlett-Packard Co...
(KLIX)-The ball is now in the Twin Falls City Councils court when it comes to a community recreation center. Monday night Recreation Center Committee member Chris Scholes made the recommendations to the council. The committee has worked for nearly two years to find out if there is a need for a rec center and possible ways to fund it...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says the state is spending $195,000 for two out-of-state consulting firms to examine expanding Medicaid coverage in Idaho for more low-income people under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho's plan to seek state funding to expand its Boise law program won approval from the Board of Education, but not without concerns from one trustee that the cart was getting ahead of the horse. The Moscow-based university is now offering third-year law courses in Boise and on Thursday, school officials asked the board to request $400,000 from the state in 2
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's energy office is running out of money because royalties from federal geothermal leases haven't materialized and federal stimulus cash is drying up. Among possibilities in discussion to cover the Office of Energy Resources' expenses: A surcharge on Idaho utility customers' power bills...
(KLIX)-The City of Twin Falls now has land for a dedicated dog park. But now, they lack the funding to start developing the site. Parks and Recreation Director Dennis Bowyer says there isn’t any money in this year’s budget or the next for the park...
There are some services that Twin Falls city could provide but for one reason or another either can’t or doesn’t. That leaves opportunities for other organizations to provide the services. And to help with those opportunities the city hands out grants to help the organizations provide those services. The end result is that the services get provided at sometimes a big cost savings to the city.
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